Depending on whether you're a man or a woman, the way you walk through this life can be wildly different. In 2017, Pew asked Americans what qualities they value most in men and in women.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, most respondents said that physical attractiveness, being nurturing, and being empathetic are the top traits for women. For men, the top three are honesty, morality, and professional success.
It seems like we all still have a long way to go when it comes to traditional gender roles. For instance, there are a lot of things men think women might never understand about being a man.
But this time, we're shining a light on the things that are deemed normal when men do it, but somehow weird if a woman does it. We've found the most interesting answers from folks in the thread where one netizen asked: " What are men allowed to do but when women do it it's a big no-no?" and present them to you here!
#1
Have five kids across three spouses, cheat notoriously, pay [adult workers], defend sexual [attack], while being bankrolled by a guy with 14 kids with 6 women, mostly out of wedlock.
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#11
Abandon their child. I say this laying on a hospital couch next to my sleeping wife after she just gave birth to our daughter.
Single moms pick up the slack all the time and the farther is just considered a dead beat. If a mother abandoned the family, she is considered vile and heartless.
Single moms pick up the slack all the time and the farther is just considered a dead beat. If a mother abandoned the family, she is considered vile and heartless.
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#13
Not know how to handle their children. This peeves me. How is it women get slated for not being able to handle a tantrum or children’s behaviour but for men it’s just cute….
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#17
Be a deadbeat parent 😅 heading into year 6 of my kid's 'donor' deciding fatherhood wasn't for him (has since abandoned a second kid too, me and that kid's mum are now best friends and are raising the kids together).
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#18
Get called a great parent for doing things with their kid one day a week. Oh and they get to pick the fun weekend things and ignore the boring stuff. Double points if they have a YouTube channel.
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#19
Hide or guard their emotions and feelings.
I've met women who do this much like men, and they always seem to be shunned away from the rest of the girls. .
I've met women who do this much like men, and they always seem to be shunned away from the rest of the girls. .
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