Even being in the 21st Century, there is still very much the "man takes care of the woman" whether it is a father protecting his daughter, a son defending his mother, a man taking care of his wife, or a (posted to Women & Children)
I agree that this is a historical use of the phrase which is gradually changing, but it's still the norm to view women as more vulnerable, and thus to lump them in with children. (posted to Women & Children)
Just the other day I heard a politician say of the homeless problem in the park here, "We need to make this place safe for all taxpayers. And women and children." So not only are we not taxpayers, we're not (posted to Women & Children)
Oddly enough, one of my professor's was discussing this in class the other day. The reason why death's of women and children are so high and coupled together, is that in war even non-combatant men are more likely to run (posted to Women & Children)
I understand what everyone is saying. But my point is that in a civilian area, where everyone is noncombatant then men are not seen as innocent as the opposite gender, and women are seen as weaker. I wasn't really asking (posted to Women & Children)
Suzy, I think what people are saying is that in many places of conflict women are in a sense weaker--or at least in a weaker position than even male non-combatants. For example, a lot of the current conflicts are taking (posted to Women & Children)
