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Forcing someone to be subservient stinks. Forcing someone to be in charge stinks too. Following is hard - but so is leading. I am a combat veteran and have followed stupid orders that put my life in danger; I have also had to put my men's lives in danger. The latter was much more difficult.
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Yes, for some following IS hard-- but some like to follow. and yes, again-- leading IS hard too-- but some really love to lead.
I can only imagine how hard it must have been to have had your life put in danger..... I had a gun to my back once(as a child) and that was scary enough.
I think the situation of having to put your men's lives in danger being so hard for you is because you are very compassionate.
(it must have been very stressful)
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The problem with this argument is that it can also be used equally to prevent women from entering fields like law enforcement or fire fighting. That some women are 115 pounds and 5'3" and can't carry as much as the average man doesn't prevent them from entering other dangerous professions - and shouldn't. In fact, a 115 pound, 5'3" woman can enlist and insist that I risk "losing my home, country and such" in the name of equality - she just can't get drafted.
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this is where I won't be very popular......... I dont' agree with women being in positions where lives can be on the line and being thought of as physically equal to a much larger man. I think that frame of mind is not running on common sense nor the best interest of the lives at stake.
And while I can see that for some men-- being the sole breadwinner may not be a thing they feel they can/want to do, there are a lot of men that LOVE that idea -like it that way. And those that don't like it that way are fortunate nowadays-- as more and more women are out earning a living for their families too. Men don't have to be the sole breadwinner anymore...... I hope that they appreciate it and in doing so, learn to cook, help with the laundry, help mop the floors and bathe the children.
I think for me it's much more about respect and being valued than it is about doing equal things.
fins