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Do you think that men and women have equal rights?

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I keep having these really huge debates with my girlfriend over whether men and women have equal rights. She seems to think that since men have been relatively powerful, that there has to be some sort of BALANCE. I think that women could gain some more power, especially in the work place, but I think that she has crossed the line. Men and women have power in their own ways. For example, I work a construction job and I told her that the reason why guys generally work construction is because we have naturally bigger bodies and muscles. That really set her off, and she seems to think that that is unfair. But I think that women have the advantage of being able to have children, which is a huge deal.

Basically what I'm asking is...do you think men and women are EQUAL? Do we each have our strengths (both internally and in the world)? Do some sort of reparations need to be paid?

I think that my girlfriend is going a little too far and that her feminist ideas should be toned down a little. I know I'm a guy, but some of her theories have been quite radical, and they scare me.

Please answer...thanks :)

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  1. Your question is confusing. What set your girlfriend off ? What reparations? Men and women should have equal rights, yes, like equal wages for the same type of work, equal opportunities to be hired for a job. I still don't understand what set your g/f off? She wants to work in construction? Well, as far as she has the same physical abilities as men to do the job properly, which I really doubt... Women don't have the same physical strength to do the same type of job and it has nothing to do with equality. Your girlfriend is a way off.


  2. Men and women are different, just not in the area of intelligence, which is the only one that matters.  Women do jobs that involve social work (diplomacy, social worker, parent) better because they're designed to.  Men do things that physical and emotional strength better, such as construction, sports, and military work.

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