I was born in the 1980s and while I remember a time before our lives were turned into binary code and broadcast through mobile phones, wireless internet and satellite television, I have lived in a disjointed but equal society my entire life. I am not going to argue that men and women have equal rights, they don’t. You just have to look at the board of directors of the FTSE100 or even the general pay gap to realise society still doesn’t understand women are as capable as men, but, I live at a time when women have found their voice, even if the bigoted majority, still stupidly, refuse to listen.
I’m a man. I don’t face the discrimination of the fairer sex; but I neither do my peers. I’ve just started a psychology degree with over 200 fellow students. There are only 7 men. We are all set the same work, the same deadlines and can even all vote (assuming nationality) should we chose. We can even all apply for the same job in 3 years’ time (assuming we all pass). Yes, societal statistics show my chromosomes apparently give me an advantage, but I can guarantee 193 psychology students won’t be chaining themselves to the fence in protest. Read more