Women's rights and equality?

Question

These days women are trying more and more to become equal with men, yet this strange 'manners' still apply. Such as holding the door open for women or not being able to hit a woman because she is a woman (among friends). Do you think everyone should be exactly equal? Socially, Ethically and ecnomically?

Answer 1

What does holding a door open for a woman have to do with equality? That is called being polite.

Answer 2

>These days women are trying more and more to become equal with men, yet this strange 'manners' still apply. Such as holding the door open for women or not being able to hit a woman because she is a woman (among friends).

Well, this is mostly because the femininists want to give women all the good things men get, but not take away any of the good things women get that men DON'T get. Basically if we start saying 'Well how about women hold doors open for men from now on?' the feminists come back and say 'OMG UR INFRINJING ON WIMENS RITES' and everyone listens to them. Not that I'm for infringement on women's rights, but some people want to give women privileges as well and that I really don't agree with.

Answer 3

I agree in equality of women in many aspects, but there are also undeniable differences between men and women. In all honesty, the world will always have a certain perception of men and women. I will hold open a door for a man or a woman. I might be more inclined to hold it for a woman at times, because I am sexually attracted toward them. But, manners should pertain to all peoples. Economically, women have struggled because of the job market favoring men many times. But, progress has been made and is still being made to find a balance in the code of conduct and equality.

Answer 4

I don't think holding the door open is equality. It's respect. Hitting a woman knowing very well she doesn't have strength as a man to hit back isn't equality either. I think men and women should be equal, but it's more of a balance. Men have things women don't but women have what men don't

Answer 5

Not true. I hold doors open for people. If I reach first and others are behind me, be they male or female, I will hold the door open.

It would be RUDE to shut it in their face. MEN should not touch a woman he does not know though...images of rape come up and no amount of equality will change that...sorry.

We should be equal in the sense that a man and woman doing the same job should get the same pay. A doctor and street begger should not make the same money though.

Answer 6

Re: holding the door. It's not necessary to hold the door if she can get it herself. If she has her arms full, then it's nice to hold the door for her, but that applies to holding the door for a man, too.

As far as a man not hitting a woman, that is because men are usually twice as strong as a woman. I think if she hits you, tell her you will have her arrested for assault and battery.

Answer 7

I think equal pay, being able to vote, voice your opinion.....are fine.
some feminists act like anything associeted with femininity or sex is considered degrading to women. Personally I think a lot of those type of feminists demean themselves when they do things like: say a woman who choses to pose nude is a 'whore', think fashion magizines should not airbrush or use beautiful women (which would imply those feminists are very insucure that they can't remember a photo is airbrushed and models are supposed to look much better then the average person because they are supposed to be pleasing to the eye and high fashion ads are a form of art), say only larger and extremly flawed women are 'real' implying a self-imposed standard which is just as demeaning since it stereotypes women's bodies and dosen't consider skinny/slender/petite/fit women to actually be women or for that matter any bit desirable when infact they are the ones in hot 100 lists and men's fantasy magizines, say any woman that decides of her own will to get plastic surgary is being fake and not 'real' even if she is conforming to her own standard of beauty, ................

Manners apply to everyone(men and women), being treated as an equal human being is really what I believe most women want. But for a woman (or man) to deny their own gender identity and ask to be reguarded as exactly the same is foolish dishonest and insulting to one's intelligence.

Answer 8

Socially, ethically, and economically, yes, women and men should be as equal as possible. That does not mean the deconstruction of civility - but you would hold open a door for a man as well as a woman who came behind you, correct? Most women will not be offended if you do not do much more than this. Feminism does not mandate discourteous behavior, just that women are not treated as far more fragile and in need of protection than men. There are biological limitations to this equality, but none that should be used as a justification for any sort of sexist discrimination in the workplace or society at large.

Answer 9

The correct term for women's rights is "equal but different" women do not try to be men, just have equal rights, and equal duties.
equal but not the same.

Answer 10

no, i wanted to be treated better. I want my husband to continue opening doors for me and what not. however as far as work and politics we need to be gender blind. women have to bring in the bacon as well