Gwen

__ Taking Charge __ At the age of 18, I had my first boyfriend. His name was Peter, and I was in college when he asked me out. After about a year and a half, we both decided that the relationship was over. He had paid for every time we went out, either to the movies, or to dinner. He also had decided where, when, and what we did when we went out. Maybe it was just how men are, but Peter took charge when we were together. That was just how it was back then. This interview was from my Grandma. When she had her first boyfriend, he always took charge. She thought, “That is the way God made us.” She really did not know why males took charge, but said that they just did. She now thinks that humanity is trying to change that, and males should not be as in charge as they were back then. My feelings on this are why. Why are males stereotyped as the “take charge person?” Males do not always have to be that type of person. Boys have to pay at dates, and ask the females out, and they have to make the first move. My brother thought that it is annoying how males are stereotyped that way. I agree, in this generation, women and men have equal rights. If we do have equal rights, then why do things like taking charge still fall to men? How is that fair? The truth is, it isn’t fair at all. The constitution says that everyone had equal rights, and that everyone is equal in the end. I think that the point of taking charge falls to men because females are too scared to step forward themselves. Females are able to easily just let things pass by them. I’m not saying that men don’t do this to, but females rarely ever stick up for what they believe in or what they think is right. We think everyone has equal rights, but taking charge in a relationship falls to men. It isn’t the males fault though, women don’t stand up for themselves and that is why the man is the one usually in charge.