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Why are there "women's studies" classes and no "men's studies" classes?
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because universities need to suit the needs of the entire student population, which includes tailoring its curriculum to feminists.
plus, until only a few decades ago, a lot of women's achievements were overlooked simply because they were performed by women. i guess the class is more of a "women's appreciation" class than anything else.
i am a woman, but i have a ton of friends who pursued such academics -- such course studies are not my cup of tea, but i sort of understand the mentality behind it. (feminism has a LOT to do with it.)
plus, until only a few decades ago, a lot of women's achievements were overlooked simply because they were performed by women. i guess the class is more of a "women's appreciation" class than anything else.
i am a woman, but i have a ton of friends who pursued such academics -- such course studies are not my cup of tea, but i sort of understand the mentality behind it. (feminism has a LOT to do with it.)
moshquerade
No Lifer
this is the correct answer
iwantanewcomputer
Diamond Member
another winnar!!!!
This reminds me of that commercial they played near Christmas time.
You see a guy surprise his wife with a new car with a big bow on it, which he somehow had inside the living room next to the tree. It's a mystery how he got it inside the house. The wife says, "Wow, where did you find a bow that big?", accurately pointing out what females notice.
My dad and I laughed about it, because that does sound like the kind of thing a woman would do, which is focus on the bow while forgetting the monumental task of getting a 4000 lb vehicle in the living room of the house. My girlfriend kind of laughed along, and said, "Yeah, really- where WOULD you find a bow that big?", completely missing the point, lol. Then we both laughed at her, at which point my mom chimed in and says, "What? Do you know of a place that sells big bows or something?"
You see a guy surprise his wife with a new car with a big bow on it, which he somehow had inside the living room next to the tree. It's a mystery how he got it inside the house. The wife says, "Wow, where did you find a bow that big?", accurately pointing out what females notice.
My dad and I laughed about it, because that does sound like the kind of thing a woman would do, which is focus on the bow while forgetting the monumental task of getting a 4000 lb vehicle in the living room of the house. My girlfriend kind of laughed along, and said, "Yeah, really- where WOULD you find a bow that big?", completely missing the point, lol. Then we both laughed at her, at which point my mom chimed in and says, "What? Do you know of a place that sells big bows or something?"
mugs
Lifer
One might say that is the case because women did not make a whole lot of worthwhile contributions until the 20th century (and the 19th to a lesser extent). Not that women weren't capable of making those contributions, and you could certainly say that their lack of contributions is a result of their accepted place in society (as dictated by men) and I would agree with you. But it's not because there's some concerted effort to leave the contributions of women (and minorities) out of those classes, it's because they didn't make significant contributions...
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