Male/female roles: opposing viewpoints

How are gender roles established?

Biological differences establish gender roles / Charley Reese

Culture establishes gender roles / Deborah L. Rhode

Both biology and culture help establish gender roles / Deborah Blum

Brain structure explains male/female differences / John Leo

The role of brain structure is overstated / Miranda Spencer

Hormones determine gender traits / Dorion Sagan

The idea of multiple genders is necessary / Alex Gino

The idea of multiple genders is wrong / Chuck Colson

Have women's roles changed for the better?

Women are still oppressed / Ellen Neuborne

Women are not oppressed / Elinor Burkett

Women face discrimination in the workplace / Katha Pollitt

Women do not face discrimination in the workplace / Lawrence W. Reed

Women's opportunities in the military need to be expanded / Rosemary Mariner

Women's opportunities in the military do not need to be expanded / Suzanne Fields

Society has lost its respect for mothers / Marian Kester Coombs

Society does not respect childless women / Joan Smith

Have men's roles changed for the better?

Society favors men / Allan G. Johnson

Society is biased against men / R.F. Doyle

Masculinity needs to be restored / Waller R. Newell

Masculinity is dangerous / Susan Douglas

The role of fathers and husbands is disrespected / Stephen Chapman

The role of fathers is overemphasized / Olga Silverstein and Beth Rashbaum

What will improve male/female relationships?

Marriages will improve if wives submit to their husbands / Christine McClelland

Marriages will not improve if wives submit to their husbands / Cokie and Steven Roberts

Mutual respect between spouses will improve marriage / Don Browning

Men need to develop a new masculinity / Paul Lashmar

A return to some traditional gender roles would improve society / Geoff Dench.