Should women be allowed to work heavy duty jobs?

United States
December 18, 2006 12:08am CST
I have noticed more women taking on more manly jobs. Women are now in all sorts of jobs police, fire, construction jobs, etc.. etc.... but we must ask ourselves can women actually be cops? i mean what happens when a 400lbs delinquent starts to attack u? or is a woman ready to be president and lead the united states? I mean some of these jobs are risky business for women what do you all think?
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@zgb_0001 (1381)
• Pakistan
18 Dec 06
No, I think women should only work at home(only do homework). I donot allow my wife work heavy duty jobs.
• United States
18 Dec 06
i agree
@lauriefnp (5109)
• United States
18 Dec 06
You're contradicting yourself here. On the one hand you're worried about the women getting hurt because she couldn't possibly defend herself against a large delinquent (which is a matter of physical power and strength), and on the other hand you question a woman's ability to be a political leader (which is a matter of intellectual capability). Which is it, or are you saying that you believe women are inferior and incapable as compared to men in both physical and mental/intellectual capacities??? For your information, many women who choose to become law enforcement officers, firefighters, or military personnel are physically superior in strength and stamina to their male counterparts. Just as all men are not physically capable of handling a 400 lb. delinquent, neither are all women. As for the presidency, I think that there are several women who could handle the job; it's just that men with attitudes like yours are going to try to prevent that for as long as possible.
• United States
18 Dec 06
I should have said both a matter of physical power and strength and intellectual capability . I dont think women yet have either... If you look at women's rights women barely had any until the 1960's ? I mean for godsakes voting wasnt even allowed for women in many countries until sometime in the 1900's ?
@megs85 (3142)
• Australia
18 Dec 06
I think that women are just as capable and competent as men. You can get skinny little man cops taht are liabl;e to be flattened, and some big beefy women too for that matter. I dont think gender is a deciding factor in ones ability to complete work. I think women are ready to lead a country, and who knows, maybe a woman would do a much better job given the chance...