Having asked one of my male relatives what he thought about this issue and whether he agreed with the phrase or not, I got some very controversial answers. He immediately agreed and thinks men are more powerful than women physically and mentally. A reason why he thinks this way is because, as he says, God made Adam first then Eve. The woman was created to keep the man from being lonely.
I then asked my mum what she thought of this matter, she neither agreed or disagreed and told me that she thought women are just as good as men are, we're all equal. There are certain things that women can do better than men such as caring for babies and there are certain things men are better at doing than women, for example, carrying heavy weights. She says men are better at these jobs because they're designed a particular way and it suits their body. Whereas women are great with gentleness and care, and are emotionally built for special requirements needed by this world.
I think that in the past and up to now still, men have better opportunities than women do. They're given higher priority in certain jobs, and in the olden days they could divorce their wives for any reason, their education was given more thought and consideration than for women…etc
In 1975, the Sex Discrimination Act was passed by Parliament in the U.K. This made it illegal for an employer to discriminate against job applicants on the grounds of their sex: equal opportunities had to be given to men and women. But despite the 1975 Act, there are still far fewer women in Britain's "top jobs" than there are men, three reasons why this could be:
-1) The system of employment takes little account of women's need to take a break from work for child-bearing. A minimum of 13 weeks is required by law. If a woman takes a longer break than that, she may lose her knowledge and skills, she could lose her confidence and need re-training. All these factors discourage women from seeking promotion.
-2) Some employers may be deliberately unwilling to promote young women to senior position because they're afraid they'll leave their job to have children. The employer may find an excuse to get round the 1975 Act and give the promotion to a man.
-3) Many women find it hard to look after children and keep up to date with her career. Employers may not want to take a woman to a post if they think that she will be taking time off to look after her children.
Therefore, in conclusion, I would say that this world needs to reconsider the duties of women and not prejudice against them because nowadays women rely on themselves and don't need a man to support them.
