Uh. Wow. Yeah, someone just failed their Knowledge (History) check. I think that was a natural one with a major penalty
Females were NOT oppressed.
I would disagree.
They were never a minority, and never had things as bad as say, certain racial groups (And being a female of one of this groups is a terrible place to stand in history) but yea, they were oppressed, and still are.
There are nations today where a woman earns the death penalty for being raped. It is sick beyond reason. I'm pretty confident women have always had it worse than men.
I'll elaborate. the Countries in which that happens are ruled by religion (and a very barbaric one at that). I didnt take religion into account.
What i meant was (and i will start in the ancient period) that women were allowed to do jobs, they were payed, and in many cases payed well. They couldn't vote, but then again 99% of people couldn't vote, regardless of gender. They were important in all walks of like in the ancient era and were, in many cases as important if not more important as men in many aspects of life, especially religious and politics.
The rulers (as well as advisors, nobles and other important people) in the ancient world had their wife's as their best advisers, confidantes etc. Entire tribes treated their women equally as the men (especially in Germanic and Gallic tribes). Many tribes had women who went into battle partners with their husbands, weilding weapons and fighting alongside them. the Romans recorded this as quite commons, especially amongst the western and central german tribes.
IN the Dark ages and the Medieval ages, things were still like this. Women were valued. Not just for their child baring capacity, but for their friendship, love and their percieved purity. They were kept from the battlefield as many men saw women as a counter to a life of sin (especially knights and professional soldiers thought this way). Women were kept in safe areas (yes, sometimes agaisnt their will, i will concede) and as far away from danger as possible and were protected/escorted by their husbands/brothers/fathers as their families were worried and wanted to protect them. The medieval ages was a dangerous place and a woman on her own was very vulnerable, and were usually targeted by criminals.
This was the same throughout the medieval ages, the Renaissance and the Industrial revolution. Women were highly valued as partners, friends, childbearers and important parts of the community and family. If you look at the letters written by women throughout the 1500-late 1800's, they were happy with their lot. they knew they were important as they knew they were the ones responsible for the next generation of thinkers, engineers, scientists, soldiers, military leaders and politicians. They knew they were extremely important in society and many men, through manners, chivalry and gentlemanly behaviour recognised this. they respected women. they wanted to do their best to PROTECT women.
They may not have been able to vote (the same as most men) but they were important, and, in Britain anyway, they received the vote at the same time as the common man (the 1860's. proven by the fact there were females on the voting register at the time).
Unless the country was severely religious, their lot was nowhere near as bad as they make out.
Even today, the Feminists arguments do not stand up. The continued feminisation of things such as education (again, using Britain as an example) in the switch to modeler education (which favours females) at the behest of do-or-die 4 hour long exams (at the end of two-3 years on everything/anything that could have been covered in those three years) which both sexes did very well on is just one example of the damage feminism is doing.
Boys aren't allowed to be boys and usual male pass times are demonised (such as fighting, rough play etc).
They are payed the same, at least at the start. I will pay anyone 1000 great british pounds if they can find a job advertisement that has one wage for a female and another for a male. The difference in pay is due to the proven fact that men chase pay rises more aggressively than women, and thus receive them more often.