Many people I know who would categorize themselves as feminists (men and women by the way) are often not so subtly sexist. If they need to remove a mouse from a trap that is their husband/boyfriend/brother/guy next door's responsibility.
I have had some plumbing issues at my house that took a good 12 hours to fix. I had no idea how to do it but the internet is great for learning so I figured it out. Unfortunately, I have many female friends who would never even attempt such a project but would be happy to call a guy to do it. The thing is they don't even recognize they are being sexist.Alimony is probably the best example of sexism. Apparently women (and 98+ recipients are women) need to be taken care of by a man even if the man is someone they left. Early feminists hated the whole concept of alimony but present day pretty much zero women's organizations are fighting to abolish it.
Men and women are much more naturally equal that many people. Take the example of hunter-gatherers. Not much of a difference is their roles.
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