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I'm not trying to stir the pot here, but I understand why some women do not want to be viewed as feminists. A lot of our mothers and grandmothers were that way. Having the man assume all the responsibilities can be a liberating thing for some people. It certainly takes away a lot of worry in some cases. It's not a track I want to be on but my mother sure as heck was! I won't go into all the family history here but ,suffice it to say, at the age of 29 my father was left with 5 dependent female family members and one brother with Down Syndrome for whom he was totally responsible. I think that's when his views shifted and my sister and I were definitely raised to be different from our mother, grandmother and greatgrandmother from that moment on...over our mother's objections.
While I strongly disagree with her attitude, it was, after all, HER right to be that way...though it certainly caused a lot of issues after my father passed away. Personally it is not a way I want to live. Having spent about 20 years in the construction industry when women were not as visible there are they are today, I've been in both worlds as women move towards equality in the workplace and it hasn't been easy. But I have found that men for the most part will respect you when they see that you are capable and know what you are doing. And you have to earn that respect by being professional. I don't mind being "tested" - I've done it to them when they didn't even realize it!
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