Dear SOG,

I've written on this topic previously.
The point that I was trying to make was that
yes, a great deal has changed over the years.
New economic roles have brought women greater
equality with men and also many fresh opportunities,
particularly the chance to experience careers and
achievement in the world beyond the home. But
many working women have not simply treaded their
housework for a career, rather, they have taken on
two jobs - one at home, one at work.

I can only speak from my experience but there are
many women I know who spend about 30 hours a week
in household chores. While their husbands may spend
about four hours. In short, some men are willing
to "help out" but not to "do their share."
One reason may well be that they simply don't want to
do housework. So whatever sweeping statements you
care to make the facts remain that
many men still avoid the problem of
co-ordinating two jobs as worker and homemaker, while
the women I know are often forced to face it squarely.
And that dear chap is the way it is for some of us -
in today's world.

You can talk about the "good old days" all you want
and no wonder - under the "old system" everyone
knew what their roles were, and most people of those
"good old days" unquestioningly behaved as they were
supposed to. The system constrained people, but it freed
them from the need to make choices.

Beyond the home, and work, social life is saturated with
messages about which sex is dominant and about how
men and women ought to behave, in particular, all forms
of the mass media, from television soap operas to the
lyrics of popular songs, to magazines, et cetera, they all
tend to emphasise fairly traditional gender stereotypes.
However,
no one of any intelligence pays much serious attention to that.
They're too busy with other interests.

As far as appearances go?
As a female once stated:

"I dress for women,
I undress for men."
(or words to that effect).

Well ear Foxy the harassed...did you at least get a smile from the song?

Oh dearie me, Foxy and the problems of the First World educated middle class feminist.

Grrls who maintain the rage by dumping on women who breast feed.

Oh, by the way, the new BMW 435i convertible is nice. Colour match with shoes though?

Dear SOG,

Me harassed?
No. I meditate daily, plus yoga helps
greatly - you should try it. Works
wonders.

BTW:
what song are you referring to you?

Dear SOG,

Here's a joke you might enjoy:

Joshua asks his mother how old she is.

His mother tells Josh that, "Gentlemen don't ask
Ladies those kind of questions."

Joshua then asks his mother how much she weighs.

His mother again replies that "That is not a question
that you should be asking a Lady."

Finally Joshua asks, "Why did Daddy leave you?"

His mother tells Joshua to go to his room.

As Joshua goes to his room he trips over his mother's
handbag and her driver's licence falls out.

Joshua goes running back to his mother, greatly excited
and tells her
that, "I now know all about you mum. You're 36 years old,
you weigh 65 lbs, and daddy left you because you got
an "F" in sex!"

Foxy dear..does that mean the "M" on male licences stands for MONSTER...lol