Do you believe in a status quo in regards to gender roles?

Do you believe in a status quo in regards to gender roles?
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answer:Such roles are ridiculous to me, and where I live and work we’ve certainly moved a great deal past that. I am not saying there is full gender equality, but things have certainly changed in the last 50 years. I can’t call someone “sexist by definition”, they may just not know better from cultural restrictions. The culture itself may be sexist by definition.
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