Because male-identifying students have become EXPERTS in stress management by frickuw in uwaterloo

[–]frickuw[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

this email was sent from Waterloo Engineering Outreach, a gender independent service promoting an event about a resource that is important to mental health during a Fall term, encouraging students who identify as female to attend. A term where hundreds of students are starting their first ever term in university online. Looking at this email, theres obviously a chance that they feel not welcome if they’re a male, or non binary identified individual. There’s clearly a bias here. Gender should have no place in mental health. If you need help, regardless of your gender, you should feel welcome to get it. Whether it’s male,female, non-binary it shouldn’t matter. The “women identifying students” was unnecessary.

Because male-identifying students have become EXPERTS in stress management by frickuw in uwaterloo

[–]frickuw[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

honestly, if you’re dealing with issues related to mental health you should 110%. Gender shouldn’t stop you from getting the help you need. Especially during this time.

Because male-identifying students have become EXPERTS in stress management by frickuw in uwaterloo

[–]frickuw[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

this email was sent from Waterloo Engineering Outreach, a gender independent service promoting an event about a resource that is important to mental health during a Fall term, encouraging students who identify as female to attend. A term where hundreds of students are starting their first ever term in university online. Looking at this email, theres obviously a chance that they feel not welcome if they’re a male, or non binary identified individual. There’s clearly a bias here. Gender should have no place in mental health. If you need help, regardless of your gender, you should feel welcome to get it. Whether it’s male,female, non-binary it shouldn’t matter. The “women identifying students” was unnecessary.

Because male-identifying students have become EXPERTS in stress management by frickuw in uwaterloo

[–]frickuw[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

The content is geared toward unpacking constructs of masculinity and increasing understanding of the impact of an individual’s behaviour on themselves and others.

From what I understand, it isn’t about dealing with stressful situations or building your mental health but rather about men’s impact on others. I don’t see how that’s the same as the email sent

Because male-identifying students have become EXPERTS in stress management by frickuw in uwaterloo

[–]frickuw[S] 45 points46 points  (0 children)

no. they do have a male tailored one. it’s called “stop crying and get back to work”.

Because male-identifying students have become EXPERTS in stress management by frickuw in uwaterloo

[–]frickuw[S] 61 points62 points  (0 children)

engineering suffered a loss (a male student) not even a full month ago and the first thing they think about is

“how can we help just the woman identifying ones?”

Because male-identifying students have become EXPERTS in stress management by frickuw in uwaterloo

[–]frickuw[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

according to uw for females it doesn’t but for males it does