Gender issues in WoT

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I'd be interested in hearing other people's opinions on Jordan's handling of gender in WoT.

 

It's one of my least favorite aspects of WoT. It sometimes seems like any time two or more women are together, they're whining about men, and whenever two or more men are together, they're whining about women.

 

But maybe the problem isn't a male/female clash but a clash between strong-willed characters, of which there are many.

 

Your thoughts?

[mb]

Women whining about men and men whining about women to me does not seem that often.  And it does not come across to me as whining.

 

[Tumeric]

I think it's fairly realistic in any case: go and stand in a group of people of the same gender and see how long it takes fro the conversation to swing towards something that someone's significant other has done to peev them... and witness the opening of the floodgates...

[Kadere]

In a world where women have been dominant for 3000 years, you're going to have gender clashes.

 

Just like in our own world where men have been considered dominant for ages and feminism has become a political issue for equal rights.

[Dr Pepper]

Women moan about men. Men moan about women. That's life. Only when you get to his age would you understnd (i suppose:P)

[Nateku]

I'd have to say that Kadere described it best. After the breaking, female aes sedai began to run the world, and I'm sure they all had some uneasiness around men. Who could say when a man would start channeling, go insane, and kill loads of people?

 

So yeah, to be honest I find the women catty and occasionally annoying, but the men save their hides more times than can be counted. Sure the women are ungrateful, but us as the readers take some satisfaction in knowing that the women aren't always in control. ^_^

[Cockta]

I think generally that women need some spanking, and more sex, always moar!!!

[Kaznen]

Something I noticed is that AS always stand on the woman's side if the argument is between a woman and a man.

[Cockta]

Well of course they do, they're women  :D