What gender is the fifth week?

This was another fantastic week in Family Relations, but I say that about every week. This time we talked about gender roles and gender identities and it was really exciting and fascinating for me. We began with a news special by the awesome John Stossel which talked about if gender roles were inherent or created by society. I support equality among the sexes, but I think that the feminists he interviewed were far too radical. Equality to me doesn't mean that we have no gender roles or gender lines, but it means that we give the same rights and privileges to everyone involved. If women want a job, let them have it. If they want to vote, let them do it. Where the problems come in is when companies and organizations are forced to create equality and end up sacrificing efficiency in the name of political correctness. Another problem with stuff like this is it is near impossible to talk about without being labeled a hater or a bigot. We need to be able to talk about issues like this with emotions set aside or we'll never get anything done.

Going off that, I honestly believe that there are inherent differences between men and women that God has designed us with. This is done because our ultimate goals is to become parents and raise children, so He has designed us with the qualities that will best help us accomplish our roles as moms and dads. I also believe that marriage is not meant to complete a person, but to compliment a person. We need to marry people that are a reflection of our values and strengths, which will allow us to work together in raising a family and making the world a more righteous place.