Would this be a glaring example of sexism?

[The Doctor.]

How to save money: If you want to save money on your tree removal, agree not to have the wood removed. Get your husband or sons cut up the wood and sell it for firewood or advertise free wood on Craigslist.

http://www.ehow.com/how_5088713_estimate-tree-removal-jobs.html

I would say 'yes'.

[RaleighNCDUer]

1. Yep. My sister's wife wields a mean chainsaw. nt

[madinmaryland]

2. Yes, it would be. Though there may be more males that are experienced users of chainsaws,

there are many women that are fully capable of using one also.

Sexist, yes.

[JI7]

3. yes it is

[Wilms]

4. Here's another example.

Chainsaw Safety for Women

http://www.mofga.org/Default.aspx?tabid=701

[The Doctor.]

5. Lemme guess;

"Have your husband do it."?

It's just funny how often I still see stuff like this.

It goes both ways though; always assuming women cook and clean and men use the power tools. I doubt it's skewed that way by more than 60/40.

[Very_Boring_Name]

8. My dad was the cook in our house

my step mom was the one you wanted using the power tools or lifting furniture.

[speltwon]

11. Actually, the culinary world is very sexist, ironically so.

When it comes to "real chefs" etc. it is a VERY male dominated field. Bourdain et al have commented on this extensively. Julia Childs was quite a pioneer, frankly.


However, when it comes to chefs, they are overwhelmingly male.

[Wilms]

10. Well it seems like a legitimate effort to educate about safety.

And if a male asked, perhaps they would have let him attend.

I know quite a few guys that can wield a mean skillet, and change a baby's diaper, without the slightest bit of self-consciousness.

I think the worst part about cutting through sexism, is cutting through it. Once done, it all works pretty naturally.

Maybe some, certainly not all, of the sexism is a product of the industrial revolution. Tell the guys to go to the factory, and tell the women to stay home. Then, in the late sixties, the capitalist capitalized on emerging feminism realizing that women can do the same jobs as men, for 2/3rd the pay.

[deaniac21]

6. What if it is a pine tree.

[mzteris]

7. nevermind.

answering the idiocy of the ad. not the blatant sexism.

[lumberjack_jeff]

9. Remember. Safety first.

http://realityme.net/2009/05/21/32-naked-women-with-chainsaws/

[Upton]

12. No...

I own a chainsaw and I won't let my SO near it. She's just not strong enough to handle it safely.

[The Doctor.]

13. So you won't let her use it because she's not strong enough or because she's female?

You see, the excerpt assumes that women are not strong enough because they are women.

Men can be too weak to handle a chainsaw too. Does that mean men shouldn't handle chainsaws?

[undeterred]

14. In a world where some young girls genitals are mutilated to keep them in submission to men

I would not call this example "glaring".