Role Reversal?

The rise of feminism in the past, and the continuous empowerment of women has brought with it changes. Changes in attitude, changes in society and most importantly it seems to be in the process of bringing about a fundamental change in human nature. Indeed, it is my opinion that we must question whether the empowerment of women has gone a step further than planned, and instead of bringing about so-called "equality" of the sexes, has actually resulted in the reversal of traditional roles of the sexes. That is, have men now become submissive to the domination of women? Sitting in Heathrow airport last month, I watched as a father, weighed down with countless bags. trailed slowly behind his wife and two daughters. As his wife told him to hurry up and get a move on, she found a table and pointed to him to sit there. She then marched up to the counter, ordered and bought the food, and brought it back to the table. It was obvious to all watching who wore the trousers in that relationship so to speak. Obviously these actions do not speak for the whole world, people would seem to be alot more polite than that women and her daughters, but it offers some interesting observations. For years people in the West have insisted on using as an example of "domination" the stupid example of women walking behind their men. Dont get me started on the infancy of this argument, but returning to the example of the father in the airport, it seems almost prophetic that he be walking behind his women and be accepting orders from them. Are we on the verge of a new era? Is it less of an inequality because it is a woman doing the dominating? I think not. Women should not use as an excuse their "empowerement" when they want to boss their husbands or boyfriends around. Neither of the sexes is better than the other. Women must realise that to be an "empowered" woman is not to be a bossy so-and-so when interacting with men. Personally, I believe that women and men are fundamentally different and that in order to reach true equality, we must embrace the differences instead of fighting against them. That, however, is for another thought.