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Add to FavoritesNo gender is superior to another. Both have qualities, capabilities and defects. When God created the human being made them simple and ignorant. He gave all his children opportunities to learn, grow and evolve. No one boasts, in good conscience, to be better than others.
God is merciful father of all, expects each of us comply with their duties and observe its laws wise in their daily life. The man by his physical characteristics have more muscle strength and endurance than women. The woman, more fragile in this sense is generally more tender, patient and strong to resist the moral landslides.
You could say that man and woman are complementary throughout life. The union of the sexes, procreation generates is the continuity of the human race. That is why God made them male and female to learn everyday living, the sacred duties of parents. Learn to live with the family that is the foundation of society. This coexistence will be born the moral-spiritual growth and the ability to educate their children with love, so that our society become more humane, flexible and loving.
The man and woman should not exist for the war of the sexes, but, yes, tolerance, mutual understanding and forgiveness, as no sexual gender is better or superior to another. We need to both learn and educate themselves in the love of God, loving and respecting their sacred laws and loving yourself and respecting each other. This includes the duties to the family and society.
Despite of that the policy discussions, media, and academics on gender equality issues at the last decades, many sexist ideas are still part of Brazilian culture and explain the social, economic, occupational and behavioral differences between genders.
These are some sexist ideas of character and behavioral problems, socio-economic or legal related to them:
It is man's natural duty for the family
Early dropout of most men, especially in the poorer classes, who are pressured to work to support their families while their sisters or wives have greater freedom to choose between work or study. Consequent reversal of the imbalance on the educational gender, with women rising up higher educational levels than men on average.
Work overload is on the male gender (25% of Brazilian men economically active work more than 49 hours per week compared with only 12% of women in the same condition).
Women should be responsible for home
High percentage of women without economic occupation, although we focus in this genre on the highest levels of educational and professional.
Mothers are more important in the education of their children than their parents.
Extremely low rate of judicial decisions in favor of custody of children of separated couples to be given to parents or to be shared between father and mother.
Men do not cry / men should be strong / woman who is beaten to the loose (and variations of these arguments)
Less demand for males for medical care compared to women.
Resistance of male individuals in charges against their partners when they come to be victims of domestic violence.
Betraying the nature of male (but not female)
Male attitudes are violent, often resulting in aggression or crimes against life, when suspected or finding of adultery
Perceived social rejection by women who cheat on their partners, unlike what happens to men infidels and many others.
Learn more about this author, Alice Martins.
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For years we have heard how the male gender is superior, and this is a topic that can never be proven. Both male and female have qualities that make them superior is different areas, but in reality, we should be equal.
Of course, as a woman, I am going to want to say that women are superior to men. Any man reading or writing will want to say that the male gender is superior. But, let's take a look at everyday roles, and decide once and for all, in our own minds, who is superior.
When it comes to working outside of the home, it has been believed that for many years, the man has always had to hardest jobs, made the most money, and so on. In the last couple of months, especially with the economy and the amount of men being laid off from their jobs, which tend to affect men more because of their professions, women have become more stable and secure in the workplace, and that is only due to circumstances that we cannot control. However, does this mean that we women are superior to men? Not really, but we will take joy in knowing that we have a hand up in that area.
Inside of the home, although many men do stay at home with the kids, it has always been the women's role, and proabably always will be. It's not something we are ashamed of, unlike a lot of men who feel belittled by staying home while the missus brings home the bacon, even though its not something that they should be ashamed of. It is a wonderful thing when a man can take the opportunity to stay home to care for his children and cook and clean and do all the things that the women have been doing for so many generations. But, generally this is a woman's role, and we are taught from a very young age that this is acceptable. We don't complain or make a big deal of it, and I will probaly get a few bad comments by saying this, but women definitely rule the house. And we are superior when it comes to child care and taking care of the home.
Let me say too that I applaud men who stay home, I don't want to offend, I know a few men who are divorced and widowed and have to stay home with the kids, and they are wonderful, but just like most men are great at building houses and fixing cars, even though women can do it too, we rule the roost.
I guess it's really all a matter of opinion. I think that in an age where technology and money are more important than in years past, we should be more concerned with how we can better ourselves and our lives and the lives of those around us, and stop worrying about whether or not men and women should compete for title of "superior being".
Learn more about this author, Pam Prowse.
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