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Sorry guys, this group is for ladies ONLY! We're a minority within a minority, and our voices are rarely publicly heard - Note, most of the big famous Atheists are men! Get in touch with the feminine side of your Atheism by joining Female Atheists!

Location: Global
Members: 136
Latest Activity: Apr 29

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Pro-Life Campaign

Started by Lillie. Last reply by Loren Miller Apr 16. 1 Reply 0 Likes

Be fore warned and be prepared for your answer. I wish I had.I just received a telemarketer type telephone call asking to speak to my husband. When that was not possible they agreed to speak to…Continue

Estrogen replacement therapy benefits

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Apr 14. 7 Replies 1 Like

Many studies have suggested that estrogen replacement therapy isn't wise because it might increase breast cancer risk, even though estrogen has lots of healthful benefits for cognition, skin health,…Continue

Tags: Alzheimers, dementia, stroke, hormone replacemeant therapy

Pregnancy makes your foot longer, wider, and flatter

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Mar 2. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Pregnancy permanently changes foot sizeA new University of Iowa study confirms what many women have…Continue

Tags: foot damage, pregnancy

Why a minority?

Started by Taran Meyer. Last reply by TNT666 Nov 21, 2012. 36 Replies 0 Likes

I'm curious to hear anyone's thoughts on possible reasons WHY women seem to be such a minority in atheism. I'm a bit new to "social atheism" (I've been a quiet but not closeted, personal atheist for…Continue

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Comment by TNT666 on March 3, 2011 at 3:56pm: I've just noticed Stephanie Beiss created this group in May 2010, but there was already a WOMEN ATHEIST group, quite active, dating back to Sept. 2008!!! IMHO it's inefficient to be splitting our posts up in such a way, when there are already too few women discussing atheism on the internet. Does anyone know the history of how this occurred??? I totally agree we need female only space here, but I don't like to see it split up.

Comment by Little Name Atheist on June 23, 2010 at 8:38am: I can't speak for anyone else, but yes... I sometimes read Greta Christina's online journal. She has a profile here.

I'm a big fan of Sikivu Hutchinson's work. I would link to specific writing, but I don't have much time.

Comment by Amy on May 21, 2010 at 3:41pm: well, i definitely agree that a lot of people (both male and female) are threatened by a strong woman. i've recently had problems with that at work. basically, it's the insecure ones who want to be able to control others... even in a subtle way. at this point, my attitude is pretty much "tough shit, deal with it".

i love this bumper sticker: A man of quality is not threatened by a woman seeking equality.

Comment by unholyroller on May 20, 2010 at 2:19am: Amy...I got the feeling I was butting in on a male-only discussion. Several guys would contribute to the discussions not gender-specific BTW, and would interact freely. I was just......ignored. Uppity little pissants! lol Not all of them are like this, but a significant number seem to have this elitist attitude.

Comment by Amy on May 19, 2010 at 1:49pm: grundgetta: you're right. i suppose that came to mind because of past experience. i was often made to feel like i talked too much... and was subsequently tuned out (ignored). i'll try to keep that in perspective!

Comment by Little Name Atheist on May 19, 2010 at 8:14am: Amy: If you look around the site, you'll see there's no lack of verbosity, male, female, or intersexed, etc...

Comment by Amy on May 19, 2010 at 5:29am: @unhloyroller, do you have any thoughts on why you were ignored? i'm curious about this. sometimes i wonder if it's because we tend to be more verbose.

Comment by unholyroller on May 18, 2010 at 9:18am: Yeah, the guys do seem to be the dominant voice in the non-theist community. I've tried to contribute to some discussions before on this site and have been decidedly ignored. I look forward to participating in the unique world of female non-believers. I can't help but believe that our POV is at least as important as the guys'.

Comment by unholyroller on May 18, 2010 at 8:21am: No one has ever accused me of being a lady either, but I am female and atheist...and feminist...so I hope I'm welcome too.