Gender roles
I have to be careful how I word this, so here goes.
Maybe men and women can do pretty much everything the opposite sex can but, generally speaking, maybe we aren’t inclined to because at our root nature we really do differ. So maybe, when we see less women DJs and less men tailors, it’s not so much a problem as much as it is the way things are.
I’m not saying any one sex is better or worse than the other, but it’s kind of stupid to ignore the fact that men and women are better or worse at certain things. Is it too late to acknowledge that publicly without coming under fire?
- July 30th, 2009 at 9:30 am
- Category: Thoughts
I’m quite confident that men and women are equally capable of doing whatever they aspire to (save for some obvious physical strength discrepancies that may come into play). I’m definitely one of those who blame social conditioning, and this theory has been backed up more than once. Yes, there may be more male DJs out there, but I think that has less to do with capability, and more to do with social, cultural/ethnic, or even religious upbringing.
Comment by Termeh — July 30, 2009 @ 10:35 amYou’re right, Termeh. I shouldn’t discount social conditioning because it does play a part. I should have mentioned that. I guess I’m trying to make the point that social conditioning isn’t the only thing to blame, and that sometimes it’s not really a “blame” thing at all, just human nature.
Comment by Josh Mock — July 30, 2009 @ 11:23 amyeah, for sure. Genetic makeup definitely plays a role…
Comment by Termeh — July 30, 2009 @ 11:32 amThere are definitely “root nature” types of things that differ greatly between the genders. Historically, in my view, the cultural problem is the power and access differential.
An equally difficult problem is an unwillingness to develop the gender specialties in order to engender maturity and mutual satisfaction. (I like the word “engender” here, don’t you?)
Comment by Corliss Mock — July 31, 2009 @ 7:34 am