Feminists: What roles does the world need men for?
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not all feminists want men out completely. I think all the roles should be equal for all as much as possible (off course men can't give birth so not all things can be shared unfortunately)
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There aren't any true feminist that I've seen because, as I've stated before, the feminist movement taught women to demand rights and privileges that they felt they didn't have, but it didn't teach them that responsibilities come with them as part of the package. So women still expect men to take up those responsibilities for the most part, and expect to have everything they used to have and get from men from before.\n\nHow can feminism be obsolete when it never truly ever existed?
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My oppinion is that people should keep what they are born with.  I think that men are born men so that they can fulfill manly duties, and I think that women are born women so that they can fulfill womenly duties. ;)
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This sounds like the kind of question that is asked to upset and anger people.  If you really wonder that question and it is legitimate, then I would answer sincerely that both men and women  have the right to pursue higher education in order to create better opportunities and more sounds financial futures for themselves.  \n\nOverpopulation being what it is, the planet doesn't need "breeders" anyway.  We're in a fragile position environmentally because of overpopulation as it is.  Women are so much more than your uneducated suggestion.\n\nPlease ask questions that inspire and make others feel better about this community.  You may have valuable insights that really make the world a better place.
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Women need Men, Men need Women.  We are dependent on each other.
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Woman do rule the world, in our own way. Have you ever heard the saying, behind a great man there is a good woman. Think about it.
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a female! men needs to produce others
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One of the biggest ways that gender roles are reinforced is through advertising / commercialism.  Take a look at the toy asile at Wal-Mart.  Pink vs. Blue, Fashion & Cooking vs. Soldiers & Legos.  This continues throughout life.  Look at Playboy vs. Playgirl... women are seen as objects of beauty and men as objects of power. Movies like Pretty Woman or Maid in Manhattan emphasize the rescuing a beautiful, powerless woman.  I recommend reading Can't Buy Me Love.  It is a great look at how the advertising industry reinforces gender roles. \n\nOther possibilities would be religious beliefs & politics-- unequal allocation of resources like education, wages, child care & birth control.
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men can do without  woman and woman can do without men\nsex and love arent everything
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Most of the world's societies are paternalistic-- i.e. "run by men".  Maybe that is why the world is so messed up. LOL....\n\nTo answer your question: In a world in which men have the most power and authority, a male child has greater chances for success, power and influence.\n\nI don't agree with this philosophy.  Obviously, since I am a woman, I think female and male children are equally important and relevant to this world.  But I didn't create the world I was born into.  ---Some people also think the physically disabled children are expendable.  As a disabled adult, I know a lot of people (friends, family, co-workers, students of mine) who would be very dissatisfied to live in world where that philosophy was the norm.
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Men do understand and they do give their time, but in different ways.  Men are born to be the provider and women the nurturer.  It is what's natural for them just like the woman's role is natural for her.  Of course their family is important to them but they work to maintain it in a different way to a woman.x
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A woman's role in this world is to be a companion. Although women tend to go overboard on alot of things, since it is in women's system to be nurturing, loving, supportive, and tend to let bygones be bygones, since women are the weaker ones women are submissive and peaceful,women tend to want to make things right for all the ones they love. Women are full of love and devotion.\nWomen are life givers, teachers to the new lives, women hold the home together. Women are great. Women are needed to keep a balance in the world. Women keep life interesting.
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what was the roles of women during and after world war 2
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To understand this, you must understand the "hidden" goal of many feminist. Many feminist, especially those most viewed in the media, do not truly seek equality but superiority. They first began this quest by striving for "equality" through the legal system. However, the legal system can only ensure women are safe and treated equally in the work force, and that not so well. The legal system can not make society stop viewing men, husbands, and fathers as providers, protectors, and leaders. Nor can it force society to stop viewing women, wives, and mothers, as nuturers, providers.\n\nFor this reason, many feminist have focused on society, the familly, the Church, and all things personal that still holds solemn, supposed archaic, views of men and women. Constantly striving to reverse the God given roles of Adam and Eve, men and women. This will be a never ending quest for these feminist, because God and nature prevent them.\n\nNo matter how many bras feminist burn, or revolutions they ignite, the Church will always hold dear the doctrine of Christ. As well, men nor women will never escape nature, governed by God. The man will always hold the "seed" of children. The woman will always be the barer of children, the nurse, the mother. For this reason, women who desire to be biological mothers will always come to a point, (pregnancy and post-pregnancy) where they will need the man to aid, nuture, comfort, and provide for them.\n\nFeminists will never be satisfied until they realize they can not run from their own God ordained nature. They must recognize that the roles and duties of Adam and Eve, men and women, were not ordained by men, but by Christ.
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I agree we need to get some ladies with good agenda into politics and let them have a chance to fix what the male politicos have been unable to.\n\nGood Luck and God Bless!!
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because feminism says doing what men do is better than doing what women do.\n\nthis sexism must stop. the tasks of the female role, such as raising the kids and being a homemaker, are just as honourable, useful and downright important as financially supporting the family.\n\ni agree that Western women, at the moment, have less power than men because the church and our society's institutions are so patriarchal. this is because of the church, which, as detailed in the da vinci code, has targeted women - trying to banish the sacred feminine and the goddess from legitimate spiritual experience. the best thing therefore, is to return the sacred feminine and the goddess to society, and particularly women. then they will feel equally powerful, just like men feel powerful having the god and masculinity celebrated as being good in society. \n\nonce this has been done, perhaps western women will feel more willing to engage in their normal roles, instead of trying to do what men do - which are the only respected ones. i can actually think of no more important a task really, these days, than raising fine children though. i think having both parents work and sending the kids off to daycare is not the best way to go about this. the best way is to have either the mother or the father stay home. i think the mother would be the best, as mothers are better generally at raising the kids and caring for the home and maintaining social networks. men are better at going out and doing dangerous and stressful work, or boring, grinding routine work (however you want to put it both are valid) to make sure there is 'bread on the table' (well, the resources to get it/make it at least... the mother puts the bread on the table literally lol, although my dad did make a fantastic loaf of bread... i'm by no means a fundamentalist when it comes to gender roles, as some other answerers make you out to be.)\n\ni really encourage your honesty about the way you were brought up to look at what men and women are supposed to do. all too often we are afraid to raise this point. there is an identical question about men. however, no masculist movement has gone and made men feel valuable only if they do what women do. the prevailing belief in society is, still, unfortunately, that it is shameful for a man to appear like a woman (physically and by doing what women do, like nursing/homemaking).\n\nfor inspiration about this, look at http://www.glennsacks.com he is a major men's activist in america. he is a househusband. i know, it's not what he's supposed to do as a man, but, as some other answerers have said, it's what he and his wife have worked out is best, and best for her (not to mention the kids.) \n\nbasically though, i admire you for having the guts to ask this most fundamental of questions - 'Why isn't the world like it is supposed to be?'\n\nWell done for not being guilty at being disappointed that the world isn't as you expected it to be, based on how you were brought up, and asking a question about it.
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I don't, but you know what I dint think men and women should be equal.  There are certain levels of equality I would like to see that others may not agree with such as a woman president, and so forth. I mean hey who knows they may actually make a great president.  I do that think some of our feminist leaders are defiantly going over bored.  As far as asking for to much, I would need an example but other than that, yes I would agree that their a little outspoken and unable to back themselves up.