I agree completely. Maybe my post wasn't worded well enough (or maybe we are on the same page lol) but I hope it didn't come across as though I was saying that men's and women's skills she be defined as better or worse than the other. More so complimentary. Just like any relationship irrespective of gender.
And I don't think approaching any situation as "well I am specific gender therefore I'm better at this than you" is any way helpful. And I don't think competitiveness in gender specific way is ever helpful. But I think we as people, and in this instance I was being specific to women, should be able to applaud our differences rather than seeing men's traits as negatively oppressive or women's as negatively passive.
And I find it exciting that people are starting to see this.
No absolutely not lol. I'm absolutely agreeing with you. I think I was more commenting on the fact that women are often seen to 'complement' rather than bring their own unique and completely kickarse skill-sets to the table. That somehow their skills are deficient without a man to bring some other quality in that the woman will lack. That a woman is unable to be complete either without having a man there, or behaving like a man. That's the myth that most prevalent, and the one I take most issue with. Because that's not seen to be true in the reverse - a man can be completely 'accomplished' without the help of a woman or in any way behaving like a woman. Even though they often fail because they lack those specific skills, it's still not seen as a deficiency in the man. That, to me, is where the inequality really lies.
And that's not a go at what you said either, little-O, I'm speaking more generally about how society views men vs women in the workplace.
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