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by the_gastropod 3388 days ago
>But, there's a substantial amount of evidence that if you pair up a woman and man in the same situation, the man in contemporary society has a lot of intrinsic advantages.

Are there no advantages women possess in contemporary society?

>He has easier access to relevant education

Women are significantly more likely to go be college educated than men. What "relevant education" are you referring to?

>His applications, work, and words are judged more highly simply for having a male name on them.

I agree! This is a complete embarrassment (especially in STEM fields).

edit: I want to be clear—I am in complete agreement that there are many problems women face in society (especially in the workforce). My grumble is the over-simplification of it. I think we'd be more effective in addressing these problems if we spoke accurately about them. Complaining about the privilege of people based on their DNA is not helpful.