Equality?

She said, "I heard a noise downstairs. Go and check it out."

Strange how feminist ideals tend to evaporate when "that noise downstairs" rears its ugly head. - scene from "Things my girlfriend and i have argued about".

Funny how feminists can be such oxymorons.

* They want equal work opportunity at the workplace. But how do you promote a woman to real power and authority when you have to let her go on 3 months maternity leave (paid leave, mind you) everytime she gets pregnant? Even if she doesn't get pregnant, the possibility of her getting pregnant and being out of the organization for 3 months is a harrowing thought. Imagine a whole division without a manager for 3 months? UPDATE: After giving it more thought, the issue of maternity leave is a human resource concern to be managed accordingly by the human resource department of any given organization - it does not necessarily effect problems of gender bias.
* They want equal pay at Wimbledon? But do they actually put in the same amount of work? Hasn't is always been "equal pay for equal work"? How is playing the best of 3 sets (women's singles) the same as playing the best of 5 sets (men's singles)? Even if you argue that women's matches are just as entertaining as men's, that doesn't mean that men's singles are boring. Therefore, all things else being equal, men still play longer games = more work = more pay?
* A sinking ship. Why is it women and children first? If women want equal rights shouldn't it be "children first, then every person for themselves?"
* This might seem petty but some ladies actually take this very seriously: they expect men to treat them "in a gentlemanly manner" i.e. open doors for them, let them take the final remaining seat on a crowded train, hold their seat for them. If it was true equality, such preferential treatment, or expectations of preferential treatment wouldn't exist.
* Again, another generalization, but it happens often enough: a man asks a woman out. She expects him to pay for the date, the dinner, the movie, etc. And yet when she asks how she expects to be treated in the workplace, she replies, "Like an equal", and she screams bloody gender bias when her male colleague gets promoted ahead of her.

The list goes on and on. Women wanting their cake and eating it too. Not all, for sure, but enough to make us men notice a trend among many.

UPDATE: Read the following entry for some research about feminism. Thanks to Jean for the pointer.