Do you believe that women are really still being oppressed by men?

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*Note: I am strictly referring to the western world, America in particular. I am also not trying to start any arguments or debates, I'm just looking for honest opinions.*
Recently, I have been seeing a lot of social media posts by women depicting men as "evil rapists set on oppressing women." My interest was especially sparked after seeing this article on Facebook:   But perhaps these are just extreme views held by some women.
As a woman myself, I can say that I have never felt oppressed by anyone. I have never felt harassed, intimidated, or "less than" any man. I view the sexes as equal and I've never heard any man say that he thought of women as below him. But maybe these are just my personal experiences and they don't accurately reflect the experiences of other women, I don't know.
So, my questions are: 
Women: Do you ever feel oppressed by men in your real life? Do you think there is still a need for feminism in modern-day America?
Men: Do you think that your sex still oppresses women in some ways? What do you think of feminism and do you think it is genuinely needed or just some women overreacting?

udolipixie · Accepted Answer

Do you believe that women are really still being oppressed by men?
Yes

I highly doubt that gals are not oppressed in some way when in America it's seemingly a common norm to use a derogatory insult like b*tch interchangeably for the general female population and I see no such similarity for males. As well as the media seems to mostly cater to males as most characters are males and most speaking characters are male going by studies.

"Recently, I have been seeing a lot of social media posts by women depicting men as "evil rapists set on oppressing women.""
Egh that's a bit of a misrepresentation of those social media posts. The posts are seemingly about individual experiences not negatively generalizing all or most guys. A post even specifies: "Not ALL men harass women."

It's odd to me how for some reason gals talking about the sexual assault, sexual harassment, or rape experiences somehow gets translated into some misandry slant. It's as if one can't point out that there are guys capable of this act without the defensive reaction that one is accusing all/most guys of these actions. It's really odd to me how it seems more negative focus is on the hashtag than on the misogynistic posts that inspired it.

Women: Do you ever feel oppressed by men in your real life?
No as I don't tolerate that bs.

Do you think there is still a need for feminism in modern-day America?
Yes. I think cases like George Sodini and Elliot Rodgers show male entitlement and misogyny that is encourage. Plus I think cases like Steubenville show male views on sexual assault and societal reactions of victim-blaming/shaming and false claims about rape statistics. The seeming inequality of female and male violence suggests that violence is a gender issue as males are victimized by males while gals are victimized by males.

" I have never felt harassed, intimidated, or "less than" any man."
That's quite a rarity in my opinion as every gal I know have at least one harassment story.

melissa2 · Accepted Answer

No I do not believe we are being oppressed. At all. I think that men and women in the US are seen as equals.

Before coming to this site however, I didn't think misogyny was an issue. But if you read some of the men's questions, it's clear that we do have an issue with misogyny.
Best example: www.girlsaskguys.com/.../q1019150-why-do-females-consider-themselves-weak-submissive-but-then-want

That's just one. I've seen so many questions that say women only go for jerks and it's their fault that good men are single and stuff like that. NOT ALL MEN. Definitely not all, just enough so that it grabbed my attention.

Most men are in fact great men and treat women well, but there are enough misogynists that I've encountered that it is discouraging.

I'm not a feminist. I think that the feminist movement is used to fight for superiority not equality. But I think that our nation-well the whole world needs a wake up call when it comes to women.

Three women were just murdered in Santa Barbara for saying no. A girl was just shot because she said no to prom. Three men were also killed in santa barbara because they got "sex" and the killer didn't.

I can't go for a walk at night without extreme fear and I live in a good neighborhood. I have to have guys walk me home. I got cussed out for not giving a guy a "chance" when he asked me out. Another asked me out and insisted I was a slut when I said no. So no I don't think we're being oppressed but there are enough incidents of misogyny that I feel like I'm being disrespected as a female.

NOT ALL MEN. Not even the majority! I'm not saying all men or even half of them are this way. I realize that the vast majority is not so please do not mistake my words. It's just enough that I think it is a cultural issue that deserves attention.

I know someone will want to fight with me about this. Sigh... I'm not even making generalizations! Just an observation of multiple incidents.

VikingHel · Accepted Answer

I don't feel oppressed, but I often do feel threatened. And I think what this whole situation is based around is not oppression - although that still does happen elsewhere in the world - but how men can SOMETIMES treat women.
Everyday sexism is still a niggle in most women's sides. The recent issue with the young man in California, and his manifesto including how he viewed women is what has sparked this. He shot them because they denied him, as they are allowed to do.
Obviously not all men are rapists etc, and I know men can be raped, but you are more likely to find a woman has been.
In the western world, I think women have it better than the last 1,000 years or whatever up to recent decades etc when men WERE oppressing women simply because you're female.
Feminism needs to transform. The man-haters aren't really feminists, they're probably just women who have been slated a few times and have a bee in their bonnet!
Like I said, I feel more threatened than oppressed. They aren't stopping me going to school, I won't be pressured into getting married, like they did in the past and in some places globally continue to do. But I worry what could happen to me. I am called crude things because I won't go with a guy. My friend recently was called a b***h for simply saying "no, I don't want to." Not really fair.
Others of my acquaintance have to say "I have a boyfriend" in order to get a guy back off because they won't accept them saying no.
I worry what they could do to me. Walking down a main road and being cat-called by a group of guys really disconcerted me. Besides, I'm not a dog, don't whistle at me.
So in today's western world, I think it may have more to do with respect. Attitudes haven't completely come around yet I think for some. Women can work, but when they come home they're still expected to everything else a woman did in the home: the cleaning, cooking, looking after kids. And of course, fear of what could happen to them.

RedThread · Accepted Answer

I believe there are a lot of double standards facing women that men don't have to deal with. When we describe weakness people usually say things like "stop being a girl" and terms like "man up" refer to people being strong. I think that as long as we have expectations out of people due to their gender we will have these double standards. Until the day comes when we look at people as individuals we will have things like sexism and racism.

I think society tends to hold women up to higher standards than we do men. A woman who dresses a certain way or decides to engage in casual sex is a slut while a man gets a pat on the back and high fives from his buddies for hitting that. Women are sexually objectified a lot more than men. There have been studies where both men AND women evaluate women as a sum of their physical parts and not as a whole person like both women and men view men. You see it on gag with the questions "are you a breast or ass man?" is there a male equivalent to this question? This leads to increased levels of eating disorders and body shame among women than men. This is a completely acceptable aspect to our culture that I think is completely jacked up. I think most of the problems we have about gender are very engrained into our culture and it will take a long time before we start treating the sexes truly as equals.

SüßeJäger · Accepted Answer

I don't think women are equal to men. Women (like you honeybee) are better than men. The ones that are not, which is a very small percentage, are the mean, nasty, ugly, men hating feminazis.

Answering your question, I do not think most men like probably 95% of them oppress women in any way. In fact, quite the opposite. I think most men like and really enjoy women and think they are very special.

Is feminism needed today? I guess you could say maybe in a few ways there could be a use for the fair type of feminism. Like the type that want to help women that are in a rough spot or something like that.

I think modern feminism (of course there can be exceptions) seems to be just man haters with extreme/militant left wing ideas that they want to force on everyone. This does not help the relationship between men and women as a whole which I think does damage to both genders. Overall, I think this type of feminism does way more harm to women than good.

Overall, I think society is pretty fair. I think there is just as much oppressed men as there are women today.

OpenClose · Answer

I think many parts of feminism, or more specifically women "speaking on behalf of feminism" are clouding the real issues.

Personally, I don't think men in particular are oppressing women. Female employers are the most hostile to female employees. The words "bitch" and "slut" are tossed around like loose change amongst girls. Sometimes behind their backs, sometimes in their face.

Another point, which is one I've been focusing on lately, is the male side of many of these issues. For instance, I've been told I like nice, less competitive girls, because "I subconsciously seek to force the female gender into subjugation". Stop putting words in my mouth. Stop acting like you can just assume what men are thinking. I like nice, less competitive girls because "The world is full of competition. I would love a relationship where, for once, I don't constantly have to 'prove' myself."

Or how about "Men fear losing power because they are naturally power-hungry". But let's look at a couple examples of what happens when men are powerless:

-90%+ of the homeless are men. But of the homeless who are sheltered, 80%+ are women.

-When a woman calls an abuse hotline, she's welcomed in. But (I kid you not), it's standard in many shelters that when a man calls claiming abuse, the refer him to a "recovering batterers" group or "anger management".

-Men are abused nearly as often as women in relationships. I have yet to see a poster that DOESN"T feature a woman crying, and a man holding a beer and shaking his fist. I've never seen one that even acknowledges it's mututal.

-You've probably seen the videos of women beating men in public. Some laugh. Some girls even cheer the girl on.

But with feminism's current rhetoric, Men are the "oppressive, privileged class", while women are the "oppressed, hated class". And therefore, their response to men's behavior is *waves finger* "STOP ACTING LIKE THAT". not "WHY are you acting like that".

They think they already know why.

chessqueen · Answer

Personally, I never felt oppressed by men in my entire life. I don't know where women get that from. Maybe if they respected themselves, gave themselves a little dignity and stop wearing bra's for a dress, they would get respect from men.

But if they are going to have their titties and arses hanging out then they definitely won't get respect.

Not saying that they are asking for it but what is to say that those sicko's won't think that way? Hmm?

I can very well wear what I want and I do, but I walk with confidence and I look regal and no one ever touches me or even THINKS of touching me.

So no, I never felt oppressed and no respectable female that I know feels oppressed because we don't give encouragement to the oppressors nor do we put ourselves in situations like that.

The same applies for the workplace, men respect me here and always come to me to share information and talk to me about clients. I get the same pay as them and we are all equal here.

My verdict? Women complain far too much and overreact far too much. They don't know how to respect themselves that is why they don't get respected.

bungaloo · Answer

If you still need an answer, look at half of the answers on this post. This is ridiculous.
Don't get me wrong , I dislike the current feminazi movement , its ludicrous and over the top. But at the same time I don't agree with the whole 'cis scum' movement either. Everyone is just getting way too offended and way too vocal about said offense. And stupid people follow along with whatever else is being said.
But at the same time , look at the way our society is. The fact that we "biologically want to be submissive?" Are you kidding me right now? I want to be able to do things without worrying if its okay with my man I want to be able to earn the money I deserve from my job. I want to be able to feel like I'm an equal , not property of someone. I want to stop feeling lesser because im a girl.
Kind of ranty but how hard is it for a guy to go out in public in a dress and not get harrassed? Impossible. What about a girlvto go out in pants? Why is there a difference? Because he's seen as being inferior for being effeminate. But this is more equality than anything else. I don't feel oppressed by men , I just feel society's treatment of women isn't always fair.
But for that matter neither is its treatment of men.
Tldr: not oppressed , just not treated fairly.

Sparkling · Answer

I think this is a really difficult question and the sort that sparks the wrong kind of debate, and by this I mean gender wars and hostile totally irrelevant personal attacks. (For example in a previous comment "I don't think any of those whinny, short-haired women know what's going on" Who are the women he is speaking about? Why is the length of their hair relevant?)

Are women being oppressed by men? Absolutely. Does that mean that all women being oppressed by all men? ABSOLUTELY NOT.
Also bringing forth issues (as feminism does) does not lessen the importance of other issues (think the rape debate which many critique because "men are also raped". They are, but does that mean that we should stop working against the rape of women?)

That said, the oppression that feminism fights against is often on a systematic level. Such as women getting less pay for same effort. You don't feel oppressed because you are still getting your pay, but when you look at the averages there's no logical reason you shouldn't get as much as the average man.

I know you said you didn't want a debate, sorry. I guess I felt inspired today.. ^^

wolf-girl · Answer

If you said in middle east I would say yes, because I've been there seen them with my own eyes and Even one time got arrested by Islamic "nahy az munkar" police because I didn't wear Hijaab as they define the "complete hijab" and they thought I'm a native girl. There's absolute oppression there. (though note this that there so many men are under pressure too when it comes to freedom of expression, so it's not absolutely for women but for both genders).
but back there in Europe and here in Canada I never felt being oppressed by men. and i don't want to bring up the Argument about gender Equality and why i don't believe it because some guys here always confuse it with being opposed to freedom of women, but what I say generally is that women have the freedom they want. they have the freedom to express themselves, they have the freedom to study, they have the freedom to "be themselves" and that's what matters the most. they have the freedom to be naturally Women without force, and that means even if we have this inclination to lose our freedom to a man we are free enough to do it by will. the new feminist movements do not want to preserve the "women's" right, they want to make women men. they want to put this into our minds by force that as long as there's not as many CEO's between women as there's between men there's Oppression. that's not oppression that nature. while so many women were Studying in Reed college having the same opportunities as men Steve jobs dropped out and lost those opportunities but still in an unequal situation managed to work, create and become the co-founder and the CEO of one of the greatest corporation of the world. and the question is this, who Stops a woman if she goes the same path as the great Jobs? no one. And as long as this attitude exists there is Freedom in the society not “just” for women as feminists want but for both genders.

girlnamedkyle · Answer

Let's break this down. Men have responded more than twice as often as women. Their general sentiment is defensive. This is a pretty good sign that there is something up. Of the women who said they do not feel "oppressed," most have said they do feel "threatened" in some way. That's an issue of semantics.

The modern feminist movement is to keep women from feeling threatened. And to those who have said men are the victims of domestic violence, that's an issue modern feminism wants to approach as well. But when 100% of the mass shootings in American over the last 40 years have come from men, it's hard to ignore the violence. When the incidence of woman-on-man violence is less than 2%, it's hard to ignore 98% of the violence.

As frustrating as it is to see women blaming each other for wearing the wrong clothes, it's more frustrating to me that the assumption is still that women in short skirts and crop tops are the only ones getting harassed. In a simple first person anecdote, I've had my butt grabbed in bars while wearing opaque tights and dresses that complete cover me. I've had guys follow and call out to me while walking in jeans and winter jackets. I've had guys yell out of cars at me to get in with them while wearing winter clothes, also. And when I refused, they called me a "prudish cunt." So although I don't think a woman in a short skirt should ever have to justify what she is wearing, she also isn't the only one getting harassed.

Since this is going to fall into the mass of 30+ female responses, it's likely no one will see it. But it just one person thinks a little more about how women are being threatened, it's done its purpose. If oppression isn't the word you want to use, use that instead.

Theguyoverthere · Answer

Honestly, when I hear about oppression, it's all whining and nonsense and it's something I don't even bother with. Anyone claiming oppression is just a weakling in my opinion looking for sympathy. So yes I think these "women" need to actually mature and stop letting the tiniest comments bottle up and explode inside them.

You can't state that an entire gender is "oppressing" the other gender with such diverse people out there and I honestly feel the comments you reading a "keyboard warrior trolls" who are spouting hate towards one another under the shield of anonymity. Men get trolled all the time too just like women. Just look around any YouTube video that gained any popularity. Top singers, fitness videos, anything. It's not just women being trolled on the internet.

Feminism is just a messed up ideology that is harming women and continuously pitting them against men. It does not bring us any closer to equality and continuously tries to demonize men. Many people have caught onto this overtime and their attempts to demonize men are extremely visible through this elliot rodger tragedy. Instead of feeling sorry for the friends and family, they're too busy trying to attack men for their "issues."

When they saw the #yesallpeople hashtag spreading feminists had this to say. twitchy.com/.../

"#YesAllWomen obviously there is no War On Women because white Bigoty Dudes came up with #YesAllPeople to prove how everything is about them"

Never mind the men who died in the tragedy. It's all about women to them.

jetz80 · Answer

Screw that. It's men who are being oppressed these days. It's start in school where curriculums are now changed to favour girls. Boys are dropping out at alarming rates. Meanwhile, there are more women in college than men.

And when they start working? They face higher unemployment (mancession). And work in blue collar jobs with higher rates if injury.

Their life expectancy is lower. And the diseases that men suffer don't get the same attention. Compare the mortality and research funding for prostate cancer and breast cancer.

And then there's relationships. 75% of divorces are initiated by women. Yet, custody still overwhelmingly goes to women, while men still overwhelmingly pay alimony and child support.

And after all that? You'll still get articles complaining about the "patriarchy" and about how men aren't "manning up" (and getting married).

Women in the West have so thoroughly eviscerated men and they don't even realise it.

But you reap what you sow. All those high school dropout, unhealthy males are the dating pool for all those college educated liberal arts grads.

ObscuredBeyond · Answer

In the West, true oppression of women on a large scale was never the case. There have always been cads who don't treat women right. However, there are now the gender-flipped versions who don't treat men right.

And then there are the Cultural Narxist policies that crept in that promised to fix things that only ever made things worse for everyone.

Now, in India and in many Islamic countries, I'd say it's fair to accuse them of genuine oppression of women.

Western women complain it's "not fair" that they get oggled, yet they dress like pieces of meat as if wanting to be oggled. But for the most part, those annoying cat callers still adhere to the rule of "look, speak, but don't touch." Don't dress like a stripper, you won't get treated like a stripper. Don't dress like a prostitute, you won't get treated like one. (Although I'd argue even prostitutes deserve to be treated better than how they usually are.)

In the evil lands I described, however, women are increasingly being gang-raped with increasingly little justification. For the crime of existing now, you can be gang-raped, even if you adhere to ever single one of the absurd rules in Shariah. They will still rape you if they feel like it. And it will still be your fault. Because their blackened hearts of Satan refuse to assume responsibility for anything, no matter what.

And just recently in India, one girl successfully fought off a band of gang-rapists. She refused to be robbed of her dignity in such a way. Became a hero to her hometown. And in retaliation, that same mob came back with kerosene. She may have been able to fight them off and not be pinned down, but she couldn't dodge the splash in time. And then, they brought the torch. For the crime of refusing to be gang-raped, she was burned alive.

Western women think they live surrounded by evil being oggled. Try being burned alive for refusing to be gang-raped, and you know true evil.

ManThatKnewTooMuch · Answer

Firstly, I think you're incredibly tolerant. You asked for no arguments and Xzinax, the first female responder, gave you one. You handled yourself well, super polite. You're awesome.

With that said, No, women are NOT oppressed in the West. Quite honestly, women hold a distinct advantage in almost every facet of life:
1) The home is still considered the female domain and most dudes I know relinquish any right to dictate things just to prevent arguments or they just don't care enough and let the chicks decide everything.
2) In terms of the glass ceiling there is no such thing; Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State and damn near became President.
3) In terms of income MOST women earn the same as men, the only exceptions possibly being in the super high, 0.1% echelon of business executives - and at that level who the fuck cares?
4) Women don't get drafted.
5) Women are still treated like women and THEY LIKE IT. Ever heard of chivalry? Paying on a date? Picking your date up at her place? Opening doors? Yes, that's men treating women like women.

Feminism itself had it's moment but then some psychopaths screwed up the whole movement. Now it's all about resentful women trying to prop themselves up by using laws to micromanage human behavior or shame men through their national propaganda.

If you think about it some of them sound incredibly close-minded. Isn't this a free country? Shouldn't we all be adult about this and speak constructively on the topic instead of berating each other like Xzinax2 did to you? What about Tolerance? Shouldn't we be tolerating other people and ideas regardless of how stupid it may seem? Well, that's not what hardcore feminists think... Obviously Xzinax2 thinks there's no difference between a vagina and a penis. Acknowledging that difference is a sign of oppression? smh...

cipher42 · Answer

Oppressed is something of a strong word, and I don't know that it's men in particular doing the oppressing. It is certain that patriarchal gender roles still do exist, and do still put women at a disadvantage in many areas.

For instance, it has been shown that there are still biases against women in science, and that a woman applying for a job in a scientific field is less likely to get the job than a male applicant, and even then is likely to be payed less. Women have it harder in many other careers as well, such as politics and acting, where much more focus will be put on their appearance or their emotional state than for their male counterparts.

There's also the issue of both sexual oppression and oversexualization. For whatever reason, these two issues coexist in America. Women are told that much of their "purity" and thus their value relies on them being virgins and being sexually innocent. They are shamed for wearing revealing clothing or for being promiscuous, even if they are doing so safely. At the same time, the media sexualizes and objectifies women, treating them as simply objects whose value lies in their aesthetic beauty. Women are pressured to match the impossible beauty standards of photoshopped celebrities in magazines and commercials, and are sold about ten billion different products that will somehow make them more desirable.

So overall, I would say women are certainly still at a disadvantage in many western countries, largely due to patriarchal gender roles and stereotypes. While I wouldn't say it's men specifically who are doing it, they certainly could try to do more to fix it. So yes, I do think feminism is still necessary in some form or another, and I think anyone who doesn't think so is blind.

Anonymous · Answer

No, definitely not in the Western world. Let's take America as an example:

1. Young men have to sign up for Selective Service. Women don't. If men don't sign up, they're ineligible for naturalization, federal employment, and in many states state employment, state entitlements, driver's licenses, etc.

2. Men pay the vast bulk of tax. Women take the most benefits. That's just a fact.

3. More women gain bachelor's degrees than men and have done since the early 1980s. The same situation with master's degrees since the late 1980s. The same situation with doctorates since 2008.

4. There are many, many programs to deal with physical and sexual abuse against women. Hardly any for men. Even though the CDC have proven that 70% of non-reciprocal partner violence in hetero relationships is woman-on-man, not man-on-woman.

5. Sex crime laws are biased against male victims, especially where the perpetrators are female. Even when the laws are equal, the laws are often enforced unequally, especially in sentencing female perpetrators.

6. Every time a man has hetero sex, unless he has had a vasectomy, he risks becoming a father against his will.

7. Many colleges (such as Stanford, Illinois State, UC Berkeley) have a policy that says that, if a woman is even slightly intoxicated, hetero sex is male-on-female rape even if it is CONSENSUAL, even if SHE seduced HIM. Colleges don't care about drunk males, especially if it's hetero.

8. Anyone who disagrees with feminism publicly risks receiving threats of violence, or actual violence, from feminists. This is especially true if you're a man, though admittedly it's not limited to men (read about Erin Pizzey for example).

9. 92% of alimony is paid by the man to the woman, even though women out-earn their husbands in 40% of marriages.

10. Women outlive men. Women commit suicide far less than men. Almost all workplace deaths are suffered by men.

Cool-Relax · Answer

My grandmothers both worked in a time when women were expected to stay home. My mother was one of only two women to study business when she went to college. With examples like that, it never occurred to me that women were oppressed. Then I went into film, a male-dominated field, and started working at a sound studio (women are extremely rare in sound). It was just me and 13 guys. My two bosses treated me horribly compared to everyone else, and one of the staff members hit on me relentlessly until he found a girlfriend. Then, he also treated me horribly. So, professionally, I don't think oppression is as widespread as it used to be, but it sure as hell still exists.

In terms of things like rape and objectification, that stuff definitely still happens. I could give multiple examples of times when I was harassed or felt physically threatened by a man. And I'm not someone who assumes the worst of people. These were situations where guys made degrading comments about my body while I was just passing by, or tried to follow me home. There are also plenty of examples on this site alone of men who objectify women or think that they have a certain place.

Men aren't all evil or out to get us, but I think it would be naive to say that oppression, sexism, and objectification are things of the past. In that case, feminism is still relevant. It's just that the term "feminism" itself now has negative connotations thanks to the "I hate men" extremists.

Camallunt · Answer

Personally I think there are instances where both genders have an unfair upper hand and make the other suffer. Overall I feel a lot of the victim calling is exaggerated and weaponised. The few loud voices leading the 'fight' as they say are crazy voices. I've seen countless things ruined by people being extreme on claims of being oppressed. History is misinterpreted by the groups to get their point across. Everything is rife with hypocrisy.

There were and are disadvantages from when society is male lead, men didn't all have it comfortable. The real oppression has always been from the richer against the poor of all race religion and gender. Those people up front leading each different group is giving hate speech to charge a group against another for their personal gain.

I stand against modern feminism because I stand for fairness which is not what modern feminism is about. Feminism is no longer about justice or fairness and equality is a silly ideology as it denies individual strengths so the only way to be equal is to keep everyone disadvantaged.

Anonymous · Answer

As an American male I am frankly exasperated by all the rhetoric about women being oppressed here in the US. There are other places in the world where women are certainly oppressed and at a disadvantage in many ways, but not so in the US today. Not for many years.

All we ever hear about is violence against women but rarely do we see it acknowledged that men are far more likely to be assaulted or murdered. Men are actually more likely to be raped if we factor in the justice system. Men are 4 times more likely to commit suicide. Boys are at a significant disadvantage in our public schools system. Men are at a disadvantage to women in so many ways that society does not even acknowledge, let alone try to address.

A pet peeve of mine is the constant rhetoric about women making less money than men "for the same work", which is outright nonsense. Women earn less because of their own choices. On average, women study different things in college, choose less lucrative careers, work fewer hours, remove themselves from the workforce for expended periods and generally choose to make themselves less valuable to employers. The operative word there is 'choice'. When we control for all those variables it becomes clear that women earn just as much as their male counterparts, and in fact some studies show they earn more.

Frankly the greatest challenges women face today are ones they bring upon themselves. They are not respected because they complain so much about being discriminated against when anyone who pays attention can see that has not been true for a very long time. Women do themselves no favors when they focus solely on women's issues while being blind to men's. Feminists try to address that by "saying" they care about men but their actions show they really don't. Modern women have been labeled the world's biggest hypocrites for good reason. These are the biggest problems women face today and they'll need to address them themselves.

Phoenix1991 · Answer

My Philosophy on life and people is that we are all connected and no one is greater than the next, We all need each other and we all have the same value of basic human rights and opportunities.

Do I think my fellow men still try to oppress women? Yeah, I bet there are some still left. I hope to find them and bring the back to reality.

I read in the news about the pregnant woman in Pakistan stoned to death for marrying someone else than the one her family chose for her. It almost made me sick to my stomach that such things like that existed before and still exist today.

I do believe women have more rights and fair treatment here in USA than other countries, I learned from a young age that women can do anything a man can do and vice versa. Its all about everyone deserves a chance to prove themselves worthy of a job or a goal, Its unfair to take away from someone based on their race, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, etc.

I hope this old mentality of the world will become extinct so that our children don't have to hear about such tragedies.

Anonymous · Answer

Yes, but it is seldom direct, which is why some people don't notice it. But I've been hit on guys at bars who think that just because I'm talking to them it automatically means I want to have sex with them. And when I say "no," it's not good enough for them. I have to pretend I have a boyfriend in order for him to go away.

Double standards are everywhere. If a girl is a virgin, she is a prude. If she has sex, she's a slut. It is attitudes like these that degrade women.

The killer in California said in his manifesto that he was angry at women because they wouldn't have sex with him. There were comments on the YouTube video that said things like "See girls, this is why you should have given him a chance." You're saying that if I don't have sex with men I will be shot? That is a threat. That is denying me my right to choose who I want to sleep with, or my right to choose not to have sex at all. It is comments like that, that make women afraid of men.

Now, I am talking about society in general. Obviously, I am not afraid of all men. But when I go on a date with a guy I just met, I have to be careful. No, I do not automatically assume he is a rapist. But it is something I need to be careful of. We always tell girls not to dress promiscuously, or not to walk alone at night, and yet we get offended when girls say they are afraid of men? We taught them to think like that!

Also, the point of the #YesAllWomen campaign was to say that it's true that not ALL men are rapist killers. But YES, ALL women have to be afraid of rapist killers! So if you think that articles like that are attacking all men and depicting men as "evil rapists set on repressing women," then you are missing the point.

curlyqlink · Answer

I will believe that women are no longer oppressed by men when the wage gap closes, when I don't have to worry about going out at night for fear of being killed/raped/harrassed, when I don't have to make excuses for not wanting to go out with a man, when I don't feel like I have to flirt to get a job, when the media doesn't revolve my entire existence around how attractive I am.
I would LOVE to go shopping for a bra without being harrassed by some guy saying, "Hey sexy you like that don't you?" Also, yes I have heard of victim blaming in rape cases. Steubenville rape case anyone? My own father says that women who are raped or murdered play a role in them being raped or murdered. It's insane. We are taught from an early age to FEAR MEN because of those reasons. I love men, I date a lot but I'm also aware of how dangerous it can be. I've been raped, but it never reached traction in court because we were minors when it happened and he was younger than me. How is that fair? How is it fair that I can't feel safe when traumatic events happen because they guy was able to talk his way out of it? It was MY fault apparently because I shouldn't have trusted the boyfriend who raped me. How dare I.

So yes, women are still oppressed. When people stop saying "Not all men are like that!" Then I'll start believing it because when you care more about your bro-feels than the safety of women, you're part of the problem. Feminism is rooted in GENDER EQUALITY, and if you aren't for that then yes. You are in fact a giant heap of dung. Are there problems with the movement regarding race, economic status, and prejudism? Yes, but we're working on it and heading in the right direction.

So yeah, I have faced oppression and most women have if they think about it. We're taught to overlook it though which is not right.

rawrnessism · Answer

Um, I haven't felt oppressed. But I do agree that MOST, not all, men just see women as sex objects. They see a piece of ass and sexually harass these women.
There are only certain types of men that do this. I don't know who. But there are some that do rape women. That slap their ass cause they can.
I also agree that there is a WHOLE WHOLE lot of double standards out there. Women are expected to do so much and not complain about what a man does because he is a man and thats just what they do. But if a woman did it, its a big deal. So I don't know if this all counts as oppressed, but it does suck. Women fought hard for the right to vote, and we still fight just for little wins.
BUT I do always know that some women bring it on themselves. I'm not saying that girls that dress slutty deserve it. I am talking about the women that are REAL sluts, and dont respect themselves, and let men use them. THOSE women are the ones that are ruining it for the rest of us. Its half and half to blame. If women had more respect men would in return have to respect us back. Women need to stop thinking they are worthless without attention from a man. I see it everyday.
There are some great women. There is only some people that are like this, but it is a large sum.

AdamThomas · Answer

No I don't believe that men oppress women, and I don't think that "men" ever have. The trouble with feminists is that they look at the people at the top being men and then claim that this means that the entire male gender oppresses women, that because the few in power are men the system is designed to benefit men over women, that all men are privileged over all women. It's false.

At the moment men are 75% of murder victims, 90% of the homeless 93% of workplace deaths, 80% of suicide deaths. When you look at the shittiest, riskiest jobs e.g. bin collectors, they're all male dominated jobs.

The problem is that they only look upwards, not downwards. When you look at the top positions yes they're filled with mostly men, but when you look at the bottom of society there are way way way more men down there. To say that all men are privileged because of a tiny few at the top is stupid.

And when you think of wars in the past, it was men who did the fighting and the dying. It was men who were forced against their will to get blown to bits. People often say that early feminism was noble, and that is has "turned into" an anti-male hate movement, but what about the white feather campaign? If these women were for equality, why did they shame men as young as 16 (by labelling them as cowards) into going to war rather than pushing more women into joining?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_feather

Feminism also takes a lot of credit for things that would have happened anyway. What allowed women into the workforce was advanced technology, created by men, not feminism. Men built the world we live in today. As Camille Paglia said, "if it weren't for men we'd still be living in grass huts".

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