Privilege: Just some things to think about.

I was recently reading a study about privilege and its role in society. I came across an article regarding Male Privilege. I am not a man basher, but I do think there is a difference in this world regarding how men and woman are treated. Here are a few of the "checklist" items in the article.

• I can be confident that my co-workers won't think I got my job because of my sex - even though that might be true
• If I am never promoted, it's not because of my sex.
• The decision to hire me will never be based on assumptions about whether or not I might choose to have a family sometime soon.
• I am not taught to fear walking alone after dark in average public spaces
• If I choose not to have children, my masculinity will not be called into question
• If I have children and provide primary care for them, I'll be praised for extraordinary parenting if I'm even marginally competent.
• I can turn on the television or glance at the front page of the newspaper and see people of my own sex widely represented, every day, without exception.
• If I'm careless with my financial affairs it won't be attributed to my sex.
• If I'm careless with my driving it won't be attributed to my sex.
• If I have sex with a lot of people, it won't make me an object of contempt or derision.
• My wardrobe and grooming are relatively cheap and consume little time.
• If I buy a new car, chances are I'll be offered a better price than a woman buying the same car.
• If I'm not conventionally attractive, the disadvantages are relatively small and easy to ignore.
• I can be loud with no fear of being called a shrew. I can be aggressive with no fear of being called a bitch.
• My ability to make important decisions and my capability in general will never be questioned depending on what time of the month it is.
• I am not expected to spend my entire life 20-40 pounds underweight.