"A balanced life is far superior to the male definition of power: earning money someone else spends ...?

Question

..while dieing sooner."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/aug/03/gender.healthandwellbeing

How do you feel about that statement in regards to the portion concerning 'the male definition of power'?

Answer 1

Right....but it fails to mention that everyone is in the same boat. Consumerism and media are forcing people to be more obsessed with their looks, be more career minded, make more money etc.

If people get sucked into what the media is telling them and being depressed by it then it's their problem. Theyshould stand up for themselves and be confident and happy who they are and stick two fingers up to anyone that tells them otherwise.

Answer 2

I question whether that actually IS the male definition of power.  Is there even a single definition of power, or is it subjective?

I agree that life balance is preferable to being a workaholic.  But remember, if you are in a relationship, you *choose* who does the earning and who does the spending.  If you have not made free choices regarding these aspects of relationship, renegotiate.

I see a whole lot of men sitting in the victim seat these days, and quite frankly, I find the male response to these issues most UNappealing.  It's easy to point out all the wrong in this world, but it takes courage and leadership to move from complaining about it to taking action to counter it.    

You wanna live longer?  Modify your eating and exercise habits.

You want to spend the money you earn?  Ok, you pay the bills and buy the groceries.  You take the kids shopping for shoes and school supplies.

You wanna work less and enjoy life more?  Downsize to a smaller house, closer to where you work so your travel time and expense is reduced.    Then you will have more time and more money for recreational pursuits.

These choices are and ALWAYS HAVE BEEN available to you.  All you have to do is exercise your right to choose.

EDIT:  I will get around to responding, but I have to leave for work now.

Since you seem focused on the traditional arrangement of man working while woman keeps house,  I will limit my comments to that arrangement.

To say that a women is "freeloading" misrepresents the agreement between the partners.  If the man earns, and the woman spends, you must acknowlege that she is spending HIS money to benefit HIS household - she purchases (and prepares) the food he eats, she buys (and launders) the clothes he wears.   She may buy the sheets (and launder them), but he is sleeping in the bed.

Women have traditionally put in roughly two unpaid hours of labor for every hour of her man's paid labor.  

Freeloading?   How incredibly insulting.

As for women lacking in skill to earn sufficient income to support a household...  they don't.  The only things they ever lacked were opportunities.   And that time is long gone.

Answer 3

This is in keeping with the disdain for the male gender by modern Feminists.  In the interest of self preservation and love of humanity, I cannot endorse hatred of other human beings.