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A NeW Direction for Female Happiness

45caliber Wrote: Sep 29, 2009 1:37 PM

The real feminists are those who believe in NeW. The Feminists that we hear about have no interest in independence and happiness - they are concerned with domination. If you read or see any of their works it all boils down to dominating men.

Few of the older feminists have any sort of marriage because marriages are supposed to be equal partnerships, not one person dominating the other. As a result, such marriages of domination usually end quickly with a lot of hard feelings on both sides. The older feminists use the results of these failed marriages to "prove" that women are happier by not being married in the first place.

All I can say is that I hope NeW grows to encompass the entire U.S. and all colleges. The young...

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A NeW Direction for Female Happiness

According to the United States General Social Survey, women’s overall level of happiness has dropped since 1972. Two professors at The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania released a paper exploring female happiness, “The Paradox of Declining Female Happiness,” this spring which garnered national press attention. One of the major findings in this study is that women’s happiness has declined both compared to 35 years ago and compared to men’s happiness.