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[quote=Anonymous]Yes. Women’s standards are higher. They expect their partners to be equal contributors to the mental load of a household, not just a man-child paycheck.

Just like we actually expect people not to be misogynistic, racist, or ableist anymore.

Just like we expect employers to have decent boundaries and not be emotionally abusive or expect people to “pay their dues” anymore.

I’m a young Gen-X woman and I went to lunch with some of my new Gen Z colleagues last week. These “kids” are more focused and principled than I was at their age. They are willing to work hard and often much more independently than 21-25 yr olds 10 years ago - but they have boundaries.

Higher standards are not a bad thing. As people in my generation get divorced, I’ve noticed a significant icyness or resentment from my friends’ Baby Boomer moms who put up with bad marriages and sacrificed themselves for the sake of their family - only to watch their daughters walk away and start over. I read recently that the reason baby boomers resent the Gen-X/Millenial “gentle parenting” isn’t because they view it as a rebuke to how they raised their kids - but because they are mourning how they were treated as children.

It’s hard to watch generational change sometimes. Young women today have it so much better and easier in some ways than I did 20ish years ago - but I think there are probably also new pressures and challenges that I don’t understand. [/quote]

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