I'm about to attempt to persuade our men to subscribe to the feminist ideology. Sorry it's kinda lengthy

Assumptions: An already thriving economy

1. Reduced Malnutrition and Child-Hunger: When more mothers become salary earners, it is no surprise that kids tend to eat better. As a man, seeing your kids healthy and agile, especially when it causes less strain to your pocket should be a welcomed relief. You were once a kid, think of all the things your mother bought in periods she had more than enough. Unless your mum was deadbeat or abusive, the gain was shared by her and her kids and usually the gain was better food or cooking equipment.

2. More Productivity: The idea that "women are worth less" begins from childhood but it begins to resonate with us as teenager( which by the way is one of the worst periods we face due to hormonal changes and insecurities attached) and as young adults we already believe that so, we act accordingly. In secondary school, a lot of us can attest to the fact that more often than not that more girls were top of the class. In the university however, we lose trail. If women are taught to be more confident in their abilities, we create a more productive economy.

3. Shared responsibility: Believe it or not a lot of Nigerian women are not comfortable asking their significant order for money EVERY little thing. Some of you guys actually love and crave being the SOLE provider because of the power and control ( it gives) over someone else's life especially when they get a good enough pay. With equality, abusive partners lose that power as well...The power that keeps the woman silent in pain. Slowly but surely, men may never have to pay for wives because it sorta cheapens our worth especially when men literally take bride-prices to mean ownership.

4. Freedom of Expression: Some men would love to be as you are... Wear whatever (pink jeans), talk however (loud talkers who smack their lips) even in adult hood without being looked down on or referred to as a "woman" as though it is derogatory. Some men are natural CAREGIVERS who would be satisfied being a nurse, a cook or a stay-at-home parent but society would not let them be great. When women are equal, gender lines are blurred a bit and people are more likely to come around to accepting you for who you are.

5. Your daughters: As at now, it may be convenient for you to say "Men are superior" until your daughter pick up the equality struggle from where older women (and men alike) left off. It's time we make progress with this and that's if we want to eventually be a highly functional society that makes the best out of majority of her citizens both men and women.

6. End of Hypermasculinity: Most men would rather just be masculine rather than going through the trouble of proving that they are "MEN" over and over again. I know it can be exhaustive, trying to hold back tears when what you really feel like it is to cry and feel better afterwards. I know it is harder for some men to ask for help because of the EGO and hyper-masculinity urges. Some of our men would grow up thinking it is manly to frown and play less so your kids can respect you. Yeah..(:|) try FEAR! When they grow old, they tend to resent he father more often for the scars he caused them.

When I heard about the gender equality bill that was declined, my heart sunk but I needed to get the word across so we can know.

Oya add your two cents...or even add to the list.

@op ds post is too long.

@op ds post is too long!

According to your post.

1. In todays Nigeria, women are increasely favoured with juicy jobs opportunity than their male counterpart. Take a review.


2. I might agree with this point but not suitable for the Nigeria state. Since women became more relevant to economic contributions, male opportunist who were favoured into the labour market became more desperate and corruption heighten to beat the pace between the ladies in same shoes.
Your number two does not hold water for a Nigeria state.

3.shared responsibility is already going on in some families, but cannot be force on people since many Nigerians still believe in their cultural heritage. Many traditions will never allow a female seek hand of marriage or pay 'groom price'. sounds odd.


4. This one is pointless

5. Pointless

6. Majority of women that studied electrical, mechanical, building or any of its ilk would want to practice it. Will they like to be crane operator, vulcanizer, shoe maker or iron bender on a voluntary scale?

OP, Nigerians are not just ready for this gender distractions. We have many important issues to thrash not this.


Mods! It's time we develop dislike button.

Terry68:
According to your post.

1. In todays Nigeria, women are increasely favoured with juicy jobs opportunity than their male counterpart. Take a review.


2. I might agree with this point but not suitable for the Nigeria state. Since women became more relevant to economic contributions, male opportunist who were favoured into the labour market became more desperate and corruption heighten to beat the pace between the ladies in same shoes.
Your number two does not hold water for a Nigeria state.

3.shared responsibility is already going on in some families, but cannot be force on people since many Nigerians still believe in their cultural heritage. Many traditions will never allow a female seek hand of marriage or pay 'groom price'. sounds odd.


4. This one is pointless

5. Pointless

6. Majority of women that studied electrical, mechanical, building or any of its ilk would want to practice it. Will they like to be crane operator, vulcanizer, shoe maker or iron bender on a voluntary scale?

OP, Nigerians are not just ready for this gender distractions. We have many important issues to thrash not this.

Many "important" issues to trash like what?
Women are favored with jobs?? In case you haven't noticed, any job that required actual TECHNICAL skills or CRITICAL thinking are supposedly left for the men while women become Make up artist, beauty pageant contestants, secretary and the likes. I do not consider those favorable.

In case you missed it, an assumption I made was a thriving economy!

You are not a woman so I do not expect you to easily empathize with what they have to suffer when they have to BEG or ASK someone else for almost every thing.

You can dismiss expression for all I care but I believe a lot of men do not reason like you do. I just read a post about a man who fancies dominant women and because we are thought to be docile and know "our place" a lot of people including men suppress such expressions. Yes, sexual orientation and preferences are ways we express ourselves.

As for no. 6, there are infact women who would gladly do those jobs if it puts food on their table without it causing a stigma that will cause the prospective husbands to flee. At least that's what we are made to believe.

The reason most Nigerian men don't want it is because of their ego and insecurity. They fear the ability of a woman if given equal opportunity.

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The reason Nigeria is backwards is because of non integration of women in politics. if you educate a woman, you educate/empower a nation. A nation bounded by religion is not civilized, no matter how you look at it.

Women are in politics in Nigeria but how active are they in it.

Ok

Absolute trash for 1-3!

Those issues are not of gender concern! Who wouldn't want to allow a working class lady do her job?

Abeg we need fuel and light! Gender equality is off point for now!

The Bible makes man the head and forever it will be. Its because of the Apple Eve ate that resulted in her punishment that her desire will be to the intents of the man.

Again this is Africa and it can't be reversed! For Gender Equality go to London or India and leave Nigeria alone!

Op gat some point/sense here.

Good topic Op.

But I actually stopped believing in gender equality because after seeing the frequency which men rob, kill and keep human abbatoirs and rape their own children I don't think it's possible for the two genders to be considered equal.

It's not possible at all.
One is actually better than the other.

Easily said Dan done, it might nt happ in niga cus most ladis dnt lik responsibilities
queen

..men of quality don't fear equality

DivaFiva:

Many "important" issues to trash like what?
Women are favored with jobs?? In case you haven't noticed, any job that required actual TECHNICAL skills or CRITICAL thinking are supposedly left for the men while women become Make up artist, beauty pageant contestants, secretary and the likes. I do not consider those favorable.

In case you missed it, an assumption I made was a thriving economy!

You are not a woman so I do not expect you to easily empathize with what they have to suffer when they have to BEG or ASK someone else for almost every thing.

You can dismiss expression for all I care but I believe a lot of men do not reason like you do. I just read a post about a man who fancies dominant women and because we are thought to be docile and know "our place" a lot of people including men suppress such expressions. Yes, sexual orientation and preferences are ways we express ourselves.

As for no. 6, there are infact women who would gladly do those jobs if it puts food on their table without it causing a stigma that will cause the prospective husbands to flee. At least that's what we are made to believe.

Omo, i reason gan liked dude above, infact i am going to make it noteworthy coz i am going to ask my fiancé her own opinion in respect to gender equality, its not Nigerian at all and wont work.

I'll take this post serious when women start to kneel and propose directly to men and won't see it shameful

....

If I hear

Please enough of all these feministic distractions. Nigeria has more pressing issues than this trash.....................next topic please

I need fuel to get to my work place nd ur here telling me Gender inequality.... Mtcheeew




















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I'm about to attempt to persuade our men to subscribe to the feminist ideology. Sorry it's kinda lengthy

Assumptions: An already thriving economy

1. Reduced Malnutrition and Child-Hunger: When more mothers become salary earners, it is no surprise that kids tend to eat better. As a man, seeing your kids healthy and agile, especially when it causes less strain to your pocket should be a welcomed relief. You were once a kid, think of all the things your mother bought in periods she had more than enough. Unless your mum was deadbeat or abusive, the gain was shared by her and her kids and usually the gain was better food or cooking equipment.
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You have a point. A family with a diversified source of income stands a better change at facing any economic emergency. But such shouldn't be actualized at the expense of very young children who still need their mother's care. There are very few career paths that doesn't compromise motherhood and render young children exposed to all kinds of vices. Mothers with very young children are adviced to choose self-employed generating income where they can control their time and manage their young children effectively. Stocks, part-time writer/ editors, online networking etc are some of the very few career paths that spare mothers the agony of abandoning their children. Mothers who abandoned their children in daycares and nannies are steadily on the rise. This has nothing to do with women empowerment. It is simply greed.

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2. More Productivity: The idea that "women are worth less" begins from childhood but it begins to resonate with us as teenager( which by the way is one of the worst periods we face due to hormonal changes and insecurities attached) and as young adults we already believe that so, we act accordingly. In secondary school, a lot of us can attest to the fact that more often than not that more girls were top of the class. In the university however, we lose trail. If women are taught to be more confident in their abilities, we create a more productive economy.
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Pointless!!! Learn to separate academic intelligence from real life application. They are two different ball games. You sound like a feminist already.


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3. Shared responsibility: Believe it or not a lot of Nigerian women are not comfortable asking their significant order for money EVERY little thing. Some of you guys actually love and crave being the SOLE provider because of the power and control ( it gives) over someone else's life especially when they get a good enough pay. With equality, abusive partners lose that power as well...The power that keeps the woman silent in pain. Slowly but surely, men may never have to pay for wives because it sorta cheapens our worth especially when men literally take bride-prices to mean ownership.

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Young lady, what's your creed? Are you Muslim or Christian? What is the custom of your people? Are you married? Do you hope to get married, traditionally and according to your faith? What then do your tradition and your faith teach you? To be loyal and submissive!!! So your seeking financial independence is but a leverage to do as you please even after taking matrimonial oaths to be loyal to your husband? A man's headship over you is spiritual and physical. You can be a billionaires, but your husband still has authority over you. Except he has lost touch with his GOD, he will bring you the most bitter misery any bloody feminist will live to regret!

My view that your are a feminist is getting stronger


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4. Freedom of Expression: Some men would love to be as you are... Wear whatever (pink jeans), talk however (loud talkers who smack their lips) even in adult hood without being looked down on or referred to as a "woman" as though it is derogatory. Some men are natural CAREGIVERS who would be satisfied being a nurse, a cook or a stay-at-home parent but society would not let them be great. When women are equal, gender lines are blurred a bit and people are more likely to come around to accepting you for who you are.

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I don't mind repeating myself. The same demon that is responsible for feminism is the same one responsible for homosexuality. "A sit-at-home-dad". While you be the MAN who be the breadwinner. Hahahaha!!! Gender identity crisis alert!!!!!!!!!!



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5. Your daughters: As at now, it may be convenient for you to say "Men are superior" until your daughter pick up the equality struggle from where older women (and men alike) left off. It's time we make progress with this and that's if we want to eventually be a highly functional society that makes the best out of majority of her citizens both men and women.

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No doubt your number 5 is a sick ideology you borrowed from the West. But let me remind you that all that the West enjoys today was the labour of a strong Patriarchal society where women knew their place. But today the West is in decline even though all the women are at work. Just as your mother's generation was happier and more fulfilled than your generation, when the coming generation picks up the feminist baton, a terrible fall awaits them.

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6. End of Hypermasculinity: Most men would rather just be masculine rather than going through the trouble of proving that they are "MEN" over and over again. I know it can be exhaustive, trying to hold back tears when what you really feel like it is to cry and feel better afterwards. I know it is harder for some men to ask for help because of the EGO and hyper-masculinity urges. Some of our men would grow up thinking it is manly to frown and play less so your kids can respect you. Yeah..(:|) try FEAR! When they grow old, they tend to resent he father more often for the scars he caused them.

When I heard about the gender equality bill that was declined, my heart sunk but I needed to get the word across so we can know.

Oya add your two cents...or even add to the list.

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Cheap blackmail. Save those tears of ignorance for you and your feminist folks. Men show affections differently from women. He is a symbol of authority and must act accordingly.

Men and women are two different and unique being with different gender roles. The idea to narrow or erase this difference is satanic in all its intention.
Feminism is the chief tool of satan, the prince of rebellion. And like him, they share the same fate.

Rubbish topic. What women actually mean by their gender equality struggle is gender cheating and I hate being cheated.

Ok

I don't see gender equality thrive in this present government cos majority in the leadership of this government
believes that women are 2nd class citizen by reason of their religion

this gender equality issue again.
when women finally become the boss guys be like

ok

Paper talk!!

I believe in miracles. Lalasticlala or the nairaland admin put forward a feminist article instead of one bashing women? This is a refreshing change.


@op,

Developed countries have realised that empowering women is good for the economy. Women are at least half of the population. How can we as africans be content if half of our population are oppressed?


Good work, divafiva