There are a number of possibilities. One of my male friends says (if I understand him correctly) that women are just distracting for men, and men would like some time off from being aroused under circumstances when they aren’t supposed to show it. I’m sure he’s accurate about himself, but he assumes he’s typical of men, and I’m not sure he’s right.
I’ve heard claims that groups of men behave differently if there’s 10% or more women present. (Sorry, no cite.) If women have even moderate amounts of status, they may have a civilizing effect, and men could find that tiresome. The civilizing effect would vary according to culture—it might be something like cursing is unwelcome, or at least must be apologized for. Or (specific example from the source I can’t remember), if there are women associated with a fraternity (?), the men quit doing things like having indoor beach parties with huge piles of sand.
Really, I don’t know, and there could be a number of reasons. It just seems like there’s a tendency which shows up in many cultures for men to want men-only space.
There are a number of possibilities. One of my male friends says (if I understand him correctly) that women are just distracting for men, and men would like some time off from being aroused under circumstances when they aren’t supposed to show it. I’m sure he’s accurate about himself, but he assumes he’s typical of men, and I’m not sure he’s right.
I’ve heard claims that groups of men behave differently if there’s 10% or more women present. (Sorry, no cite.) If women have even moderate amounts of status, they may have a civilizing effect, and men could find that tiresome. The civilizing effect would vary according to culture—it might be something like cursing is unwelcome, or at least must be apologized for. Or (specific example from the source I can’t remember), if there are women associated with a fraternity (?), the men quit doing things like having indoor beach parties with huge piles of sand.
Really, I don’t know, and there could be a number of reasons. It just seems like there’s a tendency which shows up in many cultures for men to want men-only space.