Gender stereotyping

Well, what about male midwives? And before anyone says that "wife" means female, The word derives from Old English mid, "with" and wif, "woman", and thus originally meant "with the woman", that is, the person who is with the mother (woman) at childbirth. The word is used to refer to midwives regardless of gender.

Male midwives represent only about 0.4% of the profession in the UK. What is the situation in other countries?
 
I'm afraid I don't follow your logic, Rosemarie nor do I follow your principle. I get to know the person before I deem to judge them. I'm not kidding myself either. Have you not heard of white collar crime. Well dressed, politely spoken, yes this is a nice person. I judge them okay. Aaaagghh!!! Where's all my savings ......
 
If you are telling us that sex sells, then good grief, YES. Of course, shaking your butt to music is degrading, etc, just ask Elvis Presley.
....and what does that tell us about the people who do it? Are they just peacocks or are they allowing themselves to be manipulated by their managers?
 
I posted that I received my draft notice, that was in 1957. I went into the Navy, and did not kill anyone.
I still would not like to see my granddaughter in a combat situation because the enemy of the day is not likely to be respectful of women, as in rape.
 
Not jealous. Nor am I envious, which would be the correct term. Merely disheartened.
Nor am I jealous either. It isn’t even a show I watched. I saw clips of it as it was discussed on talk shows. I’m not even disheartened, just surprised.

It IS the super bowl and it was an outstanding performance. I’m incredibly judgmental. I wish I wasn’t but I am and doubt very much that I’ll ever change at this point in time. It even surprises/annoys me how judgmental I am at times 🤯

Sex does sell and that’s reality.
 
Not sure if this is a stereotype...but if I were a nurse, I would simply be called...a nurse. If my brother were a nurse, he would be called a MALE nurse. Why is that??
Same goes for the title, Mailman. What is a lady called that does the same mail delivery?
 
Not sure if this is a stereotype...but if I were a nurse, I would simply be called...a nurse. If my brother were a nurse, he would be called a MALE nurse. Why is that??
My daughter is a nurse. The position she now holds would once have been call 'matron' but today it is Nurse Unit Manager and typically referred to as the NUM. Works for every gender.

As for the mail man, or postman as they have long been called in Australia, the term 'postie' also works even though the official designation might be something different.

I was a teacher, a neutral term and I suspect that is part of the reason why we were among the first professions to achieve equal pay and conditions in the public service. Nurses took much longer. Perhaps the term, with obvious female undertones, kept them from wage justice until enough men had joined their ranks for everyone to realise their worth as professionals rather than as hand maidens to the doctors.
 
For the longest time I had women on a pedestal. In my mind they were so different from men. They were soft hearted, kind, nurturing and I felt more comfortable in their presence (this was in a newsgroup) than I did in that of fellow males. I thought I was paying them a big compliment, after all I had them right up there on a throne, but they piled on me to set me straight! Women are capable of feeling and doing the same things as men. They didn't want to be adored, they wanted to be seen as equals. I now agree, but must say that deep in my heart I still have a, now muted, conviction that the female of the species is somewhat superior! So shoot me!!! :)
 
For the longest time I had women on a pedestal. In my mind they were so different from men. They were soft hearted, kind, nurturing and I felt more comfortable in their presence (this was in a newsgroup) than I did in that of fellow males. I thought I was paying them a big compliment, after all I had them right up there on a throne, but they piled on me to set me straight! Women are capable of feeling and doing the same things as men. They didn't want to be adored, they wanted to be seen as equals. I now agree, but must say that deep in my heart I still have a, now muted, conviction that the female of the species is somewhat superior! So shoot me!!! :)
Old Salt....many of us ladies, including me, still want to be seen as the 'gentler sex'. We ARE still warm, caring and soft-hearted. It's just that there are some women who think that being equal to men means being the same as men. This is where it gets confusing. Women are not inferior to men, but we are different. The genders should compliment each other.
How many women do you see on building sites? I've never seen any. Why? Because women don't have the physique of men and cannot do the same manual work.
I say again...men and women are equal but they are not the same and we should stop pretending that they are.
 
Old Salt....many of us ladies, including me, still want to be seen as the 'gentler sex'. We ARE still warm, caring and soft-hearted. It's just that there are some women who think that being equal to men means being the same as men. This is where it gets confusing. Women are not inferior to men, but we are different. The genders should compliment each other.
How many women do you see on building sites? I've never seen any. Why? Because women don't have the physique of men and cannot do the same manual work.
I say again...men and women are equal but they are not the same and we should stop pretending that they are.
Ron’s two daughters are on building sites all the time. They’re his very accomplished carpenters. They do all the carpentry on any of his jobs.
I do agree though men and woman are equal but different.
 
Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, Rosemarie. I had a wife like you. She was my hero and had a strength that I could only admire, never imitate. Who says women are the weaker sex? Except maybe physically! Now I can go back to looking up to women! Here in Canada we try too hard to make everyone equal. We do have female fire fighters and I get regularly booed by my loved ones if I meekly observe that I would not want to be carried over a woman's shoulder out of a burning building. Now here I might be an old chauvinist because my son-in-law who was a fire chief told me it works out just fine. I'd still rather have a brawny male carry me! :) We also have female soldiers (in the front lines), as well as sailors on our warships. As an ex sailor I keep scratching my head. How could that possibly work in the crowded, testosterone laden quarters of a destroyer escort. It would work with me, but not every sailor treats a woman like a lady. Especially during a four months absence from home. And now we have inquiry after inquiry in connection with complaints of sexual abuse.

In short, in my mind I should say it's only fair to have women soldiers in combat roles if they so desire, but I really can't see mothers and potential mothers in the role of killers. Even during a "justified" war. Forgive me, I am rambling.
 
Ron’s two daughters are on building sites all the time. They’re his very accomplished carpenters. They do all the carpentry on any of his jobs.
I do agree though men and woman are equal but different.
Nothing wrong with women as carpenters, mechanics, Physicists, Surgeons, Lawyers, Entrepreneurs etc. I would cheer them on. My only problem is with jobs that present a certain danger, like fireman (fire person?), or front line soldier. My protective instincts kick in and I can't help it.
 

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