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Re:Female Founders Conference today at 1pm PT by Mz on Saturday February 21, 2015 @01:59PM (#9086448)
Firsthand personal experience as a woman, plus observation of the world around me, including reading what other women write, many of whom are extremely angry about how men interact with them.
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Re:Female Founders Conference today at 1pm PT by ncza on Saturday February 21, 2015 @08:25PM (#9087795)
I am sorry but that sounds like an echochamber effect. It does not mirror my experiences at all which consist of mostly the same. Personal experiences are not a measure for all society.
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Re:Female Founders Conference today at 1pm PT by Mz on Sunday February 22, 2015 @04:16PM (#9091137)
That cuts both ways: Your personal experiences do not dismiss the widespread experiences of a great many women.

If it isn't an issue for you, then you may be a statistical outlier. It seems to be a pretty typical experience for most women -- not all, of course, but it appears to be quite common. Even female founders* sometimes talk about the degree to which they have been treated like nothing but a piece of ass by men they were trying to make deals with, an issue men do not typically have to face when they are trying to launch a business.

* http://heidiroizen.tumblr.com/post/84530650750/its-different...

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Re:Female Founders Conference today at 1pm PT by birdsareweird on Saturday February 21, 2015 @03:23PM (#9086744)
Meanwhile nobody still gives a shit about the way women treat men, or men's "lived experiences". You complain, people listen. We complain, we are told to suck it up.

For some reason, "observant" women keep denying it though.

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Re:Female Founders Conference today at 1pm PT by Mz on Saturday February 21, 2015 @03:27PM (#9086764)
I am guessing you have never read any of my blog posts. Perhaps you should.
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Re:Female Founders Conference today at 1pm PT by birdsareweird on Sunday February 22, 2015 @04:07PM (#9091100)
No but you've pulled this exact same "do you know who I am???" spiel before. I remember the account name. Didn't care then either.

Hint: if you were relevant, you wouldn't need to remind people. And if you weren't stuck up, you'd have made a point here instead of acting sanctimonious.

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