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From: trent@unix.SRI.COM (Ray Trent)
Newsgroups: soc.feminism
Subject: Hypothesis for discussion
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Date: 21 Nov 89 18:06:30 GMT
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Argue for or against the position:

Hypothesis: One of the biggest dilemmas in feminism is that fact
that changing the status quo can only happen through education of the
next generation.  This leads to the problem that feminist women, who
often reject the tradtional roles, may have less children or have less
influence over their children than traditional women. This imbalance
will tend to work against the goals of feminism in favor of
traditional values.

Correlary: If accepted into mainstream, the burgeoning men's rights
movement with its emphasis on men accepting more of the traditionally
feminine roles in the family, will have a more significant and lasting
effect on the gender status quo than feminism.
-- 
"When you're down, it's a long way up
 When you're up, it's a long way down
 It's all the same thing
 And it's no new tale to tell"                      ../ray\..