Gains in women’s rights haven’t made women happier. Why is that?
By Anna Petherick– The Guardian
Since the 70s, women in the US and Europe have reported feeling less satisfied with their lives
Women are outliving men in every country in the world, despite facing higher levels of poverty than men, greater odds of encountering sexual violence and many additional, diverse forms of discrimination.
But while women are living longer, it’s unclear whether their wellbeing is showing comparable strides. As women gain political, economic and social freedoms, one would expect that they should feel even more contented relative to men. But this isn’t so.
The “paradox of declining female happiness” was pointed out by economists Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers, who also happen to share a house and kids. They analyzed the happiness trends of US citizens between 1970 and 2005 and found a surprising result. [Read more]
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Good for them ! They should die in loneliness for all we care.
These f****ing women’s rights cunts have been writing letters in Guyanese and Caribbean newspapers all the time complaining First World problems when Guyanese know we have to study more about when armed bandits come and rob people.
None of we got time to jail and castrate 17-year-old males for consensual sex with 16-year-old females, you feminists like Yvonne. The same goes for those American feminist imports in Guyana who pressure the government to put girls rights as a first priority.
How come these feminist groups don’t tell anyone how some female teachers from their First World countries have sexual intercourse with an entire classroom of young schoolchildren? F****ing hypocrisy that you tell me.
Don’t let these feminist get a foothold in the Caribbean. China understands this and arrests and jails feminists for undermining society. Which is pretty much spot on and right.
Women complain too much, if they want to face life in the man’s world then they have to be like men, stay quiet SOMETIMES.
Many years ago, I was at a seminar where this topic came up. With some trepidation, I ventured with, “I believe that white American women have been conned. They agitated for equality and the men said ‘OK’. The result is that the women are out there working long and hard; while the men are taking care of house and home.” To my relief about half a dozen women agreed and the ‘discussion’ was on!”
On another occasion, a female ‘Branch Manager’ and I were talking about the ‘glass ceiling’ and related stuff. She felt that women were first put in charge because they would bring a ‘Nurturing’ side to Management. Then some women, for one reason or another, abandoned this path and adopted the more traditional ‘male’ behavior; thereby negating the very qualities could make an invaluable contribution to styles of management.
Recently I came across a ‘comparison’ between Carly Fiorina and Indra K. Nooyi which appears to bear out her opinion.
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