r/AskMenAdvice • u/Complex_Memory_7320 • 1d ago
Patriarchy Hoax Opinion
So I have been reading that women were traditionally been opressed by men. Although to some context it is true. Whenever I think about it becomes hazy and I can't digest it. Like my ancestors and many more worked so hard all their lives so that we in present can have a better future, just to be called oppressors in modern times. Also for marraiges were women weren't treated fairly there were also men who got women like that. So it's basically comes down to like there are good people and bad people. Also now I see many countries that have baised laws have their birth rates below 2.1 . Breaking the family unit apart is the best way to break us apart in future. I guess many of us had a decent family to teach us things from both perspectives. I can't speak on this way more although I guess it would be mundane. I don't mean to come out as offensive to anyone just my thoughts and want to know about it from different perspectives.
Edit 1 :- Thank you everyone for sharing your perspective I'll try to look into each one. Also again a heartful thank you for letting me now the insights. Try to keep a unbiased view. Wish you a great time ahead. Edit 2 :- I'll be closing this thread after few days. Got much needed insight .
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u/FullFrontal687 1d ago
"So I have been reading that women were traditionally been opressed by men. Although to some context it is true. Whenever I think about it becomes hazy and I can't digest it."
Here's some helpful information to digest Women in the US did not have the right to vote until 1920 -- about 160 years after the Declaration of Independence. It wasn't until 1900 that every US state had passed a law allowing women the right to keep their wages or hold property in their names? And it wasn't until 1963 that the Equal Pay Act was passed, prohibiting pay discrimination on the basis of sex? In 1972, the USSC ruled that women had the right to acquire contraceptives.