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		saraid216 on April 23, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why women should embrace a ‘good enough’ life We've been gender-specific the other way for a couple thousand years. Surely you could tolerate a few decades of the opposite.

hso9791 on April 25, 2013 [–]

Two problems: 1) I haven't been around for a couple of thousand years, neither have today's women. 2) Overcompensation is the most common of human traits. Ought we not strive for what is fair today?

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