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From: jsp@unccvax.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Why male dominance?
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Date: Tue, 4-Mar-86 19:09:54 EST
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> --
> > Some questions for all you feminists out there (men and women alike):
> >
> > [feminists claim that the sexes are equal]...
> > 
> > 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? 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?
> > 

The 'roles' of the sexes have of necessity, been dictated by the means of
survival of the era.