On the check list, # 16: "As a child, chances are I was encouraged to be more active and outgoing then my sisters."
This statement is still true till this day, I'm a 18 year old female and I have an older Brother. He's always been encouraged to do more then I ever was. When he was in high school & on sports teams he was told to go out and socialize, go to parties and etc. But then there's me, when I was on the volleyball team I was told to go home straight after practice or a game. There's always been a double standard between men and women, when my brother went to parties he would have until 3:00-4:00 am, where I have/had to be home at 12:00am the latest. Even as I had gotten older a lot of these rules have not changed. So Mclntosh checklist is still up to date in today's world, at the very least mine
It seems to be a vicious cycle, one that we perpetuate with every new generation: we bequeath a bit more privilege on boys/sons, rather than girls/daughters. Why do you think boys, just as is the case with your brother, are given more freedom? What are the associations with girls being too outgoing, staying out late, etc.? Maybe parents are just trying to protect their daughters? What do you think?
ReplyDeleteYes parents are trying to protect their daughters but what about their sons dont they need to protect them. I just think that the male figures never lost through the generations that women still need to be craddled & protected which is not true in todays society women are not weak and defenseless as they were presumed to be.
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