Gender Studies - June 2007

We always hear about stereotypes of women but what do men think about norms of masculinity?

2007-06-30 16:01:34 · 19 answers · asked by ginzuisho 4

I've been burned by the last couple relationships I've had, so I'm simply trying to minimize risk. The same can be said of guys (about age being a predictor), but not to the same extent.
There are other factors, like whether she has a career that she enjoys & whether she has children from multiple men....but I think age is the most reliable predictor.
What are your thoughts?

2007-06-30 05:11:11 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

I mean even when they get everything they need from their husbands:FINANCIAL (2) EMOTIONAL (3)BIOLOGICAL still they want their own incomes, own identities.I want to know what's so insulting in being known as somebody's wife? As a result of competing with their husbands they are causing distress to themselves as well as their husbands and children.They forget that homely tasks are not inferior but complimentary.Many men also forget that having a wife at home is a tremendous asset not just for household tasks but also paying bills,receiving couriers etc. Yes there are some tasks like doctors/police etc where society needs ladies but those are exceptions.I never say that women are less capable than men but one should understand one's prioritiesespecially shouldn't children be the priorities after motherhood? Ofcourse if somebody needs money or is abused by her spouse then she has to work. Also a woman has the right to choose celibacy or become a childless woman.Then she can work.

2007-06-30 02:17:19 · 61 answers · asked by VILAS S 1

2007-06-29 23:07:04 · 21 answers · asked by wintersnow 2

I'm a black belt in two different martial arts and am an expert in the use of the Roman broadsword.

2007-06-29 21:04:49 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

What has been your experience with regard to discrimination? Have things really improved?

Within my own world, the world of cinema, things haven`t really changed. Women are still invisible in the main. And with the internationalisation of cinema, the film world has become increasingly sexist.

Old moguls don`t even SEE the women writers they`ve overlooked and passed over for years and years. All they see, to keep their jobs and/or self-image, are the young bucks coming along.

Look at any rundown of current films and/or films in production. How many women writers? How many women directors?

It gets worse. How many films and/or submissions made by women have been ripped off without demur/without conscience?

I am still smarting over the expropriation of my own Alfred Hitchcock scenario and haven`t really recovered from the women in film debacle of thirty years past.

So what`s going on?????????????

Can we learn from the Saudis? Are we worse????

2007-06-29 20:34:10 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Would women be wearing harley gear and riding motercycles is men didn't think it was cool? Would women be jogging and trying to look pretty if men didnt care what they looked like? Would women be trying to brag about all the great things their sex thinks it can do if there were no men left on earth to compete with? I believe the answer is no to all the above. I believe women would act like women, not men, if mens influence disapeared.

2007-06-29 19:25:51 · 9 answers · asked by Stephen 2

You read how once people retire they don't know who they are anymore. How is this different from kids having no direct contact with $ all their lives?

For stay-at-home moms & dads, are you OK with making a contribution to your family but not directly to the economy. In other words do you feel you violated the old Protestant work ethic?

For divorced spouses who previously stayed at home, did the marriage dragged on longer because you were afraid to leave without $? Was the outcome fair? What sources of income do you draw now to support yourself?

For women, is $ a scorecard between the sexes aside from the obvious financial benefits?

2007-06-29 03:40:05 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Regardless of your viewpoint on such an emotive issue-does it not show her to be an even bigger hypocrite than her less than truthful spouse Tony Bliar?

2007-06-29 02:04:05 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

If we were all lions & monkeys, you would be lucky to even get a choice of being mounted. I think human relations would be alot less stressful if we followed mother nature's lead.

2007-06-29 01:13:58 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

This is more personal.
is nothing to be offensive that i m asking.
Is just a reality that have been seen, all over world.
If you don´t like the question . Please don't answer it.
But if you do, think first.

2007-06-28 17:36:12 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

read this question and read the answers...

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AkWUdjMZW7fWkkfTYSBmm_fsy6IX?qid=20070628121558AA4kCAE

what i'd like to know is, why do women see a guy as an enemy for being attracted to them?

women flirt with guys too, and i know that if most of these women were got the same reaction they said they'd give they'd cry all night(and i've never deard of a guy who would not appreciate that kind of attention from a woman). what ever happened to the golden rule?

2007-06-28 17:31:18 · 9 answers · asked by ? 2

2007-06-28 12:20:59 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

My topic is about big verses small, yesterday I was at my cubicle and I overheard one of the other female employees going on and on with another female employee on how big is the new sexy and how being small is played out. She proceeded to say how small women are not apealing to most men anymore and how men are prefering thick women over little women. I asked her what does she consider "skinny" she then said women like me. Mind you this women is about 5'4 and 220 pounds and I am 5'7 130 pounds. I asked what makes you think small women are not "in" she says because Monique showed on the Bet awards last night that big girls are just as sexy as small girls if not more. I have nothing against big women but it pisses me off when big women try to make smaller women fell bad for not being big. I told her if she was truley satisfied with her size she would not be defaming smaller women. I hate the term skinny because I am not skinny I am slinder with very nice curves. What do u think?

2007-06-28 11:10:02 · 21 answers · asked by misswannano 2

I'm for, because men can be victim of sexism

2007-06-28 05:40:00 · 24 answers · asked by L'oeil de Washington 3

2007-06-27 19:43:31 · 7 answers · asked by eric h 1

we are 4 sisters and my mom is still her wife but her new girl friend is his secretor in his office;he has another one in another city,I have their film and photos but we(me and sisters) didn't tell him that we know this.but her new one is in our city,she is selfish to my mom and me and sisters.she wants to show us that we are not important to my dad.I hate my father but I can't let him do this to my mom.my mom knows this new story and she doesn't say anything like the last one(it's not finished yet)I want to delete this foolish and rude girl because of my mother,myself and my sisters.I need help please

2007-06-27 18:19:35 · 6 answers · asked by mahna 2

i've heard a lot of people say that for guys, attraction is more visual, so it is mostly about looks, and for girls it's more emotional so it's more about personality. but that doesn't seem to be true. when it comes to relationships, both guys and girls care about personality, but when it comes to sexual attraction, it seems to be just as much about looks for girls as it is for guys.are girls really not as visual as guys or is that a myth?

2007-06-27 16:16:14 · 13 answers · asked by ? 2

I really am curious to the reason.
And, wasn't like just yesterday the "Gender and Women's Studies" just called "Women's Studies"?
Just wondering.

2007-06-27 16:01:21 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

A small example of this would be examples of domestic abuse between ADULTS- sometimes escalating and possibilty culminating in death.
If for example me, a man, were to make friends with another man who at sometime began influencing me towards illegal drug activities with the threat of physically beating me if I didnt cooperate. I decide after a while to leave this guy alone and distance myself. 4 months later I find myself needing some money or friendship so I go back to working with the guy eventhough I still find myself somewhat hesitant. One day the news reports I was found shot to death at my home with his narcotics found dispersed around my the house.
How would society view me in this situation? Would they be sympathetic ? As a grown adult man few would sympathize with my situation and my CHOICES.
Why would this be any different than a woman staying in an abusive relationship or leaving and going back to that same person with a tragic end?

2007-06-27 15:13:11 · 13 answers · asked by Airtight 2

often times, you'd find the woman won't want to disclose the public info you wanted to know on the phone...if you're man, how do you feel about this? for instance, if you'd like to know of the average prices of the computers in the store, she will simplily ask you to come down there to check out for yourself....while the male clerk most likely would answer you this kinda of information.....and, do you feel that women receive more but disclose less? they know more than you but disclose less....kinda of weird, uneasy feelings, though....i want your guys' opinions on this....thanks....(i'm researching on the workings of the mind of women in general.....)

2007-06-27 14:19:27 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-27 13:06:43 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

I believe in free speech completely, but I do have to agree with Elizabeth Edwards in that Ann Coulter needs to STFU. Still, Edwards degrades the whole situation by asking for campaign contributions. What are you thoughts?

2007-06-27 13:04:23 · 12 answers · asked by MaryCheneysAccessory 6

2007-06-27 13:01:17 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-27 10:41:01 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

...??? man's point of view...nothing more dumber than seeing the girls bra straps exposed and sticking out every where.

2007-06-27 09:02:57 · 12 answers · asked by gemini6187 2

I have often wondered...if I put a tea cup into a closet, and give it somethought, should I re-name it since it is out of sight, out of mind?

And then I was at a maternity store the other day, and noticed, NO signs for "FETUS SHOWER", just "BABY SHOWER", or is this semantics when we don't want something, or need to distance ourselves, we call it some other name.

Is the "Law" really a moral compass in which to make a decision or "choice", and does it validate/invalidate that "choice"?

2007-06-27 08:35:19 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

i know some go on tips but dont some of them get real paychecks?

2007-06-27 08:35:10 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Instead of being concerned about the rights of women that they are not involved with?

2007-06-27 08:10:16 · 12 answers · asked by Lane 3

It has been observed that dowry laws and rape laws are being grossly abused in the name of women empowerment.

2007-06-27 07:39:25 · 3 answers · asked by IC 3