Unfortunately the Societal blindness is all over. On the specific topic of
sexism: it's on both sides of the fence.
To try and eliminate the
blindness from only one side has never historically worked very well. You end
up with the pendulum swinging wildly to the other side and just as much harm
being committed - only in the reverse.
To see this in action, all you
have to do is have two children who are fighting. Each hitting the other. Then
you tell one child that what they are doing is ok, and the other child to
stop.
How many times do you think child X will hit child Y before child Y
chooses to ignore you telling him/her that hitting is wrong and hit back? I
doubt it'll take more then a hit or two.
Caveat: this does not speak to
whether or not sexism in one direction is more extreme then in the other
direction or more common or more whatever. It simply speaks to the
reality:
If you don't target the harm all around, it's a very long, slow
process for Society to improve.
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