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*For sake of brevity, we classify women as representatives of feminine energy and men as representatives of masculine energy.  However, we acknowledge and honor that gender and energy are entirely independent, as a female can have a masculine core and a male can have a feminine core.  Edward comes home from a rough day at work. He rants and raves to his wife, Jill, about the issues he has with his co-workers and his boss. Jill listens, and even engages – sharing common sentiments about how frustrating that must be. Edward eventually comes out of his rut and meets Jill at her level. Jill comes home from a rough day at work. She rants and raves to Edward. Edward however, has a strong inclination to fix her issues. He cuts into her diatribe, interjecting his thoughts on how she can solve her issues. She grows increasingly upset. She yells, saying that he doesn’t “understand” her. What is happening in each situation? In the first scenario, the feminine energy is high a...

View more sharing options Shares 839 Comments 254 Sunday 8 March 2015  04.54 GMT Last modified on Monday 23 January 2017  12.16 GMT Women now outnumber men in higher education in Australia, with numbers increasing year on year. Such patterns are similar in the UK and the US, with claims often made that men are the new marginalised sex on the basis of the growing numbers of female students. But the numbers alone belie a much deeper problem of entrenched sexism. Reducing gender equity to a battle of the sexes is simplistic, crude and ultimately dangerous for both women and men. A closer analysis shows a complex picture and highlights the urgent need for higher education institutions to develop sophisticated strategies designed to combat institutional sexism and misogyny. This requires an understanding that gender equity intersects with other inequalities, such as race, ethnicity and social class, often in insidious and subtle ways. The stories you need to read, in...

View more sharing options Shares 839 Comments 254 Sunday 8 March 2015  04.54 GMT Last modified on Monday 23 January 2017  12.16 GMT Women now outnumber men in higher education in Australia, with numbers increasing year on year. Such patterns are similar in the UK and the US, with claims often made that men are the new marginalised sex on the basis of the growing numbers of female students. But the numbers alone belie a much deeper problem of entrenched sexism. Reducing gender equity to a battle of the sexes is simplistic, crude and ultimately dangerous for both women and men. A closer analysis shows a complex picture and highlights the urgent need for higher education institutions to develop sophisticated strategies designed to combat institutional sexism and misogyny. This requires an understanding that gender equity intersects with other inequalities, such as race, ethnicity and social class, often in insidious and subtle ways....