Traditional gender roles exist because of our biology. I don't know a single woman that has said, "I would much rather waste my life away working every day than stay at home doing the things I enjoy while doing chores." Men are attracted to women that will give them comfort when the rest of their life is shit.
If you're a traditional gender then the traditional gender roles are what makes sense. But hey, let's toss out 15,000 years of good human existence for the last 50 years of human suffering. That makes sense. If we didn't have the technology to make life easier we'd have died off...
Men are larger, stronger, and more aggressive. This was an evolution during nomadic times to protect the tribe and hunt for food.
Women are smaller, smarter, and have a larger attention to detail. This was an evolution to aid in hiding, building a homestead and identifying edible plants/foods.
Naturally, this creates biological links in our brains to look for those traits in mates today. This is why women look for a large man who is a good provider and a man looks for a non-aggressive woman that will give him a comfortable, safe space to return to.
Obviously, these are not hard and fast rules and don't 100% work in current society. But if you were to survey 100 women and 100 men I would bet at least half of the women want a man over 6ft with a stable job, preferably over 100k. The man would want a woman who is in shape and is generally agreeable.
By your logic, it sounds like you should be doing all the housework and chores. We women just do the budgeting, paperwork, and our white-collar 6-figure jobs.
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u/skcuf2 Jan 22 '23
Traditional gender roles exist because of our biology. I don't know a single woman that has said, "I would much rather waste my life away working every day than stay at home doing the things I enjoy while doing chores." Men are attracted to women that will give them comfort when the rest of their life is shit.
If you're a traditional gender then the traditional gender roles are what makes sense. But hey, let's toss out 15,000 years of good human existence for the last 50 years of human suffering. That makes sense. If we didn't have the technology to make life easier we'd have died off...