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| Yes | 52% | 323 votes | Total: 627 votes | |
| No | 48% | 304 votes |
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Equality is based on the idea of having the opportunity to pursue the life you want whether you are a man or a woman. Yes, both men and women want equality. In traditional c...read more
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Defining what equality between men and women actually means is the most difficult part of this debate. Does equality consist of equal rights under the law? Acknowledgment of equ...read more
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by Nadine marie
As a woman living in what is known as a mans world i strive for equality everyday. Some people equate being woman with being weak or feeble. Woman are the entity that birthed th...read more
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Is equality something men and women really want? Yes. Equality of men and women has been an ongoing issue for generations. It began with the women's rights movement, and mo...read more
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by a.s. eli
To argue that any party has an appetite for inequality is an opinion founded in ignorance to the contextual definition of "equality." To be "equal" is not an inherent assertion ...read more
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Men and women are equal, and should be treated accordingly. Being equal does not mean that they are the same, it simply means that they should be accorded the same resources, re...read more
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Women have wanted to be appreciated for their abilities and given the opportunities to work and have equal salaries and benefits that men have for longer than I have been here o...read more
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Do men and women really want to be equal to one another? The answer to this is very simple in a sense but then again hard as well to answer. First, you have to decide on wha...read more
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Why wouldn't we want to be equal? OK, there might be men who still like to be in charge of everything and don't want any woman to have anything to do with whatever they do. But ...read more
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by Carol Wise
It's a wonderful ideal but unfortunately I don't think it is achievable. While it would be nice if both sexes were equal in theory the actual accomplishment flies in the face of...read more
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The question is if equality is something men and women really want, not what they currently have! Social structure seems to be the slowest evolving of all of humanity's achie...read more
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Of course men and women really want equality! The trouble is how to achieve it after centuries of inequality, too many of us think it is unachievable and carry on as we have don...read more
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Equality in a political sense in terms of human rights, political rights, pay and opportunity, to name but a few, has to be the goal that we all seek. It seems strange to most o...read more
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by Ted Sherman
Location, location, location! It depends on what part of the world where you'd ask the question. If you'd ask an American ... uh ... woman, say Rosie O'Donnell, she'd respond th...read more
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"Is equality something men and women really want?" That would depend on whom you are asking. A woman I knew worked her way up the corporate ladder; one rung ...read more
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Well yes, some want equality yet all need equality. Men and Women are simply Two sides of the same coin. These sides are determined solely on the general basis of gender. A One ...read more
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Of course equality is something that we all strive for in our lives and one we subconsciously desire. Whether its on a racial, ethnic, or gender issue, treating others how we f...read more
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Is equality something men and women really both want? Absolutelywhen it suits. This week feminists have been in uproar about the comments made by Sir Alan Sugar about the idea...read more
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God created us as a human being he never say that there is man and women who can never be equal.God created equally,so both have there place,they are equal and they should be tr...read more
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by frank
It's certainly something that some people want. We would think, in our modern world, that we have risen above the idea that some occupations, and some institutions are best suit...read more
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Although I feel that equality _should_ be something that men and women really want, I believe it is the sad reality that men and women in today's society do not really want equa...read more
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Other than in the work place how could there possibly be equality between males and females? Men are as different from women as guns are to roses. South American Indians belie...read more
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by Cari Ross
"May I please have this dance?" She hears a low yet clear voice over her shoulder. Raising her left hand, she finishes her sip and slowly turns her head. They gaze into eac...read more
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by Candy Jules
Women want to be recognized, as individuals. Not to walk behind a man, or be passed over on the job because of gender. It's not fair. I really don't think that women want to be ...read more
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Similar But Different Though they are both human, and therefore are similar to each other in terms of species and DNA, men and women are different in very many ways. Most pe...read more
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We tend, as a society in general, to lump these issues into categories. Should men and women be equal, should blacks and whites be equal, should Christian and Muslim (or any oth...read more
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by Haji
I don't believe the majority of men or women want complete equality. Of course, everyone seems to want equality when he or she can pick and choose when it is applied. But true...read more
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No, I don't believe men and women really want equality? In my opinion it would be too much of a generalization to say men and women really want equality? I think the truth is ...read more
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by Amelia Love
Unfortunately, men and women do not truly want equality. Except for the staunchest feminists, even most women expect preferential treatment because of their gender. Men are st...read more
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Some months ago, Sky Movies took a poll to estimate which were the five most watched movies of all time. The results were split up according to gender. The men's list read as...read more
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by Laine H.
I think not. I do not believe equality is attainable, necessary, or even desired by either gender. However, equality can seem a very general term, at least to me. Equality ac...read more
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by Duane Kuehn
Women and men want "Fairness", not "Equality". Of course, the different aspects of this will always vary between individuals, but some things are more all encompassing than oth...read more
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I truly don't believe that men and women want to be equal. Men are very straight-forward on this subject usually. They, of coarse, don't want women equal to them. I think if wom...read more
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by Tonia Sharp
Do men and women want equality? That is the question. The answer can vary in so many ways depending on in what way you are questioning the equality. Whether it is physically, ...read more
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by Christine G.
Are men and women equal? Of course. Men can't have babies and women can't pee standing up, but that doesn't affect their competence to make decisions. Women may have the pelv...read more
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by Conny Manero
I am all for equality and no doubt a lot of men and women feel the same. But does the majority want equality? I don't think so. I feel that way because women are two face...read more
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by R Shimoda
Call me a male chauvinist pig but my feelings is if the Good Lord wanted the sexes to be equal, He would've created only one. No matter what we do, it is unlikely men will mens...read more
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Poll: Do Men & Women really want equality? Absolutely not, says woman author Carrington M. Nye. "We have taken one step forward and four steps back in the fight for equal...read more
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I think that most women want just equality it certain aspects of their life like be treated as and equal yet also being treated like a lady as well. Women also want and should g...read more
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Hm...equality ...sameness...its all a bit confusing. In an age where every woman has to be seen to want equality it would take someone with immense courage to say 'Actually, I...read more
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