What can we do to help women contribute to society in a more meaningful way?

Question

elo: well do it then

Take a look around you first, and you'll notice all the amazing things men HAVE contributed.

Answer 1

Work harder for us and earn us more money to spend on bags and shoes.

Answer 2

ok lets reverse roles...men have a child sit on ur *** all day...no women...go run the armies of the world....the biggest conglomerate companies in the world and see how long it takes for pure armagedon....i vote 25 minutes

men know roughly how to take care of children...but does every women know roughly how to run a billion dollar enterprise...or govern a military institution??? not likely

and plain jane...the highest of all calling is dying to defend your country or family....know how many men have done that...atleat 1 million alone in world war one....look at all the guys getting blown in half by landmines in afganistan...your telling me your giving give is more important than them dying horribly for thier country...why dont you go out thier and see for yourself

basically is men and women swaped roles for 1 month the world would collapse...we would probably just get by looking after our children....but everything men worked hard for women would destroy in a day

Answer 3

Women should ask the same question of men.

Answer 4

Make it possible for men to have babies, stay at home, shop, cook, clean, etc?

Answer 5

Well, you could give all working women two weeks vacation, all at the same time.  Of course, the world economy would collapse and there would be utter chaos, bloodshed, martial law, only emergency broadcasting service, no telephone service, no hospitals or ER's, no power, no service stations open, no schools or nursing homes or stores opened, round-ups and detention of all males 18-24 as is planned in such a national emergency to prevent looting and vandalism and violence, no shipping, no . . . well, you get my point.  That would be nice!  A two week vacation.  I'M game.  Are YOU?

Answer 6

Your name indicates that you're a guy.

Tell ya what: try having 3 or 4 babies. Carry them inside you for 9 months. 9 months of cramps, swelling, backaches, bladder pressure, etc., not to mention the absolute ripping-apart sensation of childbirth and then about 18 years or so of raising kids that fight, pee, yell, curse and disrespect you while simultaneously demanding that you feed them, shop for them, drive them to school and soccer practice and Jimmy's house, etc etc etc ...

Tell me that Motherhood isn''t the highest of ALL callings as well as being the basis for all of society. WHAT could be MORE meaningful.???

Answer 7

Recognize their equality to men and lay off with the dumb chivalry ****.  

Answer 8

if it wasn't for women...there would be no society!!  women do MORE than their fair share...so don't think you have a valid point mate!!  we'd die out as a species if men had to give birth!! - lol!!

Answer 9

Why what would you like us to do?

The saying that behind every great man there is a great woman is true.

Maybe if men did not expect us to look after them so much we might just have the time to invent a time machine.

Usually in the course of our lifetimes we have numerous jobs including

nanny, chef, cleaner, gardener, accountant, carer, nurse, pa, chauffeur,career adviser, teacher,entertainer, event planner and the list goes on.

All the worlds major loonies are male Saddam, Bin Laden etc

A much higher percentage of males than females are in jail for murder.

A much higher percentage of males than females are child s*x offenders.

The figures are the same for all crimes.

These are the things that are important ,not being a Prime Minister or a top executive.

There are millions of female scientists, my Great Aunt was the first female to graduate from Liverpool University, for hundreds of years we were classed as less intelligent than males and not educated, we had to fight for the right to vote and so on.

Men cannot understand women but we can understand you just fine, usually we are one step ahead.

Maybe the answer to your question would be to swap, we could do your jobs and you could do ours, but you may have a problem , the male brain cannot do more than one thing at once.

Answer 10

This will not be a popular view with feminists, but apart from women geniuses I honestly don't see how being a good mother is not the most important contribution a woman can make. All sorts of problems arise as a result of poor or no parenting e.g. it is a factor in causing someone to develop an antisocial personality disorder http://www.accg.net/antisocial.htm

Like I said, apart from women geniuses it is crucial to the continuation of a society that we have reasonably well-adjusted citizens, not people who think that the world revolves around their needs. Think about it; a good mother creates say 3 good citizens; a bad or absent mother creates three s***w-ups. Unless a woman has a career that is adding more to the world than this then she is not achieving her full potential. How many jobs allow you to do this? Not many. People like Marie Curie obviously could not have been of greater benefit to society, but most jobs are pretty meaningless and do nothing but pay for childminding expenses and wide-screen TVs.

Answer 11

Contribute....'give jointly with others, especially to a common fund'. Which means that we already contribute. The word itself suggests a partnership. So what are you getting at? Probably the wrong choice of words. Men? Well, they 'come' and then go. They create weapons of war. They cause destruction, devastation and human misery. (Not all of course, just people like you) I would HATE to be a man, but if i was, i would make d**n sure that i treated everyone with equal rights and equal respect because we ARE all equal and men and women complement each other perfectly. Or they should. Obviously you had a warped childhood and can only see things from the perspective of the abusive parent. No need to take it out on the rest of us though is there?

Answer 12

I am appalled by most of these answers. Especially at some of the womens answers. Bringing up a kid isn't the biggest contribution of all, becoming a part of parliment and going down in history is.

Answer 13

I cant believe you would even ask that.

Women birth and raise family, while tending to their household and taking care of their unappreciative husbands

Dont forget that ALOT women also work while doing all this.

So remind me...what do men contribute to society compared to what women do?

Answer 14

I am not sure why you believe that women are not contributing meaninfully in the present.  What is it that you think women should be doing that they are not already?  

And if you are digging up that old chestnut again about women not having invented much, I can only say again that the majority of men haven't invented much either.  Most people are not inventors.

Women have contributed in the fields of medicine, literature, education, the performing arts etc.  What more do you want?

Answer 15

And your contribution is writing dim witted questions on YA...

Answer 16

Get off your lazy male backside and try bringing up a family there is no greater contribution to society!

Answer 17

The best thing a man can be in life is a father, husband, and provider.

The best things a woman can be in life is a mother, wife, and nurturer.  No, i'm kidding, working for some corporation in an office/cubicle and having a nice vehicle with a decent wardrope is so much more fulfilling and meaningful.  And taking trips and eating out everynight with someone just like you and looking into their cold dead eyes as your cell phone begins ringing the sound bite that best expresses your individuality is so.........  

Answer 18

Cookery lessons.