Thanks again for the post. When the government shutdown ends, I will file a discrimination complaint with the US DOJ. They state on their site that they are interested in D.E.I. cases, and this case clearly falls under that heading.
All of the so-called "domestic violence resources" are totally femicentric, and founded on the feminist mythology that only men perpetrate domestic violence. The reality is that women batter men as often as the converse; the research establishing that fact dates back to the 1970s
I totally agree! I will say that, from the perspective of someone who runs a PhD training program in clinical psych, we actually very much want men to enroll in our psychology graduate programs, but our applicant pool is overwhelmingly female. So we're not selecting men out, they're self-selecting not to apply. It's a big problem for the field because it means that these resources are almost always created by women.
Your comment reminds me of what used to be said about the low number of women in STEM programs, i.e., there would be more women getting STEM degrees but pool of female applicants was just too small. That was 30 years ago, and resulted in numerous programs (female mentorships, girl-only STEM clubs, scholarships for female STEM students, and female-specific career support) to boost the number of female students.
Also, last year I went to a college fair at my son's high school. Of the college recruiters from 15 colleges, over 80% were female!
So, given the lack of male applicants for the psychology graduate program at your college I encourage you to support programs (high school psychology clubs, college scholarships, male mentors, and male-only career support) to promote young men who might be interested in psychology.
Finally, although not many young men interested in studying psychology may be familiar with the DSM's approach to the treatment of boys and men, and its pathologizing of traditional male traits, I believe the APA's misandrist orientation discourages men from entering the field.
I completely agree that we need stronger recruiting efforts and pipeline programs to get men into mental healthcare careers and careers in education! I actually have a whole chapter about this in my forthcoming fatherhood book.
From a friend, an academic: "10 years ago, when I was at [redacted] University, we had an expert on men's mental health, and he was working with Student Life to develop a men's center to help college men and mental health, like for real (not what you report below).
"But the outcry from students was so vicious that they had to abandon the idea. The overall student sentiment was something like, 'Why are we using scarce resources to support men and provide them a space, when men are the perpetrators of patriarchy and all other social ills?'
"No one listened to the actual data that showed that men were suffering."
Thanks again for the post. When the government shutdown ends, I will file a discrimination complaint with the US DOJ. They state on their site that they are interested in D.E.I. cases, and this case clearly falls under that heading.
All of the so-called "domestic violence resources" are totally femicentric, and founded on the feminist mythology that only men perpetrate domestic violence. The reality is that women batter men as often as the converse; the research establishing that fact dates back to the 1970s
I totally agree! I will say that, from the perspective of someone who runs a PhD training program in clinical psych, we actually very much want men to enroll in our psychology graduate programs, but our applicant pool is overwhelmingly female. So we're not selecting men out, they're self-selecting not to apply. It's a big problem for the field because it means that these resources are almost always created by women.
Your comment reminds me of what used to be said about the low number of women in STEM programs, i.e., there would be more women getting STEM degrees but pool of female applicants was just too small. That was 30 years ago, and resulted in numerous programs (female mentorships, girl-only STEM clubs, scholarships for female STEM students, and female-specific career support) to boost the number of female students.
Also, last year I went to a college fair at my son's high school. Of the college recruiters from 15 colleges, over 80% were female!
So, given the lack of male applicants for the psychology graduate program at your college I encourage you to support programs (high school psychology clubs, college scholarships, male mentors, and male-only career support) to promote young men who might be interested in psychology.
Finally, although not many young men interested in studying psychology may be familiar with the DSM's approach to the treatment of boys and men, and its pathologizing of traditional male traits, I believe the APA's misandrist orientation discourages men from entering the field.
I completely agree that we need stronger recruiting efforts and pipeline programs to get men into mental healthcare careers and careers in education! I actually have a whole chapter about this in my forthcoming fatherhood book.
From a friend, an academic: "10 years ago, when I was at [redacted] University, we had an expert on men's mental health, and he was working with Student Life to develop a men's center to help college men and mental health, like for real (not what you report below).
"But the outcry from students was so vicious that they had to abandon the idea. The overall student sentiment was something like, 'Why are we using scarce resources to support men and provide them a space, when men are the perpetrators of patriarchy and all other social ills?'
"No one listened to the actual data that showed that men were suffering."
Thank you for the post. Feminism is getting worse, not better.