Purging toxicity is a long systemic process. If more women are hired and men can be punished for partaking in unacceptable behavior, it might improve things. Seems like zero tolerance is a double-edged sword because if they lose their job barring any direct assault and/or battery, it can create a martyr out of them especially if he’s well-liked.

I would propose a heavy fine at first, then termination if behavior persists. Let them hang themselves after hitting them where it hurts, in the pocketbook.

I honestly don’t know what else could work to make these assholes listen.

As far as passers by, there should be those in security roles who can take care of assholes like that and kick them out of the area.

Electrician here. 3rd generation. My local was made up of straight suburban white men. They refused to allow hardly any women to apply, take the test, go through training and apprenticeship. Women had to sue to get in (the settlement was a 40% female quota.) I also had to hire a lawyer to become a journey person. I was not sexually harassed, but it was tough, I had a little one by then and no partner. I was dismised by (surprise) twelve white straight men. Time for another lawyer. Sometimes you win the battle but lose the war.
I am a feminist but even more, a humanist. Some of the things that are done in the name of feminism - I am sorry- are redolent of knee jerk solutions. Like Gillibrand attacking Al Franken for being such an oaf, meanwhile pederasts & molesters are prominent republicans with party support. We attack our allies for being such jerks while criminals are sitting in the ultra white house. I learned I have to define feminism for myself and no leaders are going to do that for me. Sexism esp among so called conservative men is almost bordering on sickness and the so called right to lifers, nothing but hateful frauds and slut shaming women haters. I am a tomboy and don't want to be limited or defined by reactionary clods like that.

We also become far more abrasive than ever before with the echo chamber known as social media.

Guess I could say “gender equality”, but since there are those misinterpret the term, then the choice of wording is intentional.

That’s the purpose of feminism is to achieve equality. Many misconstrue it as some imposed matriarchy.

Scientists are currently testing a way to see if sperm can de developed from donor stem’s cells. In the case of a lesbian couple, the donor to her conceiving partner.

@jorj Give women five years without men (Y: The Last Man) and we will save the world. Like we have to do every time,..

@jorj It was a really exciting piece on 60 Minutes. Cloning has become a reliable reproductive technique. My father has deteriorating glaucoma, and both my parents worry about dementia, so I am always excited by scientific advancement.

Gross.

We are on the same wavelength.

I want that 100 percent. I know it's better, but we should never, as a species or as individuals, settle for progress. We should always be striving for more.

Vikings had fairer property laws when it came to ownership between the genders. They also were I believe the first organized society to make rape a crime.

Women's sports are chiefly held back by a lack of media coverage. Without it, sponsors don't want to get involved because they don't get the exposure they get from sponsoring men's sports and the public are less aware that it exists. That lack of funds means women's sports can't be developed into the industry that men's sport has become, which in turn discourages media interest and thus perpetuates the cycle - it's notable that in a few instances where the media has begun to provide coverage (soccer, rugby, cricket, cycling), women's sport has grown massively over the last few years.

@Jnei It has to start somewhere right? If we want to erode misogyny away, we need to see more women doing the same things men do.

It’s sociologically imperative that women be allowed to do these things for better long term health of our society. The men’s leagues have had a century head start and the game was far from polished then.

The WNBA, despite their financial struggles, have stayed afloat because the NBA knows how important it is to help foster that culture of equality.

Will it ever make the money it should? Well as long as there are networks willing to show games and there’s quite a huge variety of programming available all over the country, there are always options. Even cable isn’t the only option for media coverage with the streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon always starving for new programming.

@Vipyr82 I couldn't say for certain with other sports, but in my sport - cycling - women's racing has coexisted with men's for as long as the sport has existed (in fact a surprising number of female cyclists became household names in the early 20th Century).

The trouble is, the networks aren't willing to show it. We get a few of the top international races on Eurosport, but in most cases it'll be ten minutes of the finish before cutting back to the men or, in the case of highlights shows, five or ten minutes tacked on at the end. That only gives the impression that women's sport is an afterthought. Over the last ten years, women's cycling has become massively more popular and I know through contacts in the media that the majority of reporters would like to see more women's sport coverage, but the people who control the purse strings are unwilling to take a risk. All it'll take is for channel to start showing it and we'll really be getting somewhere.

Personally I think the world would run far more efficiently if it were run by scientists than career poiliticians.