I find it interesting because many women like myself have always been treated as an equal even as far back as the 70's. In those days my career was basically mostly males (computer design engineering). I expected my H to take equal responsibility in raising our daughter. My career was flexible enough where I could take time off I needed & my parents did help us out when we were both stuck on a time critical part of a project.

I was always treated as an equal & anyone that didn't, I just ignored & blew off & did what I needed to do anyway.

I had my daughter 10 months before getting my degree. I didn't want time off for that because I wanted my degree & that was my focus. Nothing, not even having a baby was going to change that.

Lol having my own farm has been interesting as I have encountered some men who wondered just how much I knew about the mechanical operation of the equipment I was looking at buying until I started talking about the repair work I was doing on the current piece of junk I owned & my own repair work I've done on my own truck.

Just as most women don't look at men as their equals in the home & in typical female roles unless they PROVE themselves equal, I think men do the same in their typical male roles. I also think that many professional careers are more geared to the flexibility that opens the door to equality....I do think that there are areas where the issues exist & seriously need to be addressed & dealt with but I do not agree that it is this way across the board.