Did women's rights hurt relationships/marriage.?

Question

First let me start by saying I am in no way bashing women. I'm just asking if women's independence affected how a women is treated or how she treats her spouse in a relationship? Could this be a reason why the divorce rate has increased over the last several decades?

Answer 1

yes, to a degree I think it is/does. My wife is a stay at home mom and is happy with her very important role of homemaker, mother, and wife. I take the traditional role of the man and she the traditional role of the wife. It works well for us and our marriage has lasted for 11 years and is strong. Lots of ladies do not value the playing the role my wife does anymore. Funny thing is that of the two of us she is by far the more important person/role in our family. I just bring home the money and fix things. If she has a 4 year collage degree and if she had insisted on having a job and trying to play a traditional mans role then I doubt we would be the family we are today.

Answer 2

Iiiiiiiiimmmmmmmmm gunna be accused of destroying years of suffrage but..


YES.

I think womens rights are a good thing. EVERYONE should be paid the same for doing the same work, women are just as capable and intellegent butttt... it destroyed something in the way men look at women.

they say chivalry is dead. I believe women's lib killed it. No more doors being opened just b/c ur a girl. You see 9 month pregnant women standing onthe METRO while 19 year old boys sit down. And what happened to the whole "you nevver hit a girl" thing? So many more men just don't care.

I think the roll of the protector and nurturer have been fuzzed by this.. which is part of the reason relationships struggle.


(im just waiting for someone to yell at me they always do) I'm just old fashioned. My fiance already knows, and has from day one, that I'm staying home while my kids are young. I think that's one of the most important things for a family. When they are older, i'll work part time. I'm not against working, and if my staying home injured my family, I would go to work in an instant.

I'll take care of the house if he takes care of the bills :)


but yea, i think it did. Dont let people bash you for that belief. There are a lot of vicious.. let me go so far as to say it.. feminazis out there.

Answer 3

It could definately be a reason why the divorce rate has increased. Women can now think of themselves as equals which also means that they have a right to be happy. As the divorce rate increased the types of people seeking a divorce changed. Some of the changes are for the better, abused wives and children. Some are for the worse, marriage is not seen as permanent, people often do not try as hard as they should to make it work.
My sister recently got divorced, she said that people should have to take a class on divorce before they get married. It is much harder to get divorced than it is to get married. Maybe if people were made aware of that fact the divorce rate would decline.

Answer 4

At first, I thought that you were an idiot. Then I re-read your question several times.

In a way, it could of had an impact on how marriage is treated today.
In a way, it could not of had an impact on how marriage is treated today.

I would say that it is not SOLELY about womens rights, but that any time there is a disruption in society, there is a collapse.
We now know that the "hippie" movement of the 1960's has had a greater impact than what it was once thought. Of course, with the "hippie" movement, the institute of marriage declined.

I am waiting to see what some of the more inellectual types have to say on this.

A great question though.

Answer 5

I think so. Roles have changed - and stirred everything up. I think it sux when a man wont open the door for me because some woman yelled at him about womens lib thing. I appreciate the gentlemen qualities. Yes - i can take care of myself and dont really need those things.... but its SO nice- to have that respect, and to be treated like a lady. I would love to know someone would do anything to take care of me- not because i need it- but because i am that loved. I loved having my mom home - if i was sick- she was always there- never had to try to find her at work. Home cooked meals every night- more than that- she raised 5 of us- toughest job in the world. My parents have been married 45 years. Bottom line- you get what you get. Do you want a woman with traditional values? Up to you- theres plenty out there.

Answer 6

I think that it gave women a lot of things that they didn't have before. I love science, and if I had been born before the feminist movement, I might not have even discovered that love of science, let alone been able to get a PhD. However, I think that the end result is that a lot of women are mothers and have careers, and wind up working really hard to fulfill both roles. I think that childcare responsibilities and housework didn't get divided up along with the workplace responsibilities. So in some ways, it's bad, but in a lot of ways, it's good.

Answer 7

I've never thought of that but its a great question...
Maybe it has, hell women are now wanting to fend for themselves and with this idea of independence they are shrugging off more garbage including crazy husbands that don't support them or their ideas!
I for one am a moderate feminist and I do believe the things we try to accomplish are not to break the "family" which in reality is the nucleus of society. But its there to give better advice and to help prove the value of women as a whole! But if studies later show that what you are saying is correct then hell we need to tell these crazy women to stop their Nazi rages and tell women that both men and women can be **** so stop hurting each others feelings and make love not war, hahahahahaha!!!!

Answer 8

Oh absoultely! My husband not only allows me to stay home with the kids but he encourages it and I love it. And in return he comes home to a clean house, clean clothes, and dinner on the table every night. Not because I have to, but because I want to. I am still very independent in the sense that I pay the bills (do the budget) balance the checkbook, handle all the household activities, etc. We are a team in every sense of the word. But, I am happy to submit to him :o). And he is a true gentleman, holds the door open for me, opens my car door for me, most men today wouldn't even know what treating a lady looked like. Its a shame.
L.

Answer 9

Women in the workplace has caused more obesity since we aren't at home preparing nutritious meals for our families anymore. It's much easier to pick up a pizza on the way home. This it turn has caused, in part, the overweight and obesity epidemic, which has caused more self-image issues, which means our husband's aren't getting as much action and our children are not confident in themselves. We are now bringing in more income, but there are consequences to that and I think it has hurt the family relationship.

Answer 10

Well if there were no womans rights, men would be allowed to beat his wife, but there are so she can divorce him for it. Women deserve respect!