We are different, deal with it.
I think that people get the term 'equality' confused. They think that means that men and women are equally good at all things.

My Missus is a strong, intelligent and confident woman who has been very successful in her career yada yada yada, but can still be a complete and utter bird. She loses her keys every 5 minutes (left in the front door mostly), is a right spaz when it comes to technology and can't throw for toffee. Me on the other hand, I forget to do something even though I have been reminded 5 times, can only focus on 1 thing at a time and have no idea when anyone's birthday is.

I accept this, she accepts this and we get along perfectly. I generally do the bloke stuff (handle the finances, do most of the driving and put the bins out - when I don't forget to - which is most days) and she does the woman stuff (remembers everyone's birthday, knows where everything is - except her keys, and chooses what sofas to buy).

This does not make me better than her or the other way round, it just makes us different. There are exceptions to every rule but generally men are good at manly stuff and women are good at womanly stuff. I suspect that if this was not case the human race would be screwed.

I am sure it all comes down to nature. I am at the age where I have small kids and so do many of my friends. In the main, the boys tend to be loud little hooligans who like to break things and the girls tend to be quiet and like to draw. OK, there is the odd exception like my mate's little boy who is obviously gay, but other than that they pretty much go to type.

Anyway, have a good new year everyone!
(Tom Jones's Mojo Hasn't had any since, Thu 31 Dec 2009, 14:57, 2 replies)

Then they get to secondary school and
In the main, the boys tend to be loud little hooligans who like to break things and the girls tend to be loud little hooligans who inflict psychological torture on their victim of the day.
(The Jannie, Thu 31 Dec 2009, 16:31, closed)

i always thought the idea was equal opportunities
so no matter what abilities a person has, they are given the equal opportunity to prove themself
(ladyintheradiator, Fri 1 Jan 2010, 20:16, closed)