I'm not old enough to have lived through the high point of the feminist movement, so I can only speak based on how I understand feminism in the past ten years or so.  I have always been under the distinct impression that people view "feminism" as a negative, militant movement perpetuated by misandrists.  Many people I know believe feminists work against themselves- lower physical standards for women so as to make more physically-demanding jobs available to women, etc.  Personally, I feel that if we want equality, we had better meet all the exact same expectations as men.  No excuses.

I don't think there's any woman that hasn't experienced some form of prejudice or bias.  I've had it from male teachers, co-workers, employers, and family members.  Sometimes it's frustrating, sometimes it's infuriating, or, to be honest, sometimes it's relieving (a man giving up his seat for me is sometimes very appreciated).  I'm a little bitter about some of it, when the differing treatment was so conspicuous.  It's especially frustrating when it's from other women.  But, you know, there's usually a way around it.  I prefer the surreptitious route ;)

As a father of soon to be 10 year old girl, I now fear that my daughter will grow up and be judged as inferior or as "eye candy" or on who can be paid less for the same job than a man or "unable to do math and science" simply because she is female. Sigh. And to think I used to be sexist before I had children of my own.

 There is some difficulty with egalitarianism.  As equal as boys and girls are raised, boys will still be boys and girls will still be girls.  (Anyone remember that experiment with the man that took his family out into the woods to raise them completely free from gender expectations?  He realized it was a failure when he saw his sons fashion guns out of bread and pretend to shoot each other...)  That being said, we could do much better for our children.  I find this interview somewhat relevant: www.pbs.org/kued/nosafeplace/interv/kimmel.html   It's an interview with Dr. Kimmel specifically talking about violence against women, but he goes into masculinity and fathering. 

 Here's some comforting news for davesalyers.  Read the information on this link which is informative on how your daughter can become a woman that makes more than a man in the workforce.  http://www.forbes.com/works...

Watch the slideshow.  On the second one note, "There are hundreds of scholarships available only to women who choose engineering or computer-science careers, which will remain among the most lucrative fields for the foreseeable future. Women's pay in these areas already exceeds that of men. But that changes once women begin making decisions that stunt their pay growth, like choosing to work in the public sector, putting in fewer hours than male counterparts and cutting back on travel."

Women make choices and those choices, quoted under reliable sources, are what make or breaks a woman's career in business.  Give your daughter the self confidence to be an individual and not an MTV guided "body".  Make her achieve in school and get her tutores for math and the sciences or whatever area she needs special help in.  Expose her to travel and what is available to her with effort, determination, hard work, and teach her laughter and enjoyment of life with a 'can-do' spirit.  These are this gifts you can give to your daughter so that she will not be exposed to another generation of women crying the, "I'm discriminated against blues."

Women we have broken through the glass ceilings thanks to the hard work of previous generations.  Now it is incumbent upon you to make moves, the decisions and the choices about your lives.

Personally, I do not like being classified as a second class citizen and if I cannot meet the demands of the job equal to a man, I don't belong in the job.  I do NOT want job standards lowered so that I may be "equal."  I have been outearning my male counterparts for years and that is because I was in the office at 7:00 instead of 8:01 and I left the office at 8:00 instead of 6:00.  I excelled through higher productivity, better ideas, and I got in there with the guys and played golf and I played the executive game. 

Like the man says in the article, if a company can hire women at 59 cents and men cost a dollar with the same productivity level, why would any rational company keep hiring men?  Perhaps the answer is not in discrimination, but in a lack of qualified women to meet the demand.   

 teresr-I was saying to myself-RIGHT on SISTER-until I got to the part about outperforming because you were able to work "more hours" (sigh). AND GOLF!

I do not believe it is a lack of qualified women but the male ideas you are masking to "prove yourself" in a highly competitive world and the reality for most women is this-Choosing quality of life for themselves and their families is the most important choice in life.

Do you really care about family first or maybe you don't have any birth children? Money isn't going to make a person happy in the end. Success is great. It is how you measure it that counts.

Believe in your own self worth Ms Ball buster!