  Recently, I've been thinking how many men, inadvertently or not (perhaps they know they hate women) contribute to making women more man-like, bringing out their masculine sides, to the point of women believing their self-reliance/worth rests primarily with their masculine side. The feminine side is never developed or is thwarted by one or many men, often in a long string of men.   For instance, when men are afraid of a woman's emotions, and enter into a rage, blaming it on the woman's emotionalism, or when becoming physically abusive, always blaming/labelling it on a woman's emotions. This is often the reason men give when ending, walking out on or abandoning a relationship.  It is as though women become conditioned likely throughout childhood and upon entering the dating years, which is then reinforced throughout multiple encounters with men (in the workplace as well, usually with male bosses), that frown upon potentially all emotion from women.  WOW! Couldn't have said it better myself! That's awesome. :)    Instead of looking at women in isolation, think of them as acting in reaction to others.     Are the men who believe women aren't 'passing muster' willing to take a critical look at themselves?