I discovered this sub-reddit today, and thought it would probably be the most appropriate place to post my feelings, as most of the female based sub-reddits would put me down for my observations.

I grew up as the eldest sister of my family, with my parents raising me fairly gender neutral, and I was taught that everyone was equal. However, as I grew older, I noticed that my mother, in particular, thought that women should be better treated than men in many facets of society.

This lead me to deeper thought on the matter, and I would say now that being male is still pretty damn hard. Yes, you may get the better jobs, but you worked and studied hard for them! You may bring home more bacon, but you also may come home to a lovely wife/husband that you want to support, along with any kids you may have. And what happens if you accidentally impregnate a girl and she wants to keep it? You have no say. You're tied down for life. Don't even get me started on the court system (I'm sure many of you know about that anyway...)

Seeing my SO labour in a job that he doesn't particularly like, but pays well, so that he can eventually get a better paying job to raise a family with me, really shows to me the dedication men can put into a relationship (and are expected to). I know some women who throw all that back in men's faces, because of one mistake or 'flaw' that man had (excluding drug abuse... that's not really a flaw, so much as something that needs to be dealt with medically).

I remember once, my SO and I were helping my parents at their house with some odd jobs. I was inside, making my pregnant mother lunch, when my SO comes inside from mowing a quarter hectare of land and asks for a sandwich. When I go to make him one (after I was done with my mothers lunch), she abruptly said in front of him "Don't bother making him lunch; he is a big boy, he can do it himself". I was shocked! This is only one of the many stories I have of this kind of attitude... the most recent one actually.

It's just... phenomenal what men do. I don't want to sound like I'm kissing ass here, but the more I think about it, the more I wonder why people in relationships complain about doing the dishes when their SO has tried so hard to earn the food that they will eat. There is obviously a need of some division of household labour, but if the man/woman has just come in from doing a hard days work, at least have some consideration for what they've done.

So, I go away not as a feminist, as my mother would have me be, but a humanist; believing that everyone is HUMAN equally. I wish you all luck in attaining equal rights, and will support you in my day to day life.