When a women does well?

Question

Is it because she made the proper descions or should feminism be allowed to take the credit?.

Answer 1

Naturally, it's because of her hard work.

If I do well, I give myself the credit, not other men whom I don't even know. In fact, I may have competed against those very men. Why should I be grateful to them. The same goes for women.

Women do THEMSELVES an injustice by depending on other women for support, solace and power.

Answer 2

A woman who does well has created her own circumstances with good decisions. Historical events that feminism is responsible for, have given ALL women the opportunity, but not all of them do well, so the credit ultimately goes to the woman. Besides, in a free market, the fittest survive---I don't how anybody or anything else can take credit, except the survivor?

EDIT: Josh G, you always have great answers.

Answer 3

When I do well, it is because of the choices I made, and how well they are in line with my natural aptitudes and acquired skills.

When a woman does well, I credit her the same way, however...

Without women's suffrage and many of the other issues tied up in feminism, the opportunity, in many cases would not have existed, for her to make the choices at all.

But, contrary to that, even, you cannot 'thank feminism' any more than you can thank Article 1 of the constitution for allowing me to vote without paying a tax.

The ability of women to have the same opportunities as men, in society, has more to do with other social pressures (like higher standards of income, desire for more evenly shared familial responsibility, higher costs of living, etc) than the feminist movement, per se, but the feminist movement (or the egalitarian arm of it) is certainly a symptom of social shift in the direction of social equality.

Equal opportunity is funny... when it happens naturally, it is social consciousness. When mandated by government, it is fascist communism.

The bottom line is that every individual must prove their worth to others, directly, in order to receive unilateral respect. The law cannot tell you to do this, nor can your parents or friends. It is something that must be accomplished yourself. These days, there are plenty of examples of intelligent, capable women who can and have achieved great things. Enough that, for me and most other folks I know, the question of gender equality is a no-brainer.

Thanks, Lioness. I do my best to get as many sides of the coin as I can.

Answer 4

A woman doing well should take credit for her decisions and actions.

However, she wouldn't have had the OPPORTUNITY to do well if not for feminism getting her the chance to vote, own property, etc.

Answer 5

There have been women that have done well before feminism so I would say she made the proper decisions.

Answer 6

Feminists use the "you wouldn't be here today if it weren't for feminism" as a way to justify their existence today & distract you from what they're actually doing.

If anything, modern feminists should take credit/responsibility for driving a wedge between the sexes & trying to ruin marriage & the family unit.

Answer 7

In most cases, feminism is partly responsible for the woman's opportunity to make those decisions.

Answer 8

Because feminism gives women all the advantage and special benefits