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Re:Julie Ann Horvath Describes Sexism and Intimidation Behin... by enneff on Sunday March 16, 2014 @04:16AM (#7408566)
> Men are worse than women at being able to effectively mediate conflicts between two members of the opposite sex.

The poor emotionally-unequipped male is powerless to do anything! Do you realise how absurd this sounds?

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Re:Julie Ann Horvath Describes Sexism and Intimidation Behin... by Crito on Sunday March 16, 2014 @05:10AM (#7408715)
Hmm, I read his comment more as stating a case for the value of diversity in leadership, not as a tone-deaf plea for pity.
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Re:Julie Ann Horvath Describes Sexism and Intimidation Behin... by voidlogic on Sunday March 16, 2014 @12:42PM (#7410069)
I think this cuts both ways, I find women have a poor understanding of the dynamics's of men's relationships.
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