Then look into it.

( girlinthehole, Wed 31 Mar 2010, 10:02, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

this might make me come across as an arse, but why?
it has very little bearing on my life. All of the woman in my life are happily unaffected.

My mrs has a good, well-paid job in a very traditionally male profession. There are more than 50% women in my office, on comparable pay, in an engineering company, most of the top roles are held by women.

Of my friends, pretty much all of the women are doing jobs which they got by being good at them, and wanting to do them.

Many of them choose not to wear makeup and such when they don't want to.

I, and they, are lucky. I know that, before it gets pointed out.

I also know that there is a lot more too it than what I've said.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 31 Mar 2010, 10:09, Reply)

I'd like to take this opportunity to point out that I'm not arguing against feminism here
the fact that it even needs to exist baffles me, along with many other things.

as far as I'm concerned men and women are capable of the same things, and it's the person rather than the sex that determines what they are good at or not.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 31 Mar 2010, 10:16, Reply)

What about all the women who aren't as lucky as those close to you.
Don't you get angry that they don't have the same equality?
( girlinthehole, Wed 31 Mar 2010, 10:33, Reply)

I was about to say I don't get angry about things I can't affect
but that would be a massive lie.

I get more puzzled by it to be honest. I suspect that it would trouble me more if I did have more direct experience, or those close to me did.

Not particularly admirable, but that's the way it is. I'm terribly self-centred
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 31 Mar 2010, 10:36, Reply)