what is a woman's place in the world to day?

Question

do we live in a matriarchal or patriarchal society? what do you men expect women to be like what would you like them to be like? what do you other women expect to be like or expect other women to be like? what would you like your and women’s roles to be in today’s career and home lives?

Answer 1

A woman's place is exactly where she chooses.

Are you new in this country?

Answer 2

In the US and most of the "free world", we live in neither a matriarchal nor patriarchal society but rather a feminocentric one.
This is so because women have all matter of choices from unilateral reproductive rights to the ability to direct affairs of state without worrying about being forced to protect it to the ability to divorce her husband for absolutely no reason and still receive the promise of tax-free income in the form of child support to affirmative action that promises women will be given careers that men must earn to the ability to force a man from his home without evidence other than her word to the ability to file false paternity and rape charges without fear of retribution even when done so maliciously and much more.

What I believe most men want is fairness, something that is completely lacking and growing worse by degrees.

What I want from my relationship is equal rights as well as equal responsibility, which is impossible with the continual growth of "big brother", government as surrogate husband, father and protector, which demonizes men and their abilities.

Answer 3

We live in a patriarchal society. Women with opportunities have made some advances in their rights to make choices such as education, career, and the law. Women with fewer opportunities still find it difficult to impossible to compete and survive without help. And help is withheld by others as a form of punishment if a woman doesn't conform submitt, satisfy them, meet their needs, and so on. The patriarchal hierarchy is one of domination and control, so the little guys feel the only ones they can dominate and control are women, children and animals. Most know the difference, but not all seem to. Many women are still struggling to make a living wage, to be perceived as mature intelligent adults, to be acknowledged for all their work and time rather than just have their work be invalidated and unpaid "women's work", to be allowed to contribute to a conversation, to be allowed to make their own decisions and control their own life with or without an income that makes them capable of total independance. I would like the dialog between intelligent adults to remain open, and the haters to be quiet and observe for awhile. A turning of tables so to speak. I would like women who work outside the home to be able to make a living wage and women who work without pay to be acknowledged and their work actually count the way a man who worked in trade would count. Other women in better circumstances often participate in keeping women down and limiting their roles and power. It gives them limited power in a man's world. I want other women to stop participating in the limiting of women's roles and power and to start treating other women with more respect. I think women who are getting something out of their role in patriarchy participate in this as much as men do. I don't mean being happy as SAHM or whatever, but in devaluing the contributions of women. IE a man who lives someplace, cleans, does yard work, keeps and eye on things is a caretaker and gets a salary. A woman who does that for anyone but her husband is still a bum and is not paid. Both men and women contribute to perpetuating these inequities in pay and perception. I would like to see that change.

Answer 4

i think women are still fighting for equal rights in the employment department. i also think that atleast in my world women ware the pants in a family and controle and orginize the home i think this is how it should be and much diffrent than even 20 ago where even in the home the man was incharge. i also feel women should be treated equaly in the work force which we nearly are we have cirtanly proven our compitance in both worlds. on the same line a woman however should not be simply expected to do ether home or work because we are equaly compitant in bolth worlds it is up to a woman to choose wich or bolth she will do! I personally feel its becoming more and more of a womans world and trends will continue to change in that direction. that isnt to say women are better than men.

Answer 5

We don't live in either kind of society. There are matriarchal and patriarchal influences everywhere, but neither one has prevalence over the other.

A woman's role is whatever she says it is. No one has the right to tell her otherwise.

Answer 6

I expect success and happiness independent of anyone. I don't think women should be socialized to be a certain way. I was raised in a home that did not socialize me any particular way. I was aware that I'm female, but dolls and cooperative games weren't for me. Some women need to embrace who they are and stop trying to live to other people's expectations of them. While I can't speak on behalf of all women, I can speak for myself. My philosophy is: Live life for yourself, being responsible for your own actions, good or bad, and to be strong with and proud of who you are. That's how I live and it works for me. As far as chores at home are concerned, they are split equally between myself and my boyfriend. As far as a career is concerned, that is my motivational tool for success. A career further illuminates my point of living independently. My boyfriend and I have an egalitarian relationship, are career motivated, don't want marriage, and don't want kids. That's how my relationship is and it works for me. That's what's important: What works for a specific individual.

Answer 7

it is a patriarchal society for sure.
it probably always will be.

well for jobs/careers & what not women need to be treated more equally.
because both a man & women could work the same exact job & the same amount of hours & the women could be 10 x better but the man would be payed more.
in most cases anyway.

& women shouldn't be expected to do all the house work such as cleaning & cooking & the shopping.
i mean if they want to that's fine. but they shouldn't be expected to.

im not a feminist or anything but that's what i think.

Answer 8

I think we need to get back to traditional roles more and more. There are too many broken homes, single family homes and just kids with no homes. We need to realize our nation's strength is not just in its military, but in its values and the family unit.

Answer 9

The woman's place in the world is pretty much the same as the man's... directly above the center of the earth!

Answer 10

For me I am answering to other women. I plead with you to go to school and get a decent education so that you can take care of yourself. No one is responsible for you but you. I want you to use birth control so that you do not become a nameless face with a baby that has no father in it's innocent life on welfare and living in poverty. I ask you to become a strong and smart individual who has respect for herself and her body. To not think that you have to have sex in order to keep a guy interested or think that casual sex is the norm. I ask that you use protection each and every time that you have sex so that you do not become a victim of an STD that could end up causing your life with HPV induced cancer or AIDS. I ask that all women take pride in their uniqueness and reach out to other women who have lost their way and help guide them to the path that leads them to freedom. I embrace all of you as my sisters as we become strong and protect one another no matter what the color of our skin, our religious preference, or our social standing. That we hold our heads up high and take our place in a world that is a patriarchal society.

Answer 11

Barefoot and in the... Oh, I'm kidding. Wherever she wants. Women shouldn't worry about conforming to normative expectations. Find out what you want and do it.