Women asking men to dance

July 17th, 2012
contra
At most contra dances I've been to, both men and women will ask people to dance, but men do more of the asking. I think ideally men and women would ask in about equal amounts. What would we need to do differently, as a community and as individuals, to get there?
Referenced in: Do women and men have different motives at contra dances?

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