Male Bashing

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'I recently attended a workshop intended for women therapists who are interested in learning more about working with men. At one point, the female workshop leader asked the group of mostly women to raise their hands if they liked men. About one-third of those in attendance immediately and enthusiastically raised their hands. In conversation afterward, most of these women said they were very close to their fathers, their brothers, or other men in their lives. Another third of the workshop participants slowly and hesitantly raised their hands while simultaneously glancing around the room to see what others were doing. Lastly, about a third of the women in the room never raised their hands. Keep in mind that the people attending were presumably there because they are interested in doing psychotherapy with men.

I wondered what the group’s reaction would have been if the workshop leader had asked if they like African-American people or if she had asked if they like GLBTQ+ people. How many workshop participants would openly acknowledge not liking either of these groups of people? More importantly, would those therapists who were aware of their biases towards either group still feel OK about continuing to work with groups of people they acknowledged not liking?'