SLF <notmyaddress at hotmail.com> wrote:
: But of course, you leave me even MORE curious.
: What rights do you think women should not have?
It is not so much what I think or believe, but what I don't do. I don't
advocate equal rights for women. Why? Mostly because it is something I'm
still trying to work out for myself. I have questions about the "for
women" part, which despite the word "equal" seems to imply special
treatment. How about equal rights for all people regardless of age, race,
gender and sexual orientation? Also, where is the imbalance? And who says
it is out of balance in the first place? Is this a way to keep women down
by implying that somehow we are inferior just based on our gender and we
have to fight for what is ours? What exactly are the rights we don't have?
The Canadian constitution ensures equal rights by law.
And what is equal anyway? Is it the same? Is it a matter of respect? I
teach a nursing class, which is predominately female (about 95%), yet I
don't see anyone advocating 50:50 ratio for nurses even when nurses are
desparately needed here. No discussions on how to get more males into the
program at all. Why not?
I do believe that there are biological and psychological differences
between men and women, and that these differences are a good thing. All
the suggestions I have read about coping in a man's world is to become
more like a man. I'm not sure I'm ready or even want to do that.
Until I figure all this out, which is why I really like these discussions,
I don't think I should be blowing the horn. Maybe I will some day become
an advocate, maybe I won't. Right now, I'm still in the fact collecting
and testing mode, as any good scientist should do, before advocating a
hypothesis. :)
Kelly.
