Quote Originally Posted by Timberwolf View Post
As long as a woman is capable of doing the work required, we should all be payed the same. I must say though there are certain jobs I'm still not comfortable with women doing. Firefighting is one example, and I'll tell you why. As a 6 foot 4 210 pound man, if I was ever in a housefire and passed out due to smoke inhilation, I still want *another* 6 foot 4 210 pound man to be the one trying to pull my ass out of that building. It's nothing against women, it's just raw physics.
The problem I see with your example, Timberwolf, is not not all men are required to be 6'4" 210 lbs. If women can meet the criteria for the job, they should be allowed to do the job. I do realize some places set lower standards for the women, something I think is wrong. The other problem with excluding women from some jobs is that we end up with "women's jobs" like teaching, waitressing, clerical work and "men's jobs" like construction, factory work, and maintenance. And "women's jobs" are always paid far less than "men's jobs".

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