RPF Demographics: Which sex are you?

RPF Demographics: Which sex are you?

  • Female

    Votes: 114 21.4%

  • Male

    Votes: 418 78.6%
  • Total voters
    532
Is this the forum version of AOL chat? What's your A/S/L/OTP?

Edward, are you just looking for some action?
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Hope said:
Cyber geeks? Come on, this isn't 1998! The stats show that men and women spend about the same amount of time online. :)
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i agree... but... ive been called an internet nerd/cyber geek before because i spend a lot of time on the internet researching, making websites and using programs... my mom however who spends MORE time on the internet than I do ONLY plays games on Pogo.... so yes women do spend as much time on the internet as men but women are more likely playing games and email forwarding than doing what I do on the internet. (and i do like playing cutesy games on the internet sometimes too:D)
 
I'd have to agree roxic.

My Mom is also obsessed with Pogo....sometimes I feel guilty for introducing her to it, but what can I say...she likes her online bingo. :o
 
Currently almost 25% female. Considering women make up 50% of the population and that generally, men are more into politics, I think we're doing pretty good. Now if it was 5% or less, that might be something to worry about!

Remember, that isn't 25% "support", thats 25% "FIERCE SUPPORT."
 
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Hope said:
It's such a complex question. Why are more men into politics in general? Why are so many more men Libertarian than women? Is it society or is it biology? On that last question, the answer probably falls somewhere between both, but for our purposes I'm going to focus on the social aspect.

In my experience, there have been two main obstacles in getting into the politics game. One, I've found that the women I've known (myself included) have had a tendency to sometimes take things personally in heated political discussion. I've seen women break down crying at what appeared to be a civil, non-personal discussion where disagreement was present. I've found myself feeling attacked and angry when I shouldn't have. I'm sure men fall into the same trap too sometimes, but I don't think they do it as much. This could be because when women do enter that kind of enviornment it's not something we're used to -- even in today's society women aren't usually invited into the proverbial cigar room to discuss politics. Secondly, I've noticed that in many cases men treat the female in the room differently when politics is being discussed. Where they might make a snarky comment with another man, they yell at or talk over the woman. Women tend to feather their opinions with, "I feel" or "I think" or "I don't understand," and you'd think that'd make things altogether more agreeable...but it doesn't have that effect. I'm not sure why. In any case, the combination of these two things closes the door on politics for most women who don't want to invite that kind of confrontation. It creates a cycle that just reinforces itself over and over again.

Of the women who are involved in politics and show a more liberal leaning, I don't think it's as simplistic as, "Oh, they just want the government to take care of them like a husband or father." It's important to note that the actual disparity is only around 45/55, so despite what Ann Coulter may have told you, it's not such a huge difference as you might think.

I believe more men are Libertarians for the same reason more men are geeks. It's not necessarily that men are smarter than women (IQ tests show them at about neck and neck), but that it takes a certain level of social dissonance to seek those things out. The more mainstream something is, the more women get involved (I think liberalism is a bit more socially acceptable and in the media more, for instance, which is probably why more women are liberal). The answer is to make Ron Paul accessible and visible to women through signs, personal conversations, etc. :) Of course, it doesn't help if a woman interested in RP comes to a forum like this and finds a thread where women are shrugged off as stupid, selfish cows who should get back in the kitchen. I wish I could say I was joking about that thread...
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I would generally agree with this and it's generally worse in the libertarian camp. Women listen better than men. Libertarian viewpoints don't tend to be viewpoints where one listens much. If you can't explain why the government needs to be involved in certain area, there's nothing left to talk about. I think we as libertarians tend to rest on this argument a little too much, especially when we're losing an otherwise pragmatic argument.
 
female Nefertiti is right about getting our feelings hurt more easily. Even the most politically active woman I know confessed to me she has to go into hermit mode sometimes just to recover emotionally. You guys love a good fight. We would rather do anything but. But that doesn't mean we don't pay attention or don't vote. I would bet there are more than 25% out there READING the forums. You might keep that in mind when you make disparaging remarks about women.
 
Hey, I didn't say anything about feelings getting hurt! I think you are confusing me with someone else.
 
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