@Paradox25 – of the issues you addressed in the above response, I see no difference no than when I was a child. This society was created by men, now it seems they are whining because they don’t like what they have done to themselves. When males outshone women in academics, as they did for hundreds of years, there were no cries of consternation. Now women are no longer expected to act dumb to preserve the male ego and are doing well in school so we think there is a problem. Men brag about the fact and write books that they don’t like to talk about their problems, hell if men wanted to talk about problems, most women would be thrilled to listen. High masculine expectations were always around, I have a friend in his late 70’s who was the grandson of a very successful businessman, his father was a classic underachiever and he felt great pressure to make up for his father’s failings. And again, I think men created that environment for themselves.
I am more concerned with women’s rights. I have always wanted equality, not special or separate, just plain equal opportunity. But I am willing to listen to mens’ ideas of their problems, however so far you haven’t said anything that feels as legitimate to me as the problems women face.
What is most interesting to me is that I think these issues arise from folks today having too much time to think about what is supposedly wrong with their lives. My grandparents were farmers and worked 7 days a week 10 or 12 hours a day to keep food on the table and a roof over their heads, they didn’t have time for this. I haven’t decided if that is a good or a not so good thing!