VestalVirgin
*Because a son who was idealistic and didn't think about his future when opting to study something like, say, philosophy, where he can't get a job, can still get a manual labor job, or become a taxi driver, and make a living on that.
He is also at no risk of becoming a single father and suddenly needing loads more money and having loads less time because of one contraception failure.
And no, women cannot just get a manual labor job or become taxi drivers, because jobs for women without education are paid much worse than jobs for men on the same education level; and there are so many women sexually assaulted by taxi drivers that it doesn't take a genius to see at how much risk from random male strangers a female taxi driver would be. *
What planet are you on?
Firstly, even a philosophy degree has transferable skills and stands you in a better position for 'higher' job than someone with only, say, GCSE's to their name. Like graduate jobs, which are for, well, graduates... Not everyone plans to work in their chosen subject!
Secondly, men have every chance of becoming single parents. Relationship split? Death? Mother continuing the pregnancy but handing the child over to the father to raise? Social services removing the child? All ways in which a man can suddenly become a single father. Yes, it won't be him carrying the baby and no he doesn't 'have to' step up, but neither does the mother so the moral issues are the same on both sides. A man can still suddenly become a single parent through taking his responsibility.
A woman can just as easily work as a taxi driver, even labourer, or a carer or anything else.
Finally, the majority of men are not rapists and most women don't spend their lives in fear of men.
If women want equality and respect then they should be trying for it, showing they are equal, being able to look after themselves. Not blinking planning on finding a better paid husband to support her because she thinks she should have all of lives luxuries for no apparent reason.