Alright, so. I'm not trying to be some "femi-nazi" or a complete and total "men are pigs, women rule" type. Because, simply, they're not. If you're going for equal rights, don't be a hypocrite and go and talk about how men are assholes and women rule. I'm not Lifetime TV here, I don't say that women are always right and men are always wrong.
But here's food for thought.
"Sociologist Mirra Komarovsky recently conducted a study of senior men at an Ivy League college. ...Although the men supported higher education for both sexes, 30 percent of the sample were reluctant to date women who were their intellectual equals or superiors. Komarovsky quotes one respondent's answer: 'I enjoy taking to more intelligent girls, but I have no desire for a deep relationship with them. I guess I still believe that the man should be more intelligent.'
"About 50 percent of the respondents said they would enjoy female intellectual companionship, but some felt the need for male superiority in other areas. It was all right for a woman to be very intelligent...if she was homely or emotionally dependent. Even men who sought equals as dates tended to favor tradition-minded woman as their future wives.
"Of those surveyed, 24 percent wanted their wives to be full-time housewives...48 percent, did not object to their wives' having jobs as long as they gave up working once children were born. Although the men were willing to help with some chores, they rejected others-'not the diapers,' 'not the laundry.' Only 7 percent said they would modify their own roles if that became neccessary to further their wives' careers."
I'm sorry, but to me, that's wrong. Obviously, someone would find it extremely difficult to work whilst raising children, unless they had a maid during the days, but even then the kid would have to be of a certain age. But what about the men? Why should it be obvious that women are the ones to stay home? And why is it intimidating to date someone of equal intelligence? What does that have to prove?
We've gone a long, long, way to equality. But we still have so far to go.
And you know what the main problem is? We don't think we're doing it.
"I believe that it is good for mothers to return to full-time work when the children are grown, provided the work is important and worthwhile. ...A woman should want her husband's success more than he should want hers. He should not sacrifice his career for hers. For example, if he is transferred, his wife should follow-and not vice versa."
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