An interesting topic actually...
The whole gender discussion which is going on...I had an interseting discussion with my sister aboout that a few months ago.
She is a professional singer and is also teaching singing. She had a young male student who started to provoke her by saying that he does not believe that she could sing a certain part of a song (of course she can). She felt challenged and showed him. I asked her why she has not just said that she can do it and if he is in doubt about that he might have picked the wrong teacher.
What I am trying to say is that we (women) often try to proove that we are 'as good or worthy as men' are.
To me, being a teacher, it is important to be a good role model for my female pupils. I discuss with them why they post selfies instead of books they have read, t-shirts the tailored or their cute dog. I just want to make them think about that, even if it just for that moment.
I do not sit with crossed legs in a group of men, I deserve as much space as they do. I speak up when I am of a different opinion.
Women do not have to be the better men. What I think is part of the problem is that women still think negative of other women too often. Is she thinner? Is her hair thicker, her skin flawless? As long as we compare these things instead of supporting us and making us better, men will rule the world. We (women) too often get stuck in those superficial questions and feel better and enough if there is at least one woman around who is not as pretty as the ones self.
What do men compare? Income, size of car, status. Women try to achieve beauty, men try achieve a status.
To me the women around here are strong, inspirational and supportive. And so they are in real life, we need more of them!
The men around here are the same - smart supportive guys
Same goals, same interests, opposite sex...seems to work, right?