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[[Gender segregation]] is the reservation of areas or organisations that exclude either men or women. A high proportion of human societies have chosen some form of gender segregation and it is one of the biggest criticisms westerners often level at non-western societies.
 
[[Gender segregation]] is the reservation of areas or organisations that exclude either men or women. A high proportion of human societies have chosen some form of gender segregation and it is one of the biggest criticisms westerners often level at non-western societies.
   
Until 2020 the trend in Western nations was for [[men's spaces]] to be in decline and for [[women's spaces]] to be growing, producing one-sided gender segregation. This changed with the rise of the [[trans movement]]. From this point [[trans women]] entered [[women's spaces]] with impunity.
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Until around 2015 the trend in Western nations was for [[men's spaces]] to be in decline and for [[women's spaces]] to be growing, producing one-sided gender segregation. This changed with the rise of the [[trans movement]]. From this point [[trans women]] generally had unrestricted access to [[women's spaces]].
   
In recent years there is evidence that western civilisation may be adopting increased gender segregation but only when it excludes men. A lot of gender segregation in western countries is being driven by feminists who state that they often feel threatened by men, sometimes merely by their presence.<ref>http://www.feministtimes.com/men-know-your-place/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/1LAhp</ref>
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A lot of gender segregation in Western countries is being driven by [[feminists]] who state that they often feel threatened by men, sometimes merely by their presence.<ref>http://www.feministtimes.com/men-know-your-place/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/1LAhp</ref>
   
This raises the interesting question about whether it was women who drove segregation in other societies. This would be interesting considering that gender segregation in non-western countries today is often claimed as principally disadvantaging women.
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This raises the interesting question about whether it was women who drove segregation in other societies. This would be notable considering that gender segregation in non-western countries today is often claimed as principally disadvantaging women.
   
 
It may be reasonable for a society to permit gender segregation, but it must be on just and equal terms. Thus a society should permit both [[men's spaces]] and [[women's spaces]] only if they are available on equal terms. A society should allow both or it should allow neither. Until recently women in the West enjoyed uninterrupted access to women-only spaces and organisations while men were today largely prohibited from having men-only spaces and organisations. Since 2015 the rate at which [[trans women]] have successfully entered women's spaces has increased significiantly.
 
It may be reasonable for a society to permit gender segregation, but it must be on just and equal terms. Thus a society should permit both [[men's spaces]] and [[women's spaces]] only if they are available on equal terms. A society should allow both or it should allow neither. Until recently women in the West enjoyed uninterrupted access to women-only spaces and organisations while men were today largely prohibited from having men-only spaces and organisations. Since 2015 the rate at which [[trans women]] have successfully entered women's spaces has increased significiantly.

Latest revision as of 14:46, 23 May 2023

Gender segregation is the reservation of areas or organisations that exclude either men or women. A high proportion of human societies have chosen some form of gender segregation and it is one of the biggest criticisms westerners often level at non-western societies.

Until around 2015 the trend in Western nations was for men's spaces to be in decline and for women's spaces to be growing, producing one-sided gender segregation. This changed with the rise of the trans movement. From this point trans women generally had unrestricted access to women's spaces.

A lot of gender segregation in Western countries is being driven by feminists who state that they often feel threatened by men, sometimes merely by their presence.[1][2]

This raises the interesting question about whether it was women who drove segregation in other societies. This would be notable considering that gender segregation in non-western countries today is often claimed as principally disadvantaging women.

It may be reasonable for a society to permit gender segregation, but it must be on just and equal terms. Thus a society should permit both men's spaces and women's spaces only if they are available on equal terms. A society should allow both or it should allow neither. Until recently women in the West enjoyed uninterrupted access to women-only spaces and organisations while men were today largely prohibited from having men-only spaces and organisations. Since 2015 the rate at which trans women have successfully entered women's spaces has increased significiantly.

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