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       Universal Problem by myle munroe
       By: Intervention Date: November 27, 2015, 5:50 pm
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       For thousands of years, in nearly every culture and tradition
       in the world, women have been devalued and therefore mistreated
       in some way. What accounts for this outlook? Why is this problem
       so universal? The fact that the devaluing of women is so
       widespread across the globe points to a cause that goes much
       deeper than mere culture or tradition. One of the reasons that
       plight of the woman has been such a difficult issue to remedy is
       that it's not easy to change a man's mind about a woman's place
       in the world. The idea that this is a man's world is very deeply
       entrenched. Even though legislation might be passed or public
       policy might change, you can't easily change a man's mindset.
       This internalized  devaluing of women is the reason why women
       generally continue to be discounted and exploited in almost
       every society in the  world, regardless of certain social and
       political advances. In industrial nations as well as developing
       nations, the plight of the female is still very real. Is it
       tragic to have to admit this is true in our modern society. In
       the neighborhood where I grew up, it was common for me to hear
       men saying, "Woman, do you know who I am? I'm the one who wears
       the pants around here!" That statement was supposed to imply who
       was in charge. These days, both men and women wear the pants, so
       who is that statement talking about now? This spirit of male
       dominance, this attitude of, "Stay in your place.
       You have no say
       in this; you have no contribution to make. You have no sense,
       anyway," has pervaded our societies for thousands of years, and
       it is a spirit that still has a hold on many nations. This
       prevailing attitude is the reason why the social and political
       advances of women which on the surface seem to be victories can
       become burdens to women because they are in reality only
       one-sided victories. For example, women can declare that they
       are equal with men, and society can try to enforce this
       equality, but the attitudes of men (and also other women) may
       not necessary be in agreement with this change in status. This
       can cause perplexity, stress, and conflict. Thus, much confusion
       about the role of the woman still exists today.
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