What do women want when they want equality?

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By Hope
@1hopefulman (45125)
Canada
November 2, 2017 8:41pm CST
I always thought a woman was superior. In my family, my mother told us all what to do. She bossed my father and us three boys. Whenever I asked my father for something, he would say go ask your mother. But I just saw a news report that said that women won't be equal to men for at least 100 years. What exactly do women want when they want to be equal?
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@LadyDuck (455011)
• Switzerland
3 Nov 17
Exactly what @andriaperry says, sames salaries for identical works, same opportunities, that is all for me. Men and women are not created identical, but the rights must be the same.
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@1hopefulman (45125)
• Canada
4 Nov 17
Yes, women should never be second class citizens as they should be able to do whatever job they want and get paid the same. Where I worked there were a number of women salespeople and we were all paid 10% commission on whatever we sold. One woman was an exceptional salesperson and beat many of the men in sales.
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@1hopefulman (45125)
• Canada
5 Nov 17
@LadyDuck True, however it nice to see that progress is being made and will continue to be made.
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@LadyDuck (455011)
• Switzerland
5 Nov 17
@1hopefulman Most of the time Manager women are paid less than men with the same position. It is well known that even actors are paid more than actresses. This is a shame, they do the same work, they deserve the same salary.
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@bluesa (15023)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
3 Nov 17
To not be looked down at. I don't mind cooking and cleaning and keeping a happy home. But if I want to work in the corporate world, I should have that option, many still don't.
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@1hopefulman (45125)
• Canada
4 Nov 17
Here, women are everywhere, even as firefighters, bus-drivers, police-persons and construction. I saw a woman using a heavy-piece machinery on a construction site the other day.
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@Bluedoll (16774)
• Canada
3 Nov 17
Perhaps in the future fathers will not be able to say that because mommy is at work. All the time.
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@1hopefulman (45125)
• Canada
4 Nov 17
@Bluedoll Do you see such problems in Canada?
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@1hopefulman (45125)
• Canada
4 Nov 17
@Bluedoll Can you share the documentary?
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@Bluedoll (16774)
• Canada
4 Nov 17
@1hopefulman Not as much as in China (documentary)
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@andriaperry (116876)
• Anniston, Alabama
3 Nov 17
Equal pay and equal rights.
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@1hopefulman (45125)
• Canada
3 Nov 17
If I had a business I would gladly give you equal pay and equal rights as long as you did equal work. Here, there is an election going on for mayor and one is a man and one is a woman and they are neck and neck. What do you mean equal rights?
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@andriaperry (116876)
• Anniston, Alabama
3 Nov 17
@1hopefulman Maybe I should have said equal opportunity, say for the same jobs. O have a motto, "I never ask anyone to work harder than I do." And I have not found one woman that would or could keep up with me.
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@Ganma7 (3664)
3 Nov 17
@1hopefulman You are a gentleman
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• Peoria, Arizona
3 Nov 17
Equal pay, seen as an equal in strength, intelligence, and power. And really it is just respect. We want respect.
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@1hopefulman (45125)
• Canada
4 Nov 17
And you should have all the things you mention.
• Peoria, Arizona
4 Nov 17
@1hopefulman It is getting closer to the point where women are getting more power. It is awesome
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@Ganma7 (3664)
4 Nov 17
Beautifully stated my friend
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@digiguru (557)
• Bangalore, India
3 Nov 17
The question gives a wrong idea... Woman are nowhere different than men.. They are the backbone of man. So with out woman.. Nothing exist... Even we call earth as mother earth..
@1hopefulman (45125)
• Canada
4 Nov 17
@digiguru Why do you think that my question gives the wrong idea? Women are asking for equality and I wanted to understand the issue better? And by the way, women are very different then men, in anatomy, in the way they think and the way they act. So, if I want to understand them better, why not ask them? As far as I know, many things existed before woman came into existence.
@andriaperry (116876)
• Anniston, Alabama
3 Nov 17
I like the way you think.
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@buenavida (9985)
• Sweden
5 Nov 17
Men and women were created different but both are loved by God and he appreciates both when they follow his will. Jesus treated both women and men with respect, and he had many female friends
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@1hopefulman (45125)
• Canada
5 Nov 17
And both men and women are chosen for heavenly life where they become a new creation where they are neither male nor female.
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
16 Nov 17
womem wamtot get palid as wellk as m em get paild when they do the same jobv thats fair we want ob ew betreated as intell igernt workers same as uoumem are treatedand nmot made fun of eiltjer
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@1hopefulman (45125)
• Canada
16 Nov 17
And they should!
@toniganzon (72317)
• Philippines
3 Nov 17
Unfortunately there are still countries that consider women inferior in the society. There are countries where women aren't allowed to play sports are sports are just for men. There are countries where they don't hire women executives because they don't believe women can handle the job better than a man. And I think most countries still don't see women as a capable leader of their country.
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@1hopefulman (45125)
• Canada
4 Nov 17
@toniganzon There doesn't seem to be such problems here but I know that there are countries where women are not treated equally.
@1hopefulman (45125)
• Canada
6 Nov 17
@toniganzon There is progress in the treating of women in some places but in this world there is a long way to go but it will eventually happen in the next world.
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@toniganzon (72317)
• Philippines
5 Nov 17
@1hopefulman We don't have that problem here in my country either but I read articles on BBC about those kinds of problem in other countries. In fact my country is the very first country to have a female president and that was in 1987.
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@ridingbet (66861)
• Philippines
4 Nov 17
i, as a woman, would want equal salary and equal work conditions. of course there are some professions suitable for men, but then, women can still perform in a man's world.
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@1hopefulman (45125)
• Canada
4 Nov 17
Nothing wrong with wanting that! There is one job that women have that I would never want and that is getting pregnant.
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@1hopefulman (45125)
• Canada
5 Nov 17
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@ridingbet (66861)
• Philippines
5 Nov 17
it is because we women have the female hormones, the uterus, and the capacity to get pregnant, a feat that no man can ever do and have.
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@FayeHazel (40250)
• United States
5 Nov 17
Bless you for your attitude and appreciation for your mom. I think people who think women superior to be in the minority though. I think, globally at least, women usually get treated as second-rate citizens. In the US. it's not something I see everyday. My personal thoughts? Stereotypically men are better at some things, and women are better at some things. Of course, not all men and women, all the time. It seems like their respective strengths and weaknesses balance each other out pretty well. You need both... so to me... they are both equally valuable and should be treated as equals. Can't speak for all women but the equality thing- I think it asking for equal pay for similar work, and maybe equal division of both parties doing house chores in the case where both parties work outside of the home.
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@1hopefulman (45125)
• Canada
5 Nov 17
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this topic! We can only hope that one day we will treat and appreciate one other in a fair, just and loving way. I believe that day will come!
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@1hopefulman (45125)
• Canada
5 Nov 17
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@FayeHazel (40250)
• United States
5 Nov 17
@1hopefulman I think one by one - the goal will be achieved
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@YrNemo (20272)
3 Nov 17
Why did that news report say so? I thought equality between men/women has been the norm everywhere now.
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@1hopefulman (45125)
• Canada
4 Nov 17
I asked the question to get some feedback on the issue and to see where women are not being treated equally. I see women here, everywhere, working in every occupation under the sun. Where I worked we had women that did the same job I did and we were all paid the same when it came to what we did. I worked as a salesperson. Here is the article I saw!
The World Economic Forum says the gender gap has widened for the first time in their records in 2017.
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@YrNemo (20272)
5 Nov 17
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@1hopefulman (45125)
• Canada
5 Nov 17
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@Ganma7 (3664)
3 Nov 17
Equal pay equal rights and respect
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@1hopefulman (45125)
• Canada
4 Nov 17
I'm all for that!
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