Gender Stereotypes Hurt Everyone

We all live under the patriarchy, which is a rigid dichotomy of gender roles. Men are expected to be strong and feel unemotional, logical and confident. Women are supposed to be expressive, nurturing, and submissive. The patriarchy is held up not just by men who have the most to gain from the system, but by everyone else too. It is so pervasive. It is the water, and we are the fish swimming in it. The water is toxic, and we are all drowning.