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“Women basically already have equal rights in the West”

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Ethelfleda · 26/04/2020 13:48

I’ve heard this statement from a few people over the past year or so, always from men.
I know they’re wrong but I so rarely know how to tell them they’re wrong.
I want to tell them they’re wrong without patronising them because it is my belief that once you do this, you alienate your audience and they won’t ever come around to your way of thinking.

What do you say to this statement??

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inmyshedsmoking2000 · 26/04/2020 14:06

I've had very liberal women say this and shut me down when challenged. Very annoying. Interesting to see the responses.

midgebabe · 26/04/2020 13:54

Enshrined in law we may well have equal rights
Although in many cases the law needs to discriminate in our favour to achieve that...so we have the right to single sex spaces to enable us to fulfil our right to fully participate in society ...
Enshrined in practise we certainly don't which is why things like laws around pay gap reporting are needed, why many people feel AWS are needed