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	<title>Comments on: Where Are The Female Libertarians?</title>
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		<title>By: business coach sydney</title>
		<link>http://blog.libertarian.org.au/2008/03/16/where-are-the-female-libertarians/#comment-99310</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[business coach sydney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2011 19:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To keep your company consistently doing well is difficult, keeping up can be a true challenge. Make things so much easier and get better results in terms of efficiency and your bottom line. The formula for business success with proven-to-work strategies may just be what is needed. With the use of proven-to-work formulas, you can make your business success happen. People systems to create productive and motivated employees might be in order.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To keep your company consistently doing well is difficult, keeping up can be a true challenge. Make things so much easier and get better results in terms of efficiency and your bottom line. The formula for business success with proven-to-work strategies may just be what is needed. With the use of proven-to-work formulas, you can make your business success happen. People systems to create productive and motivated employees might be in order.</p>
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		<title>By: C. Wendt</title>
		<link>http://blog.libertarian.org.au/2008/03/16/where-are-the-female-libertarians/#comment-98580</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[C. Wendt]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2011 07:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think it should also be noted that females are a group the government at present specifically goes out of its way to court; in the political system as it exists now, everything from the education system to affirmative action in the workplace to criminal, labor and divorce laws to health services (note that there are sizable government grants to deal specifically with women&#039;s health problems, but none for men&#039;s, even though men are, on average, more infirmed than women) are ostensibly geared deliberately towards helping women. In general, the average individual is more likely to support policies which favor a demographic he or she is a member of than is an individual who is not a part of said demographic. Note that racial minorities tend to support affirmative action, old people tend to support and care deeply about Social Security, etc.

 People who think they stand to directly profit from big government are more likely to support big government. As it so happens, the way things are right now, young white males are about the only demographic group who are NOT the ostensible focus of any current big-government initiatives, and it is thus not shocking that libertarians are statistically likely to be young white males.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think it should also be noted that females are a group the government at present specifically goes out of its way to court; in the political system as it exists now, everything from the education system to affirmative action in the workplace to criminal, labor and divorce laws to health services (note that there are sizable government grants to deal specifically with women&#8217;s health problems, but none for men&#8217;s, even though men are, on average, more infirmed than women) are ostensibly geared deliberately towards helping women. In general, the average individual is more likely to support policies which favor a demographic he or she is a member of than is an individual who is not a part of said demographic. Note that racial minorities tend to support affirmative action, old people tend to support and care deeply about Social Security, etc.</p>
<p> People who think they stand to directly profit from big government are more likely to support big government. As it so happens, the way things are right now, young white males are about the only demographic group who are NOT the ostensible focus of any current big-government initiatives, and it is thus not shocking that libertarians are statistically likely to be young white males.</p>
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		<title>By: who care</title>
		<link>http://blog.libertarian.org.au/2008/03/16/where-are-the-female-libertarians/#comment-98564</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:40:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[i am a woman and i consider myself a libertarian. I was unaware of the lack of female LP followers. However, after reading this I might suggest that many women do not follow Libetarianism because of such a sexist standing by the male counterparts. I mean really was that last paragraph really necessary? It assumes that women are possibly the main reason behind such a social democracy! Rubbish. I believe that many women like many &quot;men&quot; do not endorse the LP because there are many social factors that disallows for them to do so. Why is it that the LP doesnt have a huge social following regardless of gender? 
Because factors such as infatuation with corporate ran TV, shitty education, misinformation,  materialistic glorification etc etc disallows and distracts from ALL genders to educate themselves on Real issues. We forget that we still live in a racist patriarchal society and whatever social factors hit men hard hit women and women of color even harder.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i am a woman and i consider myself a libertarian. I was unaware of the lack of female LP followers. However, after reading this I might suggest that many women do not follow Libetarianism because of such a sexist standing by the male counterparts. I mean really was that last paragraph really necessary? It assumes that women are possibly the main reason behind such a social democracy! Rubbish. I believe that many women like many &#8220;men&#8221; do not endorse the LP because there are many social factors that disallows for them to do so. Why is it that the LP doesnt have a huge social following regardless of gender?<br />
Because factors such as infatuation with corporate ran TV, shitty education, misinformation,  materialistic glorification etc etc disallows and distracts from ALL genders to educate themselves on Real issues. We forget that we still live in a racist patriarchal society and whatever social factors hit men hard hit women and women of color even harder.</p>
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		<title>By: Someone</title>
		<link>http://blog.libertarian.org.au/2008/03/16/where-are-the-female-libertarians/#comment-98508</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 16:53:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[i don&#039;t agree with some of the arguements here, Libertarianism is actually the ideology can atract Women  easier then rest of others.

We People with Libertarian views defend volantary society which mean is (Cherities, so willingly helping others)

Freedom is key to us, Women want Freedom, They don&#039;t want to be put on pressure by social  norms, that&#039;s what we offer.

also we don&#039;t oppose marriage, we say you can be the one who writes the terms on Marriage agreement, Goverment have no power over Your personal life.

FOr example: WHen i talked to my Girl friend, i realized that She had some sort of Libertarian views and i can&#039;t hide that this made me happy.

actually i can&#039;t know Hows that in Australia, when we think about it World Wide, There must be bunch of Women with Libertarian views Women wants to be free and that&#039;s what Libertarian understanding offer  to them.

Now it&#039;s the information age and with this Globalization  and while internet is spreading, more and more people from boath sexes will  meet lights of freedom.

Libertarianism is a young ideology which is the rising trend, This planet goes more ttwords Libertarianism, so be it.

Hi from Turkiye to my  Australian friends.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i don&#8217;t agree with some of the arguements here, Libertarianism is actually the ideology can atract Women  easier then rest of others.</p>
<p>We People with Libertarian views defend volantary society which mean is (Cherities, so willingly helping others)</p>
<p>Freedom is key to us, Women want Freedom, They don&#8217;t want to be put on pressure by social  norms, that&#8217;s what we offer.</p>
<p>also we don&#8217;t oppose marriage, we say you can be the one who writes the terms on Marriage agreement, Goverment have no power over Your personal life.</p>
<p>FOr example: WHen i talked to my Girl friend, i realized that She had some sort of Libertarian views and i can&#8217;t hide that this made me happy.</p>
<p>actually i can&#8217;t know Hows that in Australia, when we think about it World Wide, There must be bunch of Women with Libertarian views Women wants to be free and that&#8217;s what Libertarian understanding offer  to them.</p>
<p>Now it&#8217;s the information age and with this Globalization  and while internet is spreading, more and more people from boath sexes will  meet lights of freedom.</p>
<p>Libertarianism is a young ideology which is the rising trend, This planet goes more ttwords Libertarianism, so be it.</p>
<p>Hi from Turkiye to my  Australian friends.</p>
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		<title>By: glen.h</title>
		<link>http://blog.libertarian.org.au/2008/03/16/where-are-the-female-libertarians/#comment-84225</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:29:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think women are not attracted to Libertarianism for quite practical and prosaic reasons. For example, a lot of Libertarians seem to be against seatbelt and motorcycle helmet laws as they infringe on personal behaviour and rights, which I guess is a legitimate viewpoint. However if the non-user of safety equipment has an accident and fails to die, the care of the injured usually falls to the nearest female relative. For example the mother, wife or sister of the injured. In other words, if a Libertarian policy fails, it is often left to women to pick up the bits afterwards, whether they were responsible for the failure or not.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think women are not attracted to Libertarianism for quite practical and prosaic reasons. For example, a lot of Libertarians seem to be against seatbelt and motorcycle helmet laws as they infringe on personal behaviour and rights, which I guess is a legitimate viewpoint. However if the non-user of safety equipment has an accident and fails to die, the care of the injured usually falls to the nearest female relative. For example the mother, wife or sister of the injured. In other words, if a Libertarian policy fails, it is often left to women to pick up the bits afterwards, whether they were responsible for the failure or not.</p>
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		<title>By: DavidLeyonhjelm</title>
		<link>http://blog.libertarian.org.au/2008/03/16/where-are-the-female-libertarians/#comment-80457</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[DavidLeyonhjelm]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 07:11:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&lt;i&gt;that women simply “don’t want” high paying jobs as CEOs or business executives. (Thanks to DavidLeyonhjelm for that last gem.)&lt;/i&gt;

CatholicGirl, you are assuming you know what women want merely because you are female. You don&#039;t. I run an employment agency, specialising in senior roles. I have interviewed large numbers of men and women candidates. A few women aspire to senior management but most prefer lifestyle factors. It&#039;s pointless denying that kind of reality - women are different from men.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>that women simply “don’t want” high paying jobs as CEOs or business executives. (Thanks to DavidLeyonhjelm for that last gem.)</i></p>
<p>CatholicGirl, you are assuming you know what women want merely because you are female. You don&#8217;t. I run an employment agency, specialising in senior roles. I have interviewed large numbers of men and women candidates. A few women aspire to senior management but most prefer lifestyle factors. It&#8217;s pointless denying that kind of reality &#8211; women are different from men.</p>
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		<title>By: Peter Hume</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Hume]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:37:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CatholicGirl
Of course it is offensive to suggest that women are biologically predisposed against logical thinking and individualism. 

However men and women obviously aren&#039;t equal in their capacity, or liability, to have babies, so what would or could it mean to address men and women as equals in that respect? How could it be anything other than meaningless?

The significance of this basal inequality cannot be removed, while ever a woman looks for some kind of assistance from other human beings in providing care for her child. It is not an answer to say the father has an equal responsibility, for if that is to be obtained by the use of force - the law - then it is only begging the question. 

Furthermore, to appeal to the idea that a man has a moral, and should have a legal responsibility to provide for his biological offspring, is to assert the foundational belief of patriarchy; thus arguing that women, but not men, should have the benefit of patriarchal authority in their favour. 

Perhaps one reason why there seem to be so few women libertarians is because, putting aside the patriarchal belief that men should have a legal responsibility to provide for their biological offspring, women as a group stand to gain unequally from the status quo by the existence of laws that take from men as a group unequally in their capacity as fathers or taxpayers, and give to women in their capacity as mothers.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>CatholicGirl<br />
Of course it is offensive to suggest that women are biologically predisposed against logical thinking and individualism. </p>
<p>However men and women obviously aren&#8217;t equal in their capacity, or liability, to have babies, so what would or could it mean to address men and women as equals in that respect? How could it be anything other than meaningless?</p>
<p>The significance of this basal inequality cannot be removed, while ever a woman looks for some kind of assistance from other human beings in providing care for her child. It is not an answer to say the father has an equal responsibility, for if that is to be obtained by the use of force &#8211; the law &#8211; then it is only begging the question. </p>
<p>Furthermore, to appeal to the idea that a man has a moral, and should have a legal responsibility to provide for his biological offspring, is to assert the foundational belief of patriarchy; thus arguing that women, but not men, should have the benefit of patriarchal authority in their favour. </p>
<p>Perhaps one reason why there seem to be so few women libertarians is because, putting aside the patriarchal belief that men should have a legal responsibility to provide for their biological offspring, women as a group stand to gain unequally from the status quo by the existence of laws that take from men as a group unequally in their capacity as fathers or taxpayers, and give to women in their capacity as mothers.</p>
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		<title>By: CatholicGirl</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[CatholicGirl]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:37:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maybe women don&#039;t read your blog because of the overwhelmingly patronizing tone you take towards them - er, us. You won&#039;t get more female readers by implying that men are somehow more rational than women; that we are unable to think in economic terms; and that women simply &quot;don&#039;t want&quot; high paying jobs as CEOs or business executives. (Thanks to  DavidLeyonhjelm for that last gem.) 

Please - address us as equals and it will be much easier for us to take you seriously. Personally, I find many libertarian arguments to be quite interesting -- but its difficult to truly appreciate them when I&#039;m being told that I&#039;m biologically predisposed against logical thinking and individualism.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Maybe women don&#8217;t read your blog because of the overwhelmingly patronizing tone you take towards them &#8211; er, us. You won&#8217;t get more female readers by implying that men are somehow more rational than women; that we are unable to think in economic terms; and that women simply &#8220;don&#8217;t want&#8221; high paying jobs as CEOs or business executives. (Thanks to  DavidLeyonhjelm for that last gem.) </p>
<p>Please &#8211; address us as equals and it will be much easier for us to take you seriously. Personally, I find many libertarian arguments to be quite interesting &#8212; but its difficult to truly appreciate them when I&#8217;m being told that I&#8217;m biologically predisposed against logical thinking and individualism.</p>
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		<title>By: buckaroo9258</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[buckaroo9258]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2008 15:02:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My ex-wife was a rabid socialist...the government should take care of everyone, cradle to grave EVEN IF TAXES HAVE TO BE RAISED TO DO IT. THEN there was an IRS audit. As a result, the IRS determined that she owed $20,000.00 plus interest and penalties. Guess who&#039;s a Libertarian now.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My ex-wife was a rabid socialist&#8230;the government should take care of everyone, cradle to grave EVEN IF TAXES HAVE TO BE RAISED TO DO IT. THEN there was an IRS audit. As a result, the IRS determined that she owed $20,000.00 plus interest and penalties. Guess who&#8217;s a Libertarian now.</p>
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		<title>By: skepticlawyer &#187; Be nice to nerds, you may finish up working for one</title>
		<link>http://blog.libertarian.org.au/2008/03/16/where-are-the-female-libertarians/#comment-57860</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[skepticlawyer &#187; Be nice to nerds, you may finish up working for one]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:21:23 +0000</pubDate>
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