KiaKaha
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Very true. Seems like it's that way no matter what you are talking about. It's less about facts and more about feelings.
Yes. Sometimes it is - because nearly everything has some kind of emotional element to it. The problem with this particular argument is that people perceive that anxiety/shyness in women is being downplayed or is not as significant, distressing or as important as it is in men - which is not true. What *is* true is that the perception of shyness and timidity from a cultural and societal perspective is that men who are shy is less attractive and less acceptable than it is for women. We could totally flip this around and use another different example and it would just be the same - except in favour of females.
As I have tried to state before, in order achieve equality you need to treat some people differently - that goes for the issue of male shyness as well as all other kinds of underlying stereotypes and societal injustice.