Why a women's forum?

[OakLeaf]

Well, back to what I said before. This is obviously a broad generalization. But anyone who wants to jump on it as a sexist statement, please read some neuroscience and then offer your opinion.

Women - generally - understand that other people (including, but not limited to, people who participate in an online forum) are actual people, just like them. Men - by and large - don't; at least not in the same way that women do.

In a geopolitical as well as a domestic setting, that means physical violence and often death. In the context of an online forum, it means respect and patience, or the lack thereof.



A couple of starting points:
http://www.amazon.com/Female-Brain-L.../dp/0767920090
http://www.amazon.com/Woman-Intimate.../dp/0385498411

and a classic:
http://www.amazon.com/Different-Voic.../dp/0674445449



ETA - I shouldn't even have to say this, but to avoid anything ad feminam, most of you know I'm straight, I'm married to a man, most of the people I ride with are men. I don't dislike men generally, nor do I like all women. That's not the same thing as saying that there's no difference between women and men.