Do you ever wish you weren't female?

Question

My reason is that being woman is never made to be anything desirable, or inspiring, or enviable... being a woman you aren;t credited with such honor and praise as men are, you cant expect to reach the same fame as men, and man basically kicks and knocks womens image down, so why would you want to be one? Would a man ever want to be one? I doubt it. I wouldnt necessarily want ot be a man, but I would just like to escape this lack of a glorious promise. ... Yes, women can do the same things as man, but does she ever get the recognition? No. Does her name get wirtten in the history books? No. Maybe a handful/ The rest of the time, she is blotted out from history and existence, Is that fair? No....
Just wondering if and when other females feel as I do sometimes....

Brinlarr- what a sexist insult!! I do NOT like to be thought of as a piece of meat, exclusive of a human individual!! How terrible!!

But its not our (womens) fault that its this way. Its mans own fault he wouldnt want to be in our own shoes. Maybe then, thats just their little way of making themselves feel better!

Answer 1

I think you sell women short.Women allow themselves to be knocked down by buying into the crap thats thrown at them through mass media.There are plenty of powerful women who are in historyy books and as time passes there will be more great strides by women.Here are some women that have some jobs and power that I would love to have.I also don't think they would have been able to accomplish these things if they had a self negative image of what women are capable of.Women are great some of the most influential people have been women.Men just don't want to admit it or talk about it.

1 Condoleezza Rice National Security Adviser, Bush Administration 49 U.S.
2 Wu Yi Vice Premier, former Vice Mayor of Beijing 65 China
3 Sonia Gandhi President, Congress Party 57 India
4 Laura Bush U.S. First Lady 57 U.S.
5 Hillary Rodham Clinton U.S. Senator 56 U.S.
6 Sandra Day O'Connor U.S. Supreme Court Justice 74 U.S.
7 Ruth Bader Ginsburg U.S. Supreme Court Justice 71 U.S.
8 Megawati Sukarnoputri President, Indonesia 57 Indonesia
9 Gloria Macapagal Arroyo President, Philippines 57 Phillipines
10 Carleton "Carly" S. Fiorina Chair and Chief Executive, Hewlett-Packard 49 U.S.
11 Nancy Pelosi Minority Leader, U.S. House of Representatives 64 U.S.
12 Cherie Booth Blair U.K. First Lady 49 U.K.
13 Queen Rania Al-Abdullah Queen of Jordan 34 Jordan
14 Begum Khaleda Zia Prime Minister of Bangladesh 58 Bangladesh
15 Abigail Johnson President, Fidelity Management & Research 41 U.S.
16 Susan Arnold Vice Chair, Global Beauty Care, Procter & Gamble 50 U.S.
17 Christine Poon Worldwide Chair, Medicines and Nutritionals, Johnson & Johnson 51 U.S.
18 Karen Hughes Adviser and former counselor to President George W. Bush 48 U.S.
19 Marjorie Magner Chair and Chief Executive, Global Consumer Group, Citigroup 55 U.S.
20 Ann S. Moore Chair and Chief Executive, Time Inc. 54 U.S.
21 Margaret Thatcher Former U.K. Prime Minister 79 U.K.
22 Queen Elizabeth II Queen of the United Kingdom 78 U.K.
23 Lynne Cheney U.S. Second Lady 63 U.S.
24 Ho Ching Chief Executive and Executive Director, Temasek Holdings 51 Singapore
25 Barbara Walters News Correspondent and Anchor, ABC's 20/20 74 U.S.
26 Diane Sawyer Co-Anchor, ABC's Good Morning America, Primetime Thursday 58 U.S.
27 Anne Sweeney Co-Chair, Disney Media Networks, and President, Disney-ABC Television Group 46 U.S.
28 Vivian Banta Vice Chair, Chief Executive of Insurance, Prudential Financial 53 U.S.
29 Indra Nooyi President and Chief Financial Officer, PepsiCo 48 U.S.
30 Elizabeth Dole U.S. Senator 67 U.S.
31 Tarja Halonen President, Republic of Finland 60 Finland
32 Nance Dicciani President and Chief Executive, Specialty Materials, Honeywell International 56 U.S.
33 Mary McAleese President, Ireland 53 Ireland
34 Loyola de Palacio Vice President of the European Commission 53 Spain
35 Queen Beatrix Queen of the Netherlands 66 Netherlands
36 Marina Berlusconi Chair, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore 37 Italy
37 Brenda Barnes President, Chief Operating Officer, Sara Lee 50 U.S.
38 Vanessa Castagna Executive Vice President, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, J.C. Penney Stores, Catalog and I 53 U.S.
39 Queen Sofia Queen of Spain 65 Spain
40 Mary Sammons President and Chief Executive, Rite Aid 57 U.S.
41 Susanne Klatten Deputy Chair, Altana 42 Germany
42 Anne Mulcahy Chair and Chief Executive, Xerox 51 U.S.
43 Helen Clark Prime Minister of New Zealand 54 New Zealand
44 Chandrika Kumaratunga President, Sri Lanka 59 Sri Lanka
45 Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Nobel Laureate 59 Myanmar
46 Faezeh Rafsanjani Chair, Islamic Countries Women's Sports Federation and former member of Iranian Parliament NA Iran
47 Peng Peiyun President, All-China Women's Federation 73 China
48 Sallie Krawcheck Chair and Chief Executive, Smith Barney 39 U.S.
49 Gail Berman President of Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting 47 U.S.
50 Dianne Feinstein U.S. Senator
51 Margaret Whitman President and Chief Executive, eBay 47 U.S.
52 Patricia Stonesifer President, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 47 U.S.
53 Anne Lauvergeon Chair, Chief Executive, The Areva Group 45 France
54 Karen Elliott House Senior Vice President, Dow Jones & Co.; Publisher, The Wall Street Journal 56 U.S.
55 Xie Qihua Chair, President, Shanghai Baosteel Group NA China
56 Patricia Russo Chair, Chief Executive, Lucent Technologies 51 U.S.
57 Katie Couric Co-Anchor, The Today Show 47 U.S.
58 Olympia Snowe U.S. Senator 57 U.S.
59 Marjorie Scardino Chief Executive, Pearson 57 U.K.
60 Stacey Snider Chair, Universal Pictures, Vivendi Universal 43 U.S.
61 Andrea Jung Chair and Chief Executive, Avon 45 U.S.
62 Oprah Winfrey Television host, media billionaire 50 U.S.
63 Colleen Barrett President and Chief Operating Officer, Southwest Airlines 59 U.S.
64 Judy McGrath Chair and Chief Executive, MTV Networks 51 U.S.
65 Antonia Axson Johnson Chair, Axel Johnson 61 Sweden
66 Amy Pascal Chair, Sony Pictures Entertainment 46 U.S.
67 Anne Cox Chambers and Barbara Cox Anthony Owners, Cox Enterprises NA U.S.
68 Queen Silvia Queen of Sweden 60 Sweden
69 Nancy McKinstry Chair, Wolters Kluwer 45 Netherlands
70 Vaira Vike-Freiberga President, Latvia 66 Latvia
71 Sherry Lansing Chair, Paramount Pictures Motion Picture Group 59 U.S.
72 Susan V. Berresford President, Ford Foundation 61 U.S.
73 Luisa Diogo Prime Minister of Mozambique 46 Mozambique
74 Dr. Sima Samar Deputy Premier of Afghanistan 47 Afghanistan
75 Carla Cico President and Chief Executive, Brasil Telecom
76 Christine Lagarde Chair, Baker & McKenzie 48 France
77 Belinda Stronach Member of Parliament, Canada 38 Canada
78 Maria Asuncion Aramburuzabala Vice Chair, Grupo Modelo 40 Mexico
79 Liliane Bettencourt Owner, L'Oreal 81 France
80 Mary Ma Xuezheng Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, The Legend Group 50 China
81 Dr. Stephanie Burns President and CEO, Dow Corning 49 U.S.
82 Marilyn Carlson Nelson Chair and Chief Executive, Carlson Companies 64 U.S.
83 Queen Noor Dowager Queen of Jordan 52 Jordan
84 Greta Van Susteren Anchor, Fox News Network 50 U.S.
85 Joanne "J.K." Rowling Author, the Harry Potter series 38 U.K.
86 Dr. Mathilde Krim Founder and Chair, American Foundation for AIDS Research 78 U.S.
87 Louise Frechette Deputy Secretary General, United Nations 57 Canada
88 Ruth Ann Marshall President, Americas, MasterCard International 49 U.S.
89 Ann Fudge Chair and Chief Executive, Young & Rubicam 52 U.S.
90 Carol Bartz Chair, CEO and President, AutoDesk 55 U.S.
91 Orit Gadiesh Chair, Bain & Co. 53 U.S.
92 Martha Nelson Managing Editor, People magazine 51 U.S.
93 Rochelle "Shelly" Lazarus Chair and Chief Executive, Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide 56 U.S.
94 Ana Patricia Botin Chair, Banco Espanol de Credito 44 Spain
95 Carol Bellamy Executive Director, UNICEF 62 U.S.
96 Dr. Hanan Ashrawi Spokeswoman, Palestinian Authority 57 West Bank
97 Clara Furse Chief Executive, London Stock Exchange NA U.K.
98 Nancy Barry President, Women's World Banking 55 U.S.
99 Shirin Ebadi Nobel Laureate 57 Iran
100 Jody Williams Nobel Laureate 53 U.S.

Answer 2

wow great question ... yes I did at one time, but with an explanation , being old school I know what it it like to be discriminated against just for being female we were very limited back in the day as to what we could do . I wasn't allowed to work , go shopping or do anything on my own, because of being a woman we also weren't allowed in the same places as men such as 'the gentleman's club" , we as women couldn't even vote at one time and were treated as indentured servants , If we did have property it was under the control of or turned over to our husbands ,brothers and fathers . There are some places in the south that still follow the old rules for women. Thank goodness for the changes that our foremothers fought for so that I can hear women proudly say today that they wouldn't be a man for anything in the world. and thank God everyday for being an American citizen ,in other countries women have it a lot worse that we ever have.

Answer 3

I only dislike being a female once a month. And I agree with you we do get treated very poorly. If it wasn't for the women in this world then there would not be any males and visa versa. But we have come along way from the 50's and being slaves to our husbands and fathers is almost a thing of the past. We still need to work on it for our daughters, One stinky male at a time.
And there is a study on the fact that there is more females on the planet then males, and it is a hypothesis that eventually the male race for human males will be extinct. I will try and look it up for you.

Answer 4

No way. Cramps suck but I would never give up that look on a man's face where they have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. It's really quite fun. I've made guys cry before. If you ask me, women are treated second string only if they don't have enough ambition to make people understand that they're not. Plus as a girl, maybe now I'm the one being sexist but I've never met a boy who could confide with friends about deep feelings. My friends come to me all the time for help with issues and I trust them with mine. Guys just don't do that. So honestly, if you think that they treat women poorly, I'd rather be the underdog than the conceited jerk.

Answer 5

From your question I keep reading the same thing, 'See me'. What have you done that you were not recognized? Last time I checked it wasn't a competition.What was the glory you were promised, but did not receive? Did I miss that memo? I wonder if you have any children. The feeling you get about six months into it and the baby starts to move. No man will ever feel that. No man will ever know what it is like to carry another human being into this world. My husband worshiped my belly for what it held. He would listen to our second daughter moving around, he would hold his had to my stomach to feel her move. When I was in labor I have never seen a man look so helpless. He kept asking me if I was okay. Is my husband one in a million? To me he is, but I'm sure there are other women who would say the same about their partners. My children come to me first with a problem. When they cry, they cry for me. That is the recognition I get. I don't need anymore. As long as my daughters think that I can do anything, and I do, then they know they can do anything. Even if they are girls.

Answer 6

Well it is true that women are mostly the degraded,oppressed, vulnerable,discredited sex. But thats what makes things so challenging, we tolerate a lot. Listen we can carry a lot of burden, worry and think for others, we can do anything connected to anything emotional. We dont easily freak out and start punching and kicking like men do we? Men mostly cheats on us, well we tolerate and move on, dont we?
As for my opinion, I'm glad that I'm a woman, and not those unjust, despicable men. Oh yeah you should also remember there are so many other things to enjoy if you're a woman, afterall we are living in the 21st century.
Well just have to keep fighting and struggling to get all types of recognition. No matter what, women are the most beautiful sex from outside and inside.

Answer 7

Some women make it look easy! I have always been an awkward woman with "sex appeal" - sad that even has to be said but lets face it if you aren't really smart (which I'm not) and you don't have high self esteem (which I never had) then the only other thing you have is to cook, clean and giggle (which I'm really good at). Don't get me wrong I don't think being a man is easy at all and if I had to choose for myself I still want to be a woman but smarter with high self esteem and good clothes so I can work that sexuality--lol kidding!

Answer 8

***Do you ever wish you weren't female? ***

That's a very good one.

Yes, women generally receive the messy end of the stick. Do not despair, i hear you and agree. Where would the human race
be without women, we would not exist.
So thank you to all the women of earth.Yes even the religious books have a tendency to overlook the females.

Answer 9

Well this is not completely True
Most women have many good things that most men don't have
and women are really respected some times
read this
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5293262.stm

Women are less likely to fight with each others (or use any kind of violence)
Women have a more senstive feeling that is required in some jobs like nursing

think and you will find many good things that you have and men don't

Answer 10

Sweetie you have it all BACKWARDS! I wouldn't want to be a man, for all the money in the world!! You need to realize that women are so desired by men, that men will do just about anything to get a woman! Use that knowledge to your advantage. Being female means that you barely have to work at anything.....just throw a man a compliment and they will do the work for you. you can just batt your eyes and have a stranger pump your gas OR EVEN PAY FOR IT! And if you cry, most men get really nervous and give you what you want, just so you will stop crying/ or shut up. You just need realize your value in the world, develop self-esteem........and even if you don't feel it...act like you own the world and you will be surprised at how much you will begin to love being a woman!

Answer 11

Honey, why do you think it's called HIStory? Cause all the pen holders were men. Of course women get recognition. Should we get more? Sure. But haven't you ever heard the saying, 'behind every great man, there's a woman'? I'd say that's pretty inspiring...if not empowering. Let's see a man give birth. ;)

Without us, HIStory wouldn't exist.

xo