WOMEN IN REVOLT

The general perception of the society focuses on a direct conflict between feminism and romance.Therefore, Laurie Rudman and Julie Phelan, from Rutgers University in the US, carried out a study to challenge this perception.They conducted a laboratory survey of 242 American undergraduates and an online survey including 289 older adults who were more likely to have had longer relationships and greater life experience.They looked at the perception of men and women of their own feminism and its link to relationship health, measured by a combination of overall relationship quality, agreement about gender equality, relationship stability and sexual satisfaction.The findings of the survey showed that having a feminist partner was associated with healthier heterosexual relationships for women.  Men with feminist partners also reported both more stable relationships and greater sexual satisfaction.

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