Why do women want gender equality in the workplace, but not in dating?

There would be more if companies weren't so worried about women leaving to have babies. When I was employed on a 6month rolling contract basis just a few years ago, I was actually told by my boss (who was female too), that she wouldn't permanently employ me or other young women because she was worried we could go off on maternity leave at any time.

Sexism in employment is rife.

...I referenced and showed that entire country governments...

What a load of baloney! I work in the construction industry, And there are plenty of female police officers too.

With the technology development I can imagine how it will look like in the future where to create new life people will combine genes in their own machines lol.

Despite making a bold claim you have not answered my questions about how many is 'many' and by what evidence you demonstrate that this 'many' believed women were not people. The passing of laws is not actual evidence of what people believe let alone what the 'many' you make reference to believe.

It's curious that you've shifted away from the issue of abortion and the foetus, maybe that was your intention?

We actually have something like this already! Called surrogate mothers.
As giving birth nowadays is much easier than in the past and with the advent of cloud services we can introduce something like "Surrogate Mother as a Service" (sounds like SM as a Service, but it is a service too lol) where you can choose woman to bear a child.

Pay her and and work.

Interesting. Rather than having an artificial insemination or IVF for surrogate mothers, do you think that the husband should just have sex with the surrogate woman instead rather than the tedious, long and painful insemination process?

It might be a bonus service or additional check box (do sex with her, do it raw and so on)

You refuse to accept that the laws of an entire country represent 'many'...

Reading this thread makes it obvious why so many emasculated men can't get laid. Stop complaining and toughen up or forever be alone.

I don't think you should be thinking of punching anyone in the face unless you genuinely fear for your safety and it constitutes a reasonable response to their behaviour (i.e. they are swinging at you). Feeling offended or harassed isn't quite the same thing. Otherwise, whether an attacker is male or female shouldn't make any difference, it doesn't to me.

This thread is just evident that "men" in this country are v unmanly.

I agree with this. I saw a woman slap a man in public during an apparent argument. The man did not overreact and people just kept on with their business. I wonder whether the reaction would have been the same if it was the man that slapped and humilated the woman.

This thread is just evident that "men" in this country are v unmanly.

This is what I don't understand about the modern day gender equality/feminism movement. They want equality in some areas, but other areas they are happy for things to stay the same as long as they receive the benefit.

Women want equal treatment in the workplace with their male colleagues. They want equal pay (FWIW the gender pay gap is a myth - same job for same hours get paid the same, otherwise it's illegal), they don't want to experience sexual harassment in the workplace (what about all the false accusations which ruin men's careers?), they want the same opportunities men have, they want equal opportunities for promotion (despite many of them taking time off for maternity leave).

This is all fair enough. Except they don't want equality in dating. Men are still expected to:

- ask the woman out and face possible rejection (women might give subtle hints, but under no circumstances will they ask the man out - that is "his job"
- pay for the first date (and possible subsequent dates as well)
- propose to the woman
- treat her with meals/gifts
- hold open the door for her
- give up his coat if she's cold, so he can freeze (but never the other way around)
- put the majority of effort into sex (this is centered around pleasing the woman - the man's enjoyment is always assumed)
- be manly and dominant, never show any weak emotions, keep his problems bottled up because otherwise it's "unmanly"
- household chores must now be shared. Women no longer have to do all the cooking and cleaning, it's shared equally between men, because otherwise it's gender discrimination/oppression. Despite the fact men are still seen as the primary breadwinner in the household and a man without a job is a virtual disaster.


So back to the original question: Why do women want gender equality in the workplace (and indeed many other areas), but not in dating? I'm interested to hear to views of men, women and any feminists.

This thread is just evident that "men" in this country are v unmanly.

It’s much kinder to the ego to blame women for their lack of romantic success, than to reflect on themselves and see that the reason they can’t get laid is how they treat people/lack of social skills/ anything other than a conspiracy that women have impossible standards.

I did not see that in the last two or three pages