Issues for women from male listeners' perspectives I guess
Hi everyone,
I've noticed that there seem to be quite a few men who include "Women's Issues" in their bios, saying they have direct lived experience. Just wanted to clarify-direct lived experience means the person themselves has personal knowledge of an issue, not just from helping friends or family.
I'm curious if it's okay for someone to star both Women's and Men's issues. And I wonder whether people should align the topics they star with their identified gender-I know there's also LGBT as a topic that you can star too.
I've seen some men who have made sexist comments or harassed women while having Women's Issues starred, which doesn't seem right to me since Wome'ns Issues is supposed to support women specifically.
Does anyone have any thoughts on how we could handle this better?
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I mean, honestly, I'm super tciked off that guys are always hitting me up even when I clearly say I want to chat about women's stuff. It's like, can we just have a conversation without it being such a hassle? And you know what, the worst part is-I swear-when I tell them no, they keep on pestering me over and over again. It's really getting on my nerves. Can we get something done to address this issue for everyone to see? Like maybe we should put up a post just for guys to read so they don't keep bothering me when I'm not interested in talking to them anymore.
For me, just putting "women only" in the description totally covers it. But honestly, if people aren't respecting that, you can always check out who's listening or even set up a specific filter for women listeners. That way, you've got full control over your audience!
Yeah, it's frustrating. It feels like guys are the only ones who engage with chats about women's issues, which is annoying. Plus, it eats into everyone else's time for general requests. I hoe you'll address this soon-something that all genders can really take in and think about.
I think training listeners aobut which chats to pick up could be approached from a different angle. I've noticed it's quite common for foolks looking for support related to women's issues to prefer speaking with women only. I would guess the same might apply in reverse-for example, people seeking help with men's issues often want to speak to men only, though I don't have as much experiencce seeing that firsthand.
Is thhere a way to handle this more effectively on the listener side through better communication and education?
That's an amazing point, Affy! I think we should put together a solid post about it and include it in one of our listener guides. I'll definitely brainstorm some more ideas too-I totally avoid chats on men's issues because I worry I mgiht not be able to relate as well as someone who actually is a guy can. It wouldn't feel right for the member.
i've bookmarked your post, so this will stay top of mind. I've got a few half-baked ideas floating around already, but they're still fuzzy adn need some work. Thanks again for bringing it up-I really appreciate you doing that!
I think I'm having the same issue. It's kind of frustrating that there are mostly male listeners available when you're looking for someone to talk about women's issues-maybe they could have more female listeners or people trained in specific areas? Also, a few times, I've felt like some users might be trying to take advantage or make me uncomfortable by asking for personal contact info. Maybe we should look into getting this addressed somehow.
Thanks. Good job on the communication stuff.
idk if it'd be possible 2 verify gender in the listener process. maybe onyl verified ppl or just females could do requests?
i'm a guy tho.& i know some peeps r here cuz they want 2 talk abt sex stuff. letting chat abt women's issues might help with that goal (same for men's issues).
Sounds itneresting. Submit it through Help Desk for proper review. Link: (Clickable). We're working on info about this topic but it's not done yet. Bring your idea there.
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