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From: phil@amdcad.UUCP (Phil Ngai)
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Subject: Re: Why male dominance?
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Date: Sun, 2-Mar-86 17:35:02 EST
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In article <1270@decwrl.DEC.COM> jackson@curium.DEC (SETH JACKSON 297-4751) writes:
>How do you account for the evolution of this male dominance? If the
>sexes are in fact equal, what motivation would men have for wanting
>to put women in a subservient role?

The same motivations that caused them to import blacks to work as slaves.
How can you help but profit by forcing someone else to do your bidding?

> Also, by what means have men
>managed throught history to "keep women in their place"? I don't see
>much evidence that men are threatening women with guns or physical 
>violence, so why do the majority of women cooperated throughout history 
>and continue to cooperate with this male-dominated society?

How about encouraging girls to go into low paying professions like
teaching and nursing? Discouraging them from showing their
intelligence, and keeping them away from math? Indoctrinating them
with the idea that marriage is more important than career? Failing
to provide child-care so they can work after having a child?

(Am I starting to sound like Cheryl yet?)
-- 
 NASA employee: "These are REAL flight simulators!"

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