it's true, i'm just a girl

i am a woman, and a libertarian. for a long time, this never struck me as unusual. most of the officers of my libertarian club in college were women, and many of the people i work with daily are women as well. the fact that my experience was unusual didn't occur to me until a couple years ago when someone lamented to me the dearth of female-kind in libertarian circles. and just like the dalmatian in gestalt psychology, i began to see it too.

why are fewer women libertarians? many speculate that women reject the seemingly uncaring philosophy, so it's exciting that folks are now trying to polularize a different perspective on the ideology. it also seems that university women's centers create a monopoly on feminist ideas on campus. it’s a shame alternatives aren’t presented.

update: link updated.

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