Do men and women understand each other? I think that everyone at least once quarreled with the person of the opposite sex. Why is it so? Trying to understand it, we need to focus on differences of women's and men's psyches and on the existing stereotypes about each sex.
Some time ago women used to work hard at homes for their husband and children. They took care of the house and children, cooked for them, washed their clothes and cleaned the houses. They spend their time at home. Men, on the contrary, went to work and earned money to support the family. Women could go to work only in very poor families. Unlike women, men had time for their hobbies. They could do some sport, drive a car, play chess and meet their friends. Women's rights were strictly limited those days.
Today the role of both men and women changed much. Women have the same rights as men. They can work and earn money, although in some countries there still exist a stereotype, that a woman should spend her life at home. Also a man has new duties and possibilities. He can cook, clean the house and look after children. Nowadays, both men and women can get good education, drive cars, can make their own business, be headmasters and headmistresses. Women can spend time on their hobbies as well as men.
Nevertheless even today women are often victims of different kinds of discrimination. For example- some men consider women bad drivers, some think that a woman should not make technical job and so on…
It is widely known that women are in general more sensitive and vulnerable than men. They can better understand people's feelings, they appreciate art better. Women prefer to spend time in theatres or cinemas rather than sit in front of the TV and watch box or football mach. They like sports that look nice, like skating, swimming or gymnastic. I think that women are more calm and self-possessed. When they have to solve the difficult problem, men usually choose violent methods. Women consider them not useful. In the relationship women need to feel secure and understood. Some men cannot understand it and it causes many troubles. Another difference between men and women is that men like risk. They are keen on dangerous sports, which many women consider silly.
There are man who would like to have a wife, that stays at home and has no hobbies on her own. They think that a woman shouldn't work or make a career. Instead, they claim that women should bring up children and take care of their houses. I think that those man are not right. in my school I noticed that in general girls work harder than boys and they are able to do many different things. Why should women have no opportunities to develop their skills in work then?
Moreover, I think that there are many professions that fit better women than men and otherwise. I have never seen a man babysitting or a woman driving the truck. Perhaps it is better when men do more physical jobs and women take care of others.
I have noticed that men often show off their strength and knowledge. In my mind such behavior supports the stereotype that a 'real man' never cries, is strong and resistant to pain and can solve each problem on earth.
Nowadays there are more and more single mothers and divorced marriages. Some women want to have children, but they don't want to marry. They want to bring the children up on their own. In my opinion it is not good attitude. Children need both parents and growing up in one-parent family may cause damage to their psyche.
Summing up, I find it good that men and women have equal rights. I think that we should fight against the bad stereotypes about women. Women deserve respect as well as men. Although we are different, each of us can try to solve problems by talking and trying to understand the other person. If we try hard, we may hope to live together happily.
