100 Skills

I love reading about fun facts or new skills that may be useful for me to know in life. So when I opened the reading and it was titled "100 Skills for Men to Know" my mind raced with many questions. Why just men? Can women not do the same things as men? Should women being doing the same things as men? I believe that women and men should be viewed as equals and that things the world thinks men should need to know women should also need to know. In this reading their were a variety of skills that men may need to know such as growing food, opening a bottle without an opener, how to pour beer correctly, yet my favorite above all is learning how to make a logical argument. 

                                   

   In our world we should all be confident enough to state a belief we may have and have enough knowledge to create an argument around that belief. For so long we have suppressed women from being able to speak up and say what they truly believe. I push back on this now because women and men should both feel encouraged to make logical arguments and have been given that skill. Above it shows an argument that is both sound and valid. It is also logical. As this is something that I have already learned though taking philosophy courses I am often reminded that this skill is always something I need to brush up on. This skill is something that both genders use everyday. Without knowing we are constantly creating logic in our heads and using it to get through day to day life. It is not a skill that is limited to just one gender. I think knowing how to make a logical argument should be put on a list of "100 things all genders should know." Yet, because it was now put on such a list It makes me think is there a skill that just one gender should be learning? not because woman or man should not learn it but rather it is not useful for women or man to know that particular skill. I am off the opinion that no matter the gender we all should be leaning what interests us and going after new skills no matter the barriers that are put in place of us. 

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  1. Dr. NoraAugust 28, 2020 at 3:04 PM

    You wrote, that you think the "things the world thinks men should need to know women should also need to know." Can you elaborate on this thought a little bit? What sort of skills do you have in mind? Are there any skills you can think of that the world (who exactly?) apparently thinks men need to know but that women do not need to know, or should not know?

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  2. Anastasia's BlogAugust 29, 2020 at 6:09 PM

    Hi!
    I like how you introduced your thought process when you first read the title. I was thinking the same thing, why just men?

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