How can women maintain traditional womanhood and femininity in an increasingly gender neutral society?

Answer 1

Gender can't be neutral without harming people and humans as a species.

Because Gender is meant to be different and gender is what makes people different from each other, even when they are of one sex.

And the equality of men and women is a very destructive concept too.

In its place what should happen is that men and women should have their separate social spaces, and while women should have control over their spaces, men should have control over theirs. In nature (in mammals), heterosexual societies only happen when female spaces are controlled as harems by a few males. And in nature heterosexual spaces are always anti-females.

In modern heterosexual societies, which are very conducive to the needs of women, but extremely hostile to the needs of men, there is not true equality. What happens is that men end up foregoing their spaces, their needs, their rights, even their dignity and privacy....... and become second class citizens.

The equality thing is actually the desire of some women to rule over men.

Answer 2

Every human being of EITHER gender must decide how much he/she is going to let societal trends influence them.
No one HAS to go along with so-called popular trends.
If you want to be feminine, be feminine! If you dont, then DON'T!
"Traditional femininity" is still there and totally available for anyone who wants it. Where I work, we all have the option of wearing pretty much anything we want, short of torn or dirty clothes. The other women here usually wear slacks or jeans, but I always wear a long skirt because that is what I feel most comfortable and most "me" in. Yet no one pressures me to change to slacks or jeans. In fact, I often actually get pleasant compliments - even from the gals in the pants.

I can always find a feminine touch to add to almost any situation. When I DO put on the slacks and heavy boots to go out camping or otherwise running around on the weekends with my guy, I still match and coordinate my clothing in addition to wearing jewelry that matches everything else well (usually some kind of a pendant, earrings and an ornate watch). He teases me about being the only woman he's ever seen who'd bring jewelry on a camping trip, but it is fond, loving teasing and he really likes for me to wear things like that.

However, I cannot help but feel that true "feminity" is not so much relative to what a woman WEARS as to what she IS, as an individual personality. Societal trends can change ONLY the surface, not what is underneath.
I had a female relative who wore dresses back when society was NOT what you call "gender neutral" and every time I saw her in a dress, I couldn't help but think of her as being in a disguise. Conversely, I have seen actresses on TV in roles where they wear flannel shirts and jeans who look as out-of-place and unnatural as an eskimo in a bikini.

True fimininity is in a woman's attitudes and personality, and those are things society cannot touch and change unless she allow it to.

Answer 3

What a beautiful sentiment! And such a breath of fresh air!

I LOVE being a woman...and all that encompasses. I have never felt discriminated against, I have never been held back because of my gender, and I have never seen a glass ceiling, no matter how high up I was. So complaints? I have none. I realize that many women may experience them...but as I have proven that it is possible, it makes me wonder where and how these women have been living....to meet such obstacles each and everyday. And what choices they have made that has caused them to adopt such a sense of resentment and bitterness.

I believe that we have been granted the great gift of femininity, and should never turn our backs on that. No matter what our size, colour or shape, we have bodies that are beautiful and have a certain grace that men do not possess. We are able to 'dress up' and feel pretty when we so choose, and are able to change our hairstyles with ease and to suit our moods or lifestyles. We have the ability to turn heads and to wear scents that could bring a man to his knees. We are the recipients are far more diverse and intense pleasure sexually - providing we are with the right partner. And we have been given the great gift of being the nurturing sex. All those are wondrous things...but seem to be shoved aside in the quest for attaining equality. I am not the same as any man I know, and I have no desire to be. In my heart, I am equal to any, but don't feel the need to hold that over anyone's head or shout it from the rooftops.

I thank God that He has chosen to create me as a female, and I shall show respect to Him everyday by being the best WOMAN I can be...

Answer 4

By embracing what makes you a woman.

A few things unique about women that I'd like to note:

They are beautiful. Men are not. I'm talking about outward appearance. (those guys that try to be beautiful are mentally ill.)
Some women take to wearing plaid shirts and baggy jeans. Terrible hairstyles. And some even take to acting somewhat manly.

Beauty is appreciated and revered by both men and women. This is perhaps the most defining quality of a woman. Why you'd want to do away with it, I can't even imagine. I'm not saying it's defining of their personality or person, but it sets them apart from men far more than any other trait.

Ability to give birth. Not saying you should go around popping out babies, but doing something like getting your tubes tied at a young age isn't the answer, either.

There are certainly genetic differences in personality between men and women. Women are generally softer and more gentle. Of course, not always, but usually. This is something that men appreciate.

If these things are thrown away or denied... then honestly you're just another guy, just without a penis. And well... Ask some guys if they'd feel whole without their penis.

(Note that nothing I have said here has anything to do with equal rights or equal pay in jobs and all that stuff.)

Answer 5

When my husband walked in the door tonight I was there with a hug, a kind smile and a hearty welcome as though he'd been gone for a week; he'd only been gone for a couple of days, he works out of town. I made sure that he had a nice glass of water to drink, his work (he's a Civil Engineer) is two hours from home. The roads at times are not easy to travel; especially at night (we live in Dammam Saudi Arabia, I'm American he's Syrian)so at times he stays with a friend over in Jubail. His work is an hour from Jubail, Jubail is an hour from Dammam. Were there no God I would be worshiping my husband. That sir is how I maintain my womanhood and femininity in this increasing gender neutral society.

Answer 6

I love being a girl!!! I am engaged to a great guy and I plan on being there when he gets home every night from work... complete with dinner on the table, and a kiss hello see its a really great arrangement.... he takes care of me and I take care of him in return... everyone is happy... am I missing out cause i prefer to be at home to take care of my family?? HELL NO... my kids will have a mom at home, who cares about their well being, about whether they have a good meal at night.,,, one who is involved and cares about what they are doing.... all those women who trash this.?? bitter and unhappy and no wonder you can't keep a man

Answer 7

properly... a million.'There ought to be extra to life for a guy than having to paintings a tedious, tiring finished time activity' that's the twenty first century, women paintings tedious, tiring finished time jobs to boot. Thats like asserting "adult men would desire to get old", marvel! women get old to boot. 2.'Having to act assertively each and all the time ought to place very an excellent number of tension on a guy.' while's the final time you have seen a female beating a guy for not being 'assertive'? Wait... its adult men that do this. the way you pronounced that replaced into as though women compelled gender roles onto adult men, while in merely approximately all situations its the adult men that do. human beings generally talk out against classic female roles by way of fact they seem to be a project for women generally led to by utilising adult men, they generally dont talk out approximately classic male roles by way of fact they seem to be a project for adult men generally led to by utilising fellow adult men. i'm nit blaming all adult men for this fyi, that would desire to be incorrect, its the jock like dumb muscle-heads that generally try this, they are needless to say a small yet very influental sort.

Answer 8

As long as women still have their XX chromosomes, they've still got it.

My wife is in medical school, studying to become a doctor, a stereotypically male role up until recently.

I often make dinner, get the kids off to school, and clean the house, a stereotypically female role, up until recently.

But there ain't nothing about any of this that makes her less of a woman to me.

So I guess I just don't buy your premise.

Answer 9

in this modern day the devil has come up with:
women libs groups; "equal rights" (when men are different from women); television; technology and so many more. you can stay traditional and still have and not just maintain feminity just by reading the bible daily, hourly, and every FREE momnet that you have. that's why God gave it to us. It is only because we have strayed away from it the world has problems.

Answer 10

Gender neutral society? You sure don't live anywhere near where I live.