In my opinion, it would be equally possible to make a list of why women have it harder than men.Īt the end of the day, life is what you make it to be and what you focus on. I’m personally also unconvinced by her conclusion that “women have it easier”. Some of these claims are still true today, like men having little say on whether or not to have a child.īut for “men being poorer” there was no data and I have no idea how she came up with that. Some of these statements were true, or partially true at the time Vilar wrote.Īt least when looking at society in general, rather than looking at individuals.

My Note: A mix of truths (albeit still generalizations), and an unsubstantiated claim

Men work all their lives (women temporarily).

Men support women (the other way around is exceedingly rare).

Men have no say in whether or not to have a child (women decide whether to abort or keep it).

Men retire later in spite they have shorter life expectancy.

Men go to war, women do not (or don’t have to).

It’s men who “have it bad” and women who enjoy an easy life. Vilar says it’s the opposite of what feminists say: She worked as a doctor for a year, and then had a string of jobs before making a name for herself as a critic of the feminist movement.

At the core, women are stupid and men are the only ones who move society forwardĮsther Vilar studied medicine at the University of Buenos Aires, and emigrated to West Germany in 1960 to continue her studies in psychology and sociology.Men happily oblige because thanks to indoctrination and societal pressure they don’t know any better.Women manipulate men to take care of them.

The manipulated man