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Before going to law school, I was an accountant. It's interesting viewing the law through the lens of accounting. Debits and credits. Rights and duties. What you learn in accounting is that debits and credits should always balance. As I look at areas of the law, especially those dealing with gender and family, it's amazing to see how legal rights and legal duties (liabilities) also balance.

In fact, a common theme in the law of parental rights is that "rights and liabilities go hand-in-hand." If a parent is responsible for child support, that parent also has custody or visitation rights.

After the sexual revolution, the rights of men stayed the same, as the rights of women increased. Yet, what also happened was that the legal duties and liabilities of women also increased! It was like a social partnership. Some women believed they would only be getting "more rights" and were surprised to find out that additional or new legal duties, liabilities, obligations, or responsibilities were imposed on them - corresponding to their new legal rights.

There is really no debate here, because the topic is quite antiquated. I imagine or hope that we live in an America (USA) where most people hear "equal rights" and think "duh!" There will always be outliers, but in the grand scheme of things, the bulk of the bell curve is what counts.

I'm curious to hear from men and women what their view is on this topic, assuming you live in America or the USA, but feel free to answer or vote if you're from outside the USA.

Thanks : )