Ultra feminists say they don't need men, so what are they complaining about then?
It started with a seemingly comical phrase Gloria Steinem used during the height of the 1960s feminist movement: "A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle." It's still alive and well today, whether it's Jennifer Aniston talking about how women "don't have to fiddle with a man to have that child" or Emma Watson talking about "self-partnering."
Over time, as women began to make their own money and take advantage of the birth control pill, they came to believe that women don't, in fact, need men. They were wrong. Biologically, women are wired to depend on men. Most women still want to be mothers, and when they do, they become vulnerable.
Even today, women know instinctively that they will ultimately need a man if they want to have a family, and if they want the option of being home at all, if only for a period of time. Indeed, research shows that what matters most to women—even to those who are economically independent—is knowing they have a man on whom they can rely. It's the feeling of being safe and in good hands—yes, even financially—that matters most. That is what's known as hypergamy, and it is alive and well in 2020.
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