Attitudes 100 years since women's suffrage

[Jaicee]

Ka-pi96 said:

Jaicee said:

Point: It's not difficult to see patriarchal social roles for the respective sexes in what sorts of qualities people tend to admire in them respectively. People believe men are supposed to rule the world (perhaps tyrannically), head up business empires, govern religious life, and generally be active. They're supposed to be powerful, competitive, and dominant, in other words. Women, on the other hand, are really just there to be seen and to support their husbands, the women's list communicates.

Just thoughts.

On the flip side you could argue that there being less evil female dictators to "admire" is a good thing.

It's actually a pretty shameful list to be honest. One that you can't help but wonder if people voted as they did because they were worried about the "consequences" of voting differently.

My question would be that of why women like say Megan Rapinoe, the American soccer superstar who led the U.S. team to victory in the women's world cup last year and has accrued many other notable athletic achievements, or say Jacinda Ardern, the popular and successful prime minister of New Zealand, didn't make this list. Two male soccer players made the men's list; why not Megan Rapinoe for the women? It's not as though there just aren't any star female athletes in the world. Likewise, why do three first wives make the women's list, but not someone like Jacinda Ardern? Also, why so many dictators rather than democratic leaders on the men's list? It's not like there's a shortage to choose from!

Well, just some brief thoughts about what a more equal world might value in women and men in my view.

Last edited by Jaicee - on 03 October 2020