If Men Could Menstruate by Gloria Steinem - Essay Example

No logic that supports men’s sense of superiority apart from the stronger physical build!

The two most enlightening passages from the article indicate men’s need to maintain their dominance within the social paradigm. The TV shows would treat the subject in length and male intellectuals would argue ‘How could a woman master any discipline that demanded a sense of time, space, mathematics, or measurement, for instance, without that in-built gift for measuring the cycles of the moon and planets - and thus for measuring anything at all?’
Indeed, the phenomenon that is normal for women would turn into a unique event for men just reveals the pseudo-psychology of ego that men exercise. The ‘normal’ event would become yet another main event that would help them retain their male dominance over women who look physically frail but have the emotional and intellectual strength to compete against their male counterparts and win. Read More