I've lived it. Not the word of the day, but the idea that we women have always, and continue, to take care of men and put them first...often without even realizing it, or realizing it and then thinking, "Well, I'm just being kind and caring."
Or, better put, I have lived the word, trying to not just go on autopilot but to think why I do what I do and should I be doing it differently. Sometimes I adjust and sometimes I slide.
With each generation (I can hope) this gets better. Not through Tiktok but through understanding how much men's needs and care are paramount in our culture, yes, still today. I know I've improved from my parents' aged people, and so too the people younger are continuing to break this bias. But it's still there.
Women need to be taking care of themselves and other peers too, not just the man. Respect of who needs what is the key. This ingrained drivel is wrong. Gender care should be changed to human care. It's so hard to break, I know, but with knowledge, it will be done.
I'm Working At It
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