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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If they want a woman to stay home with the kids and cook, there are plenty of women who enjoy that out there, who have made the choice to do that instead of a career (but the choice is thanks to feminism). [/quote]

One of the allegations in the post is that there is social pressure by feminists against women who are content with running a family. [/quote]

This is my takeaway as well. I'm a feminist, but I think the feminist movement in it's current incarnation rewards women for developing traditionally masculine traits (ambition and competitiveness come to mind) while distancing itself from the "softer, gentler" feminine image. It encourages women to do well and to strive mightily in the public sphere, but seems to dismiss (or just ignore) the call of the domestic.[/quote]

Feminism is a movement. It can't "reward" women for anything. Unless there are trophies I wasn't told about?!

Soft and gentle things shouldn't be forced on women, and men shouldn't be forced NOT to get to do them. If a man wants to wear nail polish or pink shirts, it doesn't make him less manly and if a woman wants to wear power suits and be a CEO, it doesn't make her less womanly.[/quote]

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