We need to stop praising women for doing traditionally masculine things and praising men for doing traditionally feminine things

We need to stop praising women for doing things traditionally seen as masculine like science and engineering. I’m sure there are some women who do it for the sense of fulfillment or because they enjoy it, but a lot of them do it for the social status boost it gives them.<br><br>A lot of women enter a career in stem fields because it makes them feel superior to other women and men. They feel empowered and get a lot of social status for being in male dominated field, but in doing so, they make fun of traditional feminine occupations like secretaries, stay at home moms, and nurses. They feel like they’re better because they get to do traditionally masculine things.<br><br>I think women like this should be ashamed. They’re betraying their own gender and making a mockery out of the women who are happy doing feminine things. They’re acting like being a secretary or stay at home mom is somehow ashamed and that doing traditionally male things is somehow better.<br><br>On the flip side, we also have men who get praised for doing traditionally feminine things like sewing or dancing or yoga. They get praise for doing things that men have been shamed for doing for so long. Men who do these traditionally feminine things feel accepted and get a lot of social status for doing something traditionally seen as feminine.<br><br>These men also make fun of traditionally masculine things and make fun of other men who do traditionally masculine things. They think they’re better than men who do traditionally male things and they feel accepted because they get to do something traditionally feminine that men don’t usually do.<br><br>I think these men should be ashamed too. They’re betraying their own gender and making a mockery out of the men who enjoy traditionally male things. They make fun of men who are happy doing masculine things. Those kinds of men feel like they’re superior to other men because they do things traditionally reserved for women.<br><br>We need to stop praising people for doing things that violate traditional gender roles and just let people do what they want. We don’t need to praise people for doing things just because they don’t usually identify with a specific gender role. Let people do what they want without shaming others or getting praise.<br><br>Edit: I know women can do and should be able to do traditionally feminine and masculine things. My issue is with women who do these masculine things just for the acceptance and praise that comes with betraying their own gender. Many women don’t do this and many men don’t do this either. My issue is with people who do things strictly for the praise and status and not for the enjoyment and fulfillment of doing it