The world we live in today is still man-made, no less now then in the nineteenth century. As Englishmen began to develop an identity in 19th century society, they mirrored the "ideals" for women of the Victorian period: gentility, weakness, ignorance and submissiveness. Opposing Viewpoints as the relationship of a man or woman to Society on the basis of gender became essential in shaping male and female attitudes towards one another. Over the past twenty years remarkable changes in these traditional male and female roles have been witnessed. The subsequent impact on men, women, and families due to these changes is believed to be caused by the re-emergence of the women's movement.
             Recent research has established beyond a doubt that males and females are born with a different set of "instructions" built into their genetic code. Studies at Harvard University and elsewhere show that marked differences between male and female baby behavior are already obvious in the first months of life. Females are more oriented towards people. Male infants, on the other hand, are more interested in "things." Stanford psychologists conclude that women are "communicative" animals while men are "manipulative" animals. Some people believe this is hereditary, while others think that if two boys and girls were brought up in exactly the same way then all behavioral differences between men and women would evaporate.
             Today’s independent woman is not what we expect them to be. The typical stay-at-home motherly persona was dropped in favor of the equality-based figurehead. No one really wants to see the kind of character that some feminists once called for: brilliant, accomplished, sleekly independent, politically unimpeachable -- in short, a tedious paragon. It's understandable that women might turn with relief to stories about mere mortals, someone they can identify with rather than feel inferior to, particularly when they need a few laughs.
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