Why do feminists whinge and moan about how men 'have always had it all' without doing their research? One example is Titanic: 'Women and children first', with the implication that IF there is room, some men can live, too. To me, there is nothing noble about this. Men were actually needed more than women, and CERTAINLY more than children. Men were the ones who went to war and died for the freedom and safety of their countries, including the women in them.
You may think men have had all the choices, but they also had ALL the responsibility. If their wives did something bad, the MEN got punished. Feminists want all the choices, but none of the responsibilities.
I'm a woman, and I resent this 'you can have it all' BS. I don't want it 'all', cos I know that I can't handle the responsibilities and consequences that are inherent. I'm sick and tired of being looked down upon by women for this. They always say,'well, you can leave Snotford with granddad, hire a nanny, housekeeper' blah blah, putting the responsibilites on others. Believe me, feminists have their own bingos. No, you CAN'T have it all, suck it up, and deal with it. These stupid maternity policies at workplaces, such as Northern Star mentioned, are in place because of women who 'want it all'. Look how it makes people and companies suffer. There is no father in the past who was allowed 12 months paid leave to be with Snotford. Even now, in the UK, paternity leave is 6 months UNPAID, whilst the moo gets 12 months all paid for.
Contrary to popular belief, it's rubbish that men have 'had it all'. I don't consider the draft in America, or beingpunished harder for the same crimes as 'having it all'. I've never seen any women asking for equal punishment, or a draft of females into war. Look at these stats:
'The Bureau of Justice Statistics found that on average, convicted wives received prison sentences that were about 10 years shorter than what husbands received. Excluding life or death sentences, the average prison sentence for killing a spouse was 6 years for wives but 16.5 years for husbands.'
This is from:
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/ascii/spmurex.txt