I dislike stereotyping. Also, equality means different things to different people. If I hold a door open for someone I never know if I will get a smile or a frown. I do it anyway, and gender makes no difference.

Equality of the sexes in theory should be easy to agree on. What is difficult is putting aside the stereotypes, personal preferences and prejudices. I doubt a definition of equality can be reached by consensus; more likely only by a plurality.

Then again, I have argued that common sense is a fallacy. Even the happily married often cannot agree on what sense is common.

Thanks for the thread, LovebirdsFlying.