Feminization isn't about women

It’s the condition of an affluent society that prizes comfort over truth.

I. Introduction: Feminization ≠ women

Everyone is suddenly talking about feminization, but they’re discussing the wrong layer. Feminization has been attributed to women dominating the workplace, but it’s not actually about women, nor is it merely about work.

When I speak about it, I refer to metaphysical poles that characterize our reality. We all have the masculine and feminine principles in us, but they are not tied to sex or gender per se. The ancients used gender as a metaphor for these poles. Institutional feminization isn’t about the dominance of women — it was happening far prior to their entry to the white collar workforce. Credentialism and managerialism are two illustrations.

The current conversation is stuck at the wrong layer, as discourse is these days. I will excavate feminization as a metaphorical descriptor for the tilting of our institutions toward ensuring comfort at the expense of freedom to pursue truth wherever it leads.

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