Are women morally superior to men? (Cover Story)

From: The Nation | Date: December 28, 1992| Author: | Copyright information

Some claim that women, because of their nurturing tradition, would excel in many fields, including education, business and politics. But emphasizing difference and claiming admission to various fields because of goodness is demeaning to women. Women are entitled to full citizenship in any case.

Women's real mission was to 'humanize' men before men blew up the world.

Women in the workforce won't be more honest, kind, egalitarian, empathic.

Some years ago, I was invited by the wife of a well-known writer to sign a women's peace petition. It made the points such documents ...

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