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Women are stronger physically {shocker, I know!}:
- women generally have stronger thighs;
which is a good thing because we use our thighs when lifting (or at least we should) and even though men traditionally have physically demanding jobs (or at least they did before everything-and-his-dog became automated :-)) ), women have always had (and still have) their fair share of having to push against gravity - the true definition of lifting - whilst fulfilling their many duties/daily responsibilities.
When guys say: "You girls" {...girls...? More on that later} "have it easy. Us guys do all the heavy lifting", I calmly suggest they try lifting a toddler/small child umpteen times a day - children who have the uncanny ability to portray the scientific definition of dead weight in two seconds flat!! :-))
We often use our legs in sports and most importantly of all, in defense against those who wish us harm. Now I'm in favor of live-and-let-live, do onto others as you would have them do onto you, etc., but not everyone lives by this philosophy. When you encounter someone who doesn't live by this philosophy, you have the option of;
talking (in the hopes of reaching some humane part of them - which, unfortunately, often doesn't work),
running away (which always isn't an option) or
fighting back. One way of fighting back is connecting your knee with his groin. {I hear it's very effective!} And this is where strong thighs come in handy (along with running away from the individual after you've arranged for his wife/girlfriend to possibly never have to worry about taking birth control ever again). ;)
- women generally have a higher pain threshold;
women often endure repeated physical beatings by their (usually male) partners only to have to act like nothing happened.
Who amongst us hasn't heard: "If men had to go through childbirth, they'd get their tubes tied after the first baby"? Men often complain about a slight injury as if it requires an ambulance to the nearest trauma center - stat! :-))
- premature newborn girls have a higher survival rate than premature newborn boys,
- women have proven themselves to be strong, resilient, etc. in the military, in physically demanding jobs, etc.;
even if military personnel have non-physically demanding duties, they still need to complete basic training, obstacle courses, etc.
- women usually take care of relatives who are elderly, have illnesses, special needs, etc. (which is often physically demanding), while taking care of their own immediate family,
- women often work outside of the home as well as primarily taking care of the house, children, (their husbands!), cooking, etc., all the while having to function on little sleep;
traditionally, women would stay at home (full time) after getting married and especially after having children. As she became older, her husband would often leave her for someone (usually) younger, prettier, etc. This put the wife/mother in an awkward situation as she often had great difficulty finding employment outside the home.
Many men (who often do the hiring) feel a woman's brain turns to "mush" when a woman stays home and raises her family. (Those men probably never tried to run a household and raise children, which can include a wide spectrum of skills including; teaching,
nursing,
behavioral psychologist,
accountant, etc. {I've only scratched the surface. If I listed all the duties/responsibilities a wife and mother has to have - or anyone who takes care of a home and children - this would be a two volume box-set book!})
Anyway, as I was saying, women learned the hard way (from personal experience, from observing their mothers, etc.) that they couldn't afford the luxury of leaving the workforce after "settling down" and raising a family. Thus many women now hold-down two jobs;
one outside the home and
one when they come home. Marriage (and family life) is often very hard on women.
