Throughout the history women were frequently discriminated or their laws
were denied just because they were weaker physically than men. These dealings
are changing for better in the modern world. In most developed countries women
are equal to the man in the light of the law, etc. But sometimes ‘equality’ may
be pushed too hard making life of other gender more difficult than it should
be.
General views in the society are putting more and more pressure on men.
A lot of completely normal behaviors are starting to be unacceptable. People
are pinning on them all the sins their ancestors committed. It is becoming to
be uncomfortable just to be something you can’t control. Even results from
different public polls where saying that majority of people think men are more
discriminated and have harder lives nowadays.
Let’s start with how media pictures modern man. You often see
commercials in TV where husband is a slouch and can’t do any simple task and
then woman comes and rescues him from his miserable existence. This represents
man as a less intelligent and useless human being. This is deleterious because
it treats men differently just for a sake of marketing. No one would want to be
pictured as inferior human.
To be considered a respected man everyone expects from you not to
express emotions and act “manly”. It is embarrassing to see a man crying or
shouting. You have to have full control of your feelings in order to be viewed
as mentally stable. Expressing yourself emotionally makes a man sound
weak. This is example of double standard
because it’s okay for women to cry or to be angry and everybody feels
empathetic towards them.
Over 40% of victims of physical domestic abuse are male but almost all
shelters for victims are women-only. A man doesn’t want to admit to being
abused because this shows weakness and isn’t manly. No one wants weak man. People
beaten by women are often laughed at and there are no repercussions for the
female abuser.
Also, there is no clear picture of what is to be a man. Difference in
roles between man and women faded. A lot of manly character traits are no
longer expected or desired. It creates world where you have no the brightest
idea how to act or behave.
This shows that we are separating ourselves from the equal society we
wanted to created. We shouldn’t treat people differently no matter their gender
because it tells nothing meaningful. It’s time to dismantle feminism and its
male equivalents and treat everyone like a human.
Questions:
1.
What examples of double standards can you tell?
2.
How do you think people can achieve equality between
genders?
3.
Who do you think have harder life? Men or Women?
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I have recently seen a contest consisting in submitting a candidacy and some project. The reward was well-paid internships. In the top three, two women were in first and second place, the third position was occupied by a man. Women were awarded points for being a woman. If not, the man would be the first.
2. How do you think people can achieve equality between genders?
I understand equality in a fairly simple way. for me as an employer, it would not matter if the candidate is a man or a woman. Only qualifications would count. If, for example, I was running a transport company and needed a driver, then the main requirement would be to obtain a truck driver license. If a woman would have it and make a responsible impression on the conversation, I would definitely prefer to hire her than a man who seems to be crazy and vice versa
3. Who do you think have harder life? Men or Women?
I think that if someone has harder or easier life depends only on the person and not on gender. Of course, there are characteristics and gender-specific problems, but they can be considered as advantages or disadvantages depending on the situation
If there is a vacancy for a leadership position, it is likely to be given to a man, as most opinions that women will be guided by feelings, not common sense. This, of course, is absurd, since men get more money for the same position as women.
2. How do you think people can achieve equality between genders?
Can achieve equality, but we subconsciously instilled that female homemaker and a male breadwinner. And if at some family on the contrary, for us the man is not a man, woman a man in a skirt.
3. Who do you think have harder life? Men or Women?
I think women are more delicate. They should work, give birth and raise children, keep the house clean and ending with cooking for the whole family. Most men will say that it does not matter what gender, because they were not in place of women.
I did not have frequent contact with some double standards, but it happened once that I saw a man being penaltied by police officers for the same offense, for which the woman received only an instruction. However, I had no contact with direct incidents.
2. How do you think people can achieve equality between genders?
The best way out for gender equality? Let's stop living stereotypes and pin patches on people. Everyone is different, but everyone should be equal in terms of sex. If a woman wants to create her own business, make herself or create something new for herself, nobody should interrupt her. The situation is similar for men.
3. Who do you think have harder life? Men or Women?
It is a difficult issue. Some women are certainly more delicate than men, which means that they are less tolerant of adversities in life. Stereotypes also do not simplify life for women. If I were to say straight who has a harder life, I would definitely say women.
I can't tell because I didn't see any situation like that personally.
2. How do you think people can achieve equality between genders?
I guess they should stop telling everybody that we are so different and one gender should do this type of work and other something else. We are all equal and we all are capable of doing what we want and be however we want and we should start acting that way.
3. Who do you think have harder life? Men or Women?
Well Women had harder life in the past but right now there is so many #meeToo or feminism events and campaigns that Men can be easly interpreted in the wrong way and they will be simply bullied for a bad interpretation. Other thing is that Women are normally more vulnerable so when Women want to make a mess in mens life they simply lie about something and everyone would believe them just because of this #metoo. There is many articles about that but it's hard to say because there is bad sides when you are the man and the woman.
2. Perfect equality does not exist. I do not think it would be possible to achieve.
3. I do not know if it can be answered. Everyone has different problems.
I understand the problem more or less, but now I have no idea for such an example.
It seems to me that gender equality is difficult to achieve. There used to be gender equality before the machines for plowing the field were invented, because then there was a lot of power and the woman would take care of the house at home. Unfortunately, it took a long time for the scheme to become permanent. now women are demanding their rights and I have the impression that now women have more power and they talk a lot about them. Dear Ladys, please do not make our mistakes! ;)
It seems to me that women can have more difficulties after all. Besides that they work, they still take care of children and cook for the whole family. Perhaps it is different, but I say as it seems to me.
Honestly, in my whole life, I haven't met with any examples of double standards. I have heard a lot about them on the net, but I think some examples could be overrated or a little bit "embellishment".
2. How do you think people can achieve equality between genders?
I think people's behaviour should be independent of other's gender. All of us is a human being and all of us should be treated exactly the same way. It seems, that if everyone would be equal everything will be ok.
3. Who do you think to have a harder life? Men or Women?
I think it depends. It depends where to do your life, in which society, community, country, your job etc. As far as I know, there exist some countries, where women's are treated not as human beings and as a result they have fewer rights than man. On the other hand, there are modern countries, where everyone should be equal, but we see double standards. Maybe, the "hardest" of life doesn't depend on your gender, but on your life decisions.
I don't think that there is no equality now. There are some people who treats other genders unfair but I think it is small percentage, I am sick of hearing all the time that women are paying less, etc.
I can't answer that question as it is to hard to tell. Men are obligated to work hard, earn money, build a hous etc. it is hard for us to fulfill requirements of society, the same thing is for women.
I am a very nice driver but my friends never allowed me to drive their cars ( they would rather take an Uber and stuff) because they did not believed that girl can drive good.
2. How do you think people can achieve equality between genders?
They can't and they won't. We are still unequal an we can do exactly nothing about it.
3. Who do you think have harder life? Men or Women?
Women. Because if you are a woman, people instantly think that you are dumb, you have no logic in your thoughts. You bleed once a month (sometimes more). Every time you are in a bad mood all men start to ask you: "Do you have PMS at the moment?"or Ïs it that time of the month already?" and this drives me crazy. Why I can not just be in a bad mood?
Also, you are instantly weaker, if you have dated more than 1 guy, it is bad. But if guy dated more than 1 girl - that's fine! Why? Were is that equality you have been talking about?
have some interesting history for you, a week ago i met with my friend and we speak about some relationships, and i ask her about her, so she tell me that she had met a one man but he is so stupid, and she want only have sex and nothing they have 2 met and on 3 one she say okay come to me, and after it she block him and delete, i said the she is a witcher (sound like Beach), and you told me that man use women all time, and you did it, but she was surprised and dont understand,
and i said c’mon all is okay i had a sex with women and then she block and delete me i will think oh my god i am so bad:)i wont even think that she wondering only one night i will think about what i did.
and my friend say “ohh, i wish he was so stupid to think like that”
ohh sorry about mistakes, it’s last presentation and i dont want to think too much
2. How do you think people can achieve equality between genders?
never
3. Who do you think have harder life? Men or Women?
All time i see that if u stupid u have a better life but if u have some brain u need to think and do something and it’s hard
but if u women and have a brain, life is more harder than if u are man with brain:)
Unfortunately, this trend is growing. The court in 90% of cases will leave the child with the mother, and not with the father. And, frankly, I understand why this is so, but at the same time, it is impossible to judge all people by one example. Each situation must be considered separately.
2. How do you think people can achieve equality between genders?
I am a girl and would not want this. I like a certain type of men, and if the border is erased I will be more difficult. Because I want to be a girl next to a man, and not next to another girl.
3. Who do you think to have a harder life? Men or Women?
I think that it is impossible to compare. The basic situations for us are the same. But we are different at the physical level and this border will be difficult to erase. One-time sex for a woman and a man can end in completely different consequences. A man forgets it on the next day, and a woman will remember all her life. This is a different degree of responsibility.
Saudi Arabia women weren't allowed to drive a car until recently.
2. How do you think people can achieve equality between genders?
I think that is not possible there will always be one of gender that want to dominate. Maybe there will be some short time equality, but this will end fast because do we really want equality? we always want more and more. Equality want only these that are not equal but later they will want more, and they will have many explanations why they should get more.
3. Who do you think have harder life? Men or Women?
It’s hard to say for me I think it’s depends on what definition you have on how hard life look for you.
When it comes to getting equality, i dont think we can get equality in the sense ppl believe we want to get it. conscious equality is what we need, when we compare results of two 5 graders we have "baseline" they are both in 5th grade, but how about if one of them was in coma for past 3 weeks ? that makes the difference in order to achieve equality we need to take everything into consideration especially ones gender.
If i need an engineer for a job it should not matter what gender he/she has as long as i get an engineer suited for the job.
There are double standards everywhere, for men and for woman. I don’t feel really competent to touch such a sensitive issue.
2. How do you think people can achieve equality between genders?
I don’t think the true equality is possible, we are different and also we are humans, someone will be always complaining.
3. Who do you think have harder life? Men or Women?
I don’t know really, I think that some people have more difficult life than the others, but to be honest I don’t think that gender is the main reason.
I don’t think that perfect equality could ever be achieved because every human has his or her own opinion. This means that even if the law would be perfectly equal there will always be someone a man or a woman who consider his or her self as better than other gender for reasons known only to this person. For me man and women are equal but I’m sure that there is someone who thinks differently, and it will be almost impossible to change a point of view of every human in the world.
In my opinion women have much harder life then man. Why? For example pregnancy, I really admire everyone that went through this because I’m not sure if I would be able to. The other thing is traveling alone for example. It is much more likely that some criminal would attack a girl who has less physical strength then a big man and steal from her or do something even worse. Of course man and women have different pros and cons in different life situations but in general a life of a woman is harder then life of a man.
A lot of example of double standards can be found everywhere. For example, if we also touch upon the sphere of relations between people, then we can consider cases in the relationship between parents and children. Parents reproach their children for not learning and criticizing them. But in most cases, the parents themselves are not ready to listen to criticism from children, and rarely think about the correctness of actions. Perhaps this is the first thing that came to my mind, since I recently participated in a discussion on this issue.
2. How do you think people can achieve equality between genders?
It seems to me one of the surest ways, is of course the adoption of equality at the legislative level. Recently watched the movie "On the Basis of Sex". I advise to view. This topic is covered there.
3. Who do you think have harder life? Men or Women?
It seems to me that if we consider this question, we will return to the issue of double standards. Most likely it depends on the individual position of each person in society, in the family, etc.
By treating everyone equally, without making any favour to any gender. Women are valuable as much as men, we don't need any help, just more trust and faith in us.
And who has harder live, man in a woods or man in a city, who am I to judge this? I can tell you only that I earn exactly the same amount of money as my male-mates on the same position in my company. I can't tell you whether is it normal or unique.
I can show an example of many families where husband and wife are "equal": they both work. But children are only wife's responsibility. Or, for example, each woman can be a programmer, but at most job interview she would hear a question "Our team consists of men. What you think about that?".
2. How do you think people can achieve equality between genders?
We almost already achieved it. Now we should make much more less scenes about gender differences and do more.
3. Who do you think have harder life? Men or Women?
In my opinion, they are equal. We have the same value, but in different situations.
Unfortunately or fortunately nothing special comes to my mind.
2. How do you think people can achieve equality between genders?
Kids from the beginning should be told that we are all similar and have equal rights and privileges.
3. Who do you think have harder life? Men or Women?
It's not that obvious to say that one is definitely harder than other but there are certainly some aspects of life that are easier for one of the genders.
I think that army is one of the indicators that something is wrong. In many countries only men are supposed to go to the army mandatorily, but women shouldn't. So if all people are equal why is that happening? The same is with children vacation, it's broad opinion that only women supposed to take that.
2. How do you think people can achieve equality between genders?
I think that all laws should be gender-free so all people will have equal rights. I think that the fact that men length of life is shorter because of inequality.
3. Who do you think have harder life? Men or Women?
I think that all of us have the same level of difficulty.
2. I think we are still a long way from achieving equality between our genders but I believe that we are on a good path. Both women and men are starting to speak up about what needs to be changed for both sides to feel equally treated in all aspects of life.
3. It's a difficult question and depends on who do you ask. Being a man seems easier from a biological point of view- we don't have to give birth to kids, we're physically stronger and career-wise we still get some social advantages. But on the other hand women don't grow up constantly competing between each other, they are not considered a failure if they can't support an entire family by themselves, build a succesfull career, help around the house and kids- and if at any moment they slack at any of those they are perceived as weak or inconsiderate. They are also not judged for showing weakness or for showing their emotions. They are not constantly judged through a filter if something they are doing is “manly” or not. Therefore I believe this question is impossible to answer, both sides have it hard, somedays it's harder to be a woman