Gender equality will never be achieved.

It just occurred to me that for as long as the desire for sex isn't equal between genders, there can be no equality between them.

Now of course, certain gender roles have nothing to do with a sexual desire, but it seems to me that this is the one that's probably never going to be equal. And it's also the one that's the root cause for a lot of gender differences.

Anyone disagree? This is the internet after all.

If what you say is true then Gender equality could be achieved if Men toned down their libido/horny-ness and matched that of women's.

How would that fix anything apart from perhaps empowering men in having a choice when it comes to sex?

Also, what about women that have more sexual desire than men? I've certainly met a couple like that.

The first question is: Do we really need gender equality? Wouldn't it be enough with a general level of fairness on an interpersonal level? Quid pro quo seems to work pretty well, in my opinion.

Originally Posted by zynthaxx

The first question is: Do we really need gender equality? Wouldn't it be enough with a general level of fairness on an interpersonal level? Quid pro quo seems to work pretty well, in my opinion.

The answer to your first question is no. Do you need a car? Money? Chinese food?
Most things in the world are 'wants' not needs.

Isn't it interesting how only males have replied to this? And how everyone who has replied so far believes that gender equality isn't needed? But, nah, that's too far-fetched, there's no way the two are correlated.

Because, you know what, it's true. Males don't need gender equality. You're already the top of society! Masculinity is prized, and you're positively brimming with it! Why would you need equality? Women however, no, they're full of femininity and all that gushy stuff. That's what they're supposed to be according to society, yes, but at the same time, femininity is seen as degrading. Women don't get equal pay. Women aren't treated the same. Most of the time, women aren't even treated as humans. Nah, there's absolutely no way women need equality.

I do, however, agree that humans may never achieve gender equality. Not when so many people aren't aware of the actual inequality going on. Not once have I thought that desire for sex would affect this, but rather what is considered right in terms of expressing desire for sex. Many women desire sex, just as much as men, but are discouraged from expressing it. Rather than not having the same level of desire, it's expression.

We will never have gender equality for two reasons.

One, everyone has their own agenda.

Two, simple evolutionairy biology, just because we've built cities and rockets and such dosen't mean we've moved past all the things that kept us going as cave dwellers.

And maybe three is, I think people have forgotten what equality means, or at least what they mean when they say it.


What we need to do, in order to over come the two above things, is learn to use our differences to work together in harmony.

Originally Posted by Ziwosa

It just occurred to me that for as long as the desire for sex isn't equal between genders, there can be no equality between them.

The desire for sex isn't the same for all members of one sex, and some women have a much higher desire than some men for sex. Whilst generally men do have a higher desire for sex, this doesn't mean that all men have a higher desire for sex than women.

Originally Posted by Cetanu

If what you say is true then Gender equality could be achieved if Men toned down their libido/horny-ness and matched that of women's.

Read my response to his post for my opinion on this, although we seem to agree that some women have higher sex drives than some men and vice versa.

How would that fix anything apart from perhaps empowering men in having a choice when it comes to sex?

Empowering? Isn't that a little bit pathetic to be using such a word? As for choice, men do have a choice when it comes to sex, they aren't being forced into having sex any more than women are.

Originally Posted by zynthaxx

The first question is: Do we really need gender equality? Wouldn't it be enough with a general level of fairness on an interpersonal level? Quid pro quo seems to work pretty well, in my opinion.

I don't think that could work in most contemporary societies.

Originally Posted by Cetanu

The answer to your first question is no. Do you need a car? Money? Chinese food?
Most things in the world are 'wants' not needs.

It's so very easy for a member of the privileged group to say something like this. It's a like a straight person asking if gay people "need" gay marriage, or a white person asking if ethnic minorities "need" to be treated like equals. I think equality is a bit more important than material possessions such as a car or money, or even Chinese food.