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) writes: So, in theory, it would be much more likely that a woman would abuse your children than a man. I believe that's mainly (or only) because you're much more likely to leave your children with a woman than with a man (mainly because most of the available dcp are women) -- Cathy Woodgold http://www.ncf.ca/~an588/par_home.html We are all Iraqis now. |
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"Barbara Bomberger" wrote in message
... On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 11:05:56 -0700, "Circe" wrote: wrote in message groups.com... I guess Men are more likely to abuse children that women afterall. Theres really no way I can dispute it anymore. Oh, waaah, poor you. That's not what was said and you know it. Given the same exact *opportunity*, it's likely that the rates of child abuse and neglect would be pretty much EQUAL for both genders. It's just that as long as women are BY FAR more likely to be primary caregivers than men, you'd EXPECT more women to commit these crimes than men. When it comes to sexual abuse, however, the fact that men commit 70% of these offenses DESPITE being FAR less likely to be caregivers than women is in exact opposition to what you would EXPECT if men and women were equally likely to commit these offenses. If the likelihood were equal, you would expect MORE cases of sexual abuse to be perpetrated by women than men, just as more cases of child abuse and neglect are. That's just not the case, much as I suspect ALL of us would like it to be. My problem is that I suspect many more women abuse young boys including their sons, but because theres no traditional ,,pentration,,for lack of a better word, the boys are taught not to consider it as abuse While there probably is underreporting when it comes to female-male sexual abuse (my husband has said more than once when a case of a female teacher having sex with one or more of her teenaged male students comes up that, for boys that age, it probably seems like a FAVOR, not abuse!), it still seems highly unlikely that it is so underreported that it could skew the numbers so wildly if women were indeed as likely to commit sex crimes against children as men. As mentioned, women have so much greater OPPORTUNITY to commit all forms of abuse against children (including sex abuse) rhan men do. Even if sexual abuse by women is underreported (and I suspect that it is), it is still difficult to imagine that it is so VASTLY underreported that it skews the statistics by that much. -- Be well, Barbara |
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Its of no consequence. I estimate something like 0.1% of adults have
abused children. So, to divide that propotionally, according the gender ratio of abuse, between men and women, the diffrence would be unremarkable. To discriminate against men in an early years setting would be based on the same principles used to discriminate against black people. So, why is it more acceptable? |
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) writes: To discriminate against men in an early years setting would be based on the same principles used to discriminate against black people. So, why is it more acceptable? No, it would be a similar principle to discriminating against young women because they might get pregnant and quit their jobs. Did anyone say it's acceptable? P. Tierney, I hope you will stick with it and not allow some discrimination to stop you. We need to take steps forward towards the ideal society of the future where men and women will feel more comfortable choosing the career they want without worrying about that sort of discrimination. The first pioneers need some bravery. The fact that you post so much on this newsgroup shows how much energy you're interested in putting into caring for children. -- Cathy Woodgold http://www.ncf.ca/~an588/par_home.html We are all Iraqis now. |
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It's true, statistics show that men are more likely to abuse children
than women. What I'm saying is even though they're more likely the number of male abuses and the number of female abuses isnt that diffrent if you give it as a percentage of the entire population of both sexes. Anyway, reading people's responses it seems many would feel some uncertainity with a male early years worker but would make concious effort to see past it, which you cant fault. |
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Well said. I've been making an issue about something that im arguing
shouldnt be a big issue. |
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