One of my issues with the immature/sexist postings is that they discourage women from starting threads dealing with women-specific issues. I recall a thread started a while ago about women's cycling skirts. The very first response was "She said panties." It then degenerated after that and even though other people tried to keep the thread on track, it was pretty much a goner from the beginning.

This is the primary reason why the women's forum exists. I know there are people who say it is not fair for women to have their own forum, but until women can feel free to post women-specific topics without having men derail them, there really isn't any other option. And for those who wonder, there are never any derogatory comments on female issues posted in the women's forum.