Philosophers: Is equality between men and women possible?

Question

Thank you all philosophers for all the answres. Have a great day!

Answer 1

Third P--another very good question. (Keep it up, & you'll get your orange badge!)
You didn't ask if men & women would be the "same," so it goes without saying that physiologically they cannot. Equal as to rights, laws, wages, status, yes. It's been a slow process, but the US just "may" have a woman president. (Other countries have long had incredibly strong, & wise women leaders.) Hillary Clinton's mother, for example, lived in a time when women weren't even allowed to vote, & now her daughter is running for presidency, which expresents much improvement.
All things are not yet "equitable" between men & women, but it's not only possible, it's happening.
I very much liked the answers of toktokhan & lan W.

Answer 2

Depends on what levels you mean. We were each created and evolved to perform a specific purpose. In those cases, man and women may never be equal, unless man tampers with genetic structures and re-establishes that which has already been done. In the most basic of senses, no men and women will never be equal. Men are not equipped to be able to be pregnant and carry a child to term. Women do not have the natural hormones or physical structure to be as efficient hunters as a man.

If equality between intellect, hand eye coordination, reflexes, then to that I say each person has the ability to be equal to everyone else. Some may need to work harderthan others ot achieve, but the opportunity is surely there for equality.

Answer 3

Equality between men and women is the law. Equality for individuals in measurement are all unequal, all are of unequal measure. Perhaps women are wronged more often by men than by other women and some men are wronged more by women than by other men, I don't know. How could I know in a social order that makes the right to property extend-able, but Judges not to completely extend it, i.e. class conflict.

Answer 4

Women have already proven that. Look who is the new Commander of the International Space Station. Look at who is running seriously in contention for President. Look at who our Secy. of State is. Look who was Prime Minister of the U.K. when Reagan was President--his best ally. Ayn Rand made herself equal to Aristotle and Aquinas and future scrutiny will bear that out--she already has more influence in Washington D.C. than any other intellectual, not specifically in elected seats, but in think tanks. Her most famous protoge is the former Fed Chair, Greenspan. The Libertarian Party spun from her ideas, though not without protest from her--she hated the party. And women are as equally capable of ruining things, like Michigan's Governor.

Answer 5

Anything is possible.

But do both men and women WANT that? That is a different matter all together.

As far as I am concerned, men and women are equal. But I am not the regal of the universe.

Both men and women deserve dignity, love, respect, and friendship. That is, of course, provided that he or she obeys the laws of God and man, and does not revoke the privileges that nature should bestow upon them normally.

Answer 6

In almost all areas (legal, social, economic, intellectual) its eminently possible, the only area where it's not is in matters physical as it's a biological fact that men are larger and heavier built (more muscular), although after seeing some of the trolls on the likes of the Jerry Springer show one could argue differently.

Answer 7

As someone said in the beginning, men are x women are y, Its the complement that they have between each other that in the end makes XY to be equal!

Answer 8

Men and women have differences and similarities. Thats why men and woman are not equal. I think the important reason is to respect each other.

Answer 9

No because men are men and women are women. Some things men excel at, women don't and some things women excel at, men don't.

All men aren't equal either in eyes of other men and women.

Just as all women aren't equal in the eyes of other men and women.

Law of balance will not allow it.

To think they everyone can be viewed as complete equals is laughable and nothing more than a dream of a perfect world.

Answer 10

There is only a parallel between the two, I don't believe they will ever come together completely as an equal because one is an x and one is a y. Yet for no reason, is one better than the other subjectively.