tfm@europe.pub to Fediverse@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoAre there any Lemmy/Mbin instances by women for women?europe.pubimagemessage-square369linkfedilinkarrow-up1555arrow-down157file-text
arrow-up1498arrow-down1imageAre there any Lemmy/Mbin instances by women for women?europe.pubtfm@europe.pub to Fediverse@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square369linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareFaceDeer@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up26arrow-down6·2 years agoI don’t know of any “men only” instances, the fact that it’s gender-specific is niche rather than the specific gender.
minus-squareTonuka@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down2·2 years agoSame reason womens magazines are more popular than mens magazines and womens subreddits and websites are more popular than mens. Maybe one day we’ll have full equality and it’ll be weird to think of “women’s spaces” as something that’s necessary. But it’s very much so today.
minus-squareQualifiedKitten@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·2 years agoI don’t believe they actively intended to exclude anyone, but there is/was Dull Men’s Club, and I believe they’ve recently rebranded to “Dullsters”.
I don’t know of any “men only” instances, the fact that it’s gender-specific is niche rather than the specific gender.
Same reason womens magazines are more popular than mens magazines and womens subreddits and websites are more popular than mens.
Maybe one day we’ll have full equality and it’ll be weird to think of “women’s spaces” as something that’s necessary. But it’s very much so today.
I don’t believe they actively intended to exclude anyone, but there is/was Dull Men’s Club, and I believe they’ve recently rebranded to “Dullsters”.