The argument of what gender has it worse is an argument that spans all of history, and it seems that for the most part this battle of the sexes has yet to show a clear winner. There are a plethora of arguments for both sides and it seems that every day the debate between the sexes becomes more and more complicated. Each has their opinions and examples to fight their case and through the articles The Male Myth by Paul Theroux and I Want a Wife by Judy Brady we see yet another side to the never ending quarrel. While Theroux talks of toxic masculinity and its effects on male culture as a whole Brady gives you a look into the life of a ‘wife’ and the excessive amount of work a woman must do in order to please a man. These articles also, however unintentionally, highlight how men and women are treated the same way emotionally.
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However, their views on which gender has it worse differ and this sets them apart and further fuels the fire of disputation. Although both articles talk about gender limitations and gender roles they differ because they both believe that their gender is the one at a disadvantage.
Brady’s article is simple but powerful and takes the time to put the reader in the shoes of “a wife.” Brady explains to the audience her want for a wife,or at least it seems that way. What the author really wants, and what most men of her time wanted, was a maid, nanny, personal assistant, sex slave and an excess of other things all wrapped up in a perfect docile package; similarly Theroux explains how women are raised from childhood to be this way and learn “to be sexually indispensable, socially decorative and always alert to a man's sense of inadequacy” (Lines 20-21). Women are raised and expected to ignore their own personal needs and
However, their views on which gender has it worse differ and this sets them apart and further fuels the fire of disputation. Although both articles talk about gender limitations and gender roles they differ because they both believe that their gender is the one at a disadvantage.
Brady’s article is simple but powerful and takes the time to put the reader in the shoes of “a wife.” Brady explains to the audience her want for a wife,or at least it seems that way. What the author really wants, and what most men of her time wanted, was a maid, nanny, personal assistant, sex slave and an excess of other things all wrapped up in a perfect docile package; similarly Theroux explains how women are raised from childhood to be this way and learn “to be sexually indispensable, socially decorative and always alert to a man's sense of inadequacy” (Lines 20-21). Women are raised and expected to ignore their own personal needs and