Why is it that, all though we are living in the year 2008, whya re we still having this sexism arguement? are men affraid that we wont need them anymore?
why is it ok for men to do somthing and be seen has a great guy, but when a woman does it, we get this double standards?
why do men like to tell women what to do?
My wife is a strong-willed woman who knows what she wants. She is a successful businesswoman and is a mother of two.
I am not afraid of that. It does have a lot to do with how we were raised, and what rolemodels we had as children.
Some are throwing around the sexism argument. Now, that is something women (maybe not you) are doing to women, so don't get upset with us guys (not that you are).
For the first five years of our marriage, my wife maintained her determination and ambition to succeed in business. I fully supported her and picked the family up and moved with her wherever she needed to go to get what she wanted. As time moved on into the next five years, her wants changed to the more stereotypical wants of a female. It was gradual, but it nearly shocked me when she said that she doesn't care about her career anymore, but wants to be a stay-at-home mom. I support that as well, and am putting myself in a position to make that a reality, because it is what I want as well. I want the "Leave it to Beaver" family, so that's cool.
She put herself into the role of the stereotypical female, that is the example she is leaving for the world to see what women want...so, I believe there is some sexism going on, but I don't believe the root of the problem is males. But, I also don't think it is a problem in the first place. It is what it is.
You women get the raw end of sexism in the workplace. I know that second-hand from talking to my wife.
There is no viable solution though to sexism...because a woman changes her mind, and if she knows what she wants, you can't unchange her mind back to what she originally wanted.
Also, my wife "wears the pants" in the family in most matters, but she does look to me for approval and final say (but, I best have a good "manly" final say) or she will tell me that I need to be a man and make the decision.
It's funny though because I like her to tell me what to do.
To answer your questions, women do it to women. These double standards are created by the same women who cry about them fives years earlier.