femmecheng

(Pharm.D., M.D., Ph.D. (Don't ask.))

The Sheldon Cooper of medicine.

You're right, that's why I said I haven't read the books. I did get my information from Wikipedia, but I don't see why that matters. She doesn't agree with gender feminism and I'm looking forward to her answering my questions.

Hi Christina! I have a few questions for you.

• I haven’t read your books yet, so my apologies if this is answered in them (they’re on my reading list, I promise!), but I know that you think that gender feminism is generally a bad thing because it tries to eliminate gender roles altogether. Could you clarify if you think gender roles are bad or if expected to fulfill a gender role is bad? For someone like myself, I see feminism as giving women choices, and so if a women chooses to fulfill a gender role (i.e. be a stay-at-home mother), I think that’s fine. I find the expectation to fulfill a gender role to be detrimental, however. I find my biggest problem with equity feminism is that the idea that men and women are "equal but different" neglects the fact that all women/men are "equal but different" themselves (i.e. women/men aren’t one homogenous group who generally want one thing based on their gender).

• Do you think MRA and feminists can reconcile? Do you think they are two sides of the same coin or do you think they work against each other’s interests?

• What do you think is the most important thing MRAs fight for? Same question for feminists.

• What do you consider essential reading to learn more about these topics (feminism, equality, men’s right, etc.)?

• What do you think is the most important thing to remember when trying to have a healthy debate with someone who you don’t necessarily agree with?

• What advice would you give your 21-year old self?

Thanks in advance and I really look forward to reading your books!

Ah, my apologies. From what I gathered, gender feminism seeks to eliminate gender roles, and she doesn't agree with gender feminism. I made some deductive reasoning error there. Thanks for pointing it out though!

Gender feminism is characterized as seeking to end gender roles altogether.

Does she think gender feminism is seeking to end gender roles altogether, or to eliminate the expectation? I feel like most gender feminists do the latter.