On Sunday, Dowd claimed that the gains of feminism are being undone in recent years. I thought I should just isolate that point and get feedback on it.

I think that feminism has been widely successful. Using the completely unscientific but fun method employed by Dowd, let me prove my case.

After watching umpteen hours of TV, my son believes that whenever there is a dual between a girl and a boy, the girl always wins.

Women compete side-by-side with men on reality shows like Survivor and the Apprentice. They have a fair amount of success on these shows. On the other hand, the first thing that they do when they get off the show is take off their clothes for Maxim, so perhaps this example is a draw.

There is no one size fit all feminist anymore. Take for example the blog Feminist Mormon Housewives and please read their funny take on polygamy.

And look at all the strong, independent women in the conservative blogosphere. Is there anyone who doesn’t think that women can compete with men?

Women and men who don’t have children make roughly the same amount of money. After women have kids, then things go to hell, so things aren’t perfect.

I mentioned yesterday that the two potential candidates for the next presidential election may be Hillary and Condi. More women than men are now entering the university. More men are staying home with the kids. This is progress that should be celebrated.

I think the notion of a woman’s equality has become ingrained in society. Perhaps, women today are so comfortable with their equality that changing their names and wearing frilly aprons don’t seem threatening.

What do you think?