now that the role of women has changed, when will the role of men change?

Question

now women are no longer just housemakers, they are financially independant. when will men accept the equality and be content to play the lessor half of the equation?

Answer 1

There are a number of things wrong with your question. First, you mean lesser, not lessor. A lessor is someone who pays rent on a lease. You speak of equality, and then ask men to play the lesser half. You mention financial independence as if that is the standard to measure superiority by. You also mention that women are no longer house makers, suggesting that role equates to inferiority. So, by your standards, you are telling single mothers that work at a blue collar job, don't earn a six figure income, come home and take care of their children, then cook dinner and clean their house are nothing but the 'lesser half of the equation' as well. You are also telling women that choose to be a homemaker they are somehow inferior to a woman that chooses to work outside of the home, thereby judging them for the choice they make. I hope you pay very close attention to your surroundings, because it will probably be very painful if you ever fall off of that high horse you have placed yourself on. I imagine a large number of women that have made different choices than you have will be insulted by your insinuation they are less of a woman than you are.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, my beer is almost gone, and since my wife is the basement cleaning up the mess me and my buddies made last night playing poker, so I’m going to have to yell loud to tell her to come upstairs and get me another one.

Answer 2

See, your question is loaded... You really aren't after equality, you're after superiority when you say ask "when will men accept the equality and be content to play the lessor half of the equation?"

I think men and women can work together and decide what is the best option in any situation. In terms of marriages, maybe the best choice is for the man to stay home and be the homemaker and in some situations maybe it's best for the woman. I think it has to be up to the individuals making the decisions and not forced one way or the other.

Answer 3

Many men are weak and play the lessor half of the equation. The problem is that women want the men to be strong when they need them to be strong and weak when they want them to be weak.

Why can't the women's libbers simply allow people to live their lives in whatever way they want? If a woman wants to be a housewife and raise her children instead of letting some stranger in daycare teach them how to think and behave, why is that a bad thing to people like you? How does raising a family make a woman lowly?

I know many couples where the woman makes more money than the man, but it doesn't make the man the "lessor [sic] half of the equation."

A mature, responsible, confident adult doesn't need to feel that they are the greater half of their partnership. Perhaps you have some growing up to do.

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Answer 4

Probably never.

Man since the dawn of time has assumed authority over everything. Even now that equality exists among the sexes it doesn't mean that men will share their power fully with women. Hence why we haven't had a female president here. Because of that factor that if women prove to be more superior to men they will lose control of everything. Let alone respect among a fellow man. Or simply men believe that women can't handle that much authority and will never subject themselves to being inferior to women. Men have a hard time dealing with equality right now. Don't expect men to ever become less than women, and if they did they would probably find a way to use it against them.

Answer 5

Only time will tell.

Though there are still a lot of men who do not wish to accept that women now have an important role in the work force we cannot ignore that there are still many who have. Personally I believe there are two sides to this equation. There are many women who do not wish to accept that men too play important roles in not only the work force but at home as well. Nowadays it is no longer uncommon for a female to work and support her family and a male to take the role of stay at home dad. This all depends on the individuals. Will there ever be true equality between the sexes? No one can say for sure. As for "to play the lessor half of the equation" should anyone have to? Isn't it equality we are aiming for?

Answer 6

Haha. I love how being a full-time parent is considered the "lessor (sic) half." The implication being, of course, that "stay-at-home moms" are next to worthless next to the father out earning the paycheck. Way to let that bigotry show!

Answer 7

I know what you are trying to say.

When will it even out? Why don't as many men choose to stay home and be home makers for their career oriented wives as women do for their men?

It seems wrong that there are so many driven, successful, career women without men to support their success. Meanwhile so many successful men have women backing them.

I think the problem is just as Fozzie bear said. Women support this idea in theory....but very few support this in actual practice. They want to flip-flop the roles at their convenience. They will embrace such a man for a period of time and then change their minds and dump him.

It's women who have more trouble adjusting to the changes.

Answer 8

This question makes absolutely no sense. You said "accept equality" and "play the lessor half" all in the same breath. Stop trying to sound intelligent before you hurt yourself.

Answer 9

I object to this question, but isn't it funny how pissy men get when you ask them to assume the place women have been forced into for years!?! This is hilarious! Now you know how I feel when these crazy 'complementarians' tell me that I was made to be a man's servant! Ha!

Answer 10

Yea! When do we get to stay home all day and be used as sex objects by our wives when they get home from work. Let men suffer now in the lessor half of the equation - I demand equality with you!