i am probably going to be roasted for my opinion, but i don't think men and women are equal. men and women are different and i act differently when i am with them. i allow women to pass first, i carry heavy things for women, and i compliment women on their appearance when it is more attractive than usual. i do not do these things for men and i will not start doing so. in most cases i will not tell dirty jokes in front of women, use profanity, and i certainly won't break wind. my workplace consists of about 85% women, most of my co-workers are women, my boss is a woman, my previous three bosses have been women, and my boss' boss is a woman. i also have a woman doctor and a woman dentist and i am most pleased with the treatment i receive from both of them. most of these women get paid the same amount i do or more, and i don't think their gender in any way has any effect on their success. this is not to say that sexism doesn't exist because it probably does, but i think it happens less frequently that most people think it does. if you asked the same question 20 years ago i most likely would have given a different response, but i see sexism as a very minor problem in today's society.
