Re: [issues] Skud's new article on geek chicks..

[srl]

On Wed, 9 Feb 2000, Sunnanvind wrote:

> On Wed, 09 Feb 2000, srl wrote:
> > On Wed, 9 Feb 2000, Rik Hemsley wrote:
> > > I agree with Sunnan. The costs of segregation are too high.
> > 
> > As a graduate of a single-sex institution, i might agree with you; but
> > what do you think the costs are? I want to hear your ideas before I post
> > mine.
> 
> This is just theories; I'm not fanatic; no angry replies just friendly, please,
> but:
> 1) I think that segregation (if taken to an extreme) will cause big
> differences between genders. Men will act and behave totally different from
> women in that society. If two groups behave differently, the day of "who's
> better/who's worse"-fights is bound to come along.

but that already happens, and in many cases the point of single-sex
education for females is to teach females to compete equally with males---
not to sell themselves short. 

> 2) Trouble will be huge for those who doesn't fit the mold, like queers,
> hippies, punkrockers etc etc.

where? in single-sex environments? some, perhaps, but i haven't seen that
single-sex = trouble for nonconformists in an all-female environment. 

srl 


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