I thought I’d start this article with a witty first liner comparable
with that of Carrie Bradshaw but unfortunately that’s not going to happen. I’m
sitting in a coffee shop, pondering over a discussion I had with my fairly
misogynistic male friend. He remarked that I could not be as confident when
relating to men, as men could be with women. I’m not talking about the ole’
double standard of men being able to sleep with lots of women and being praised
and women doing the same and being called ‘sluts’ (we know, Lilly Allen, Eve
etc have taught us that already). I’m talking about the idea that women who are
confident are seen as intimidating, ‘man eaters’ and sometimes as lesbians,
because they play hard ball. Pardon the pun. However when men are trail blazers,
cocky and full of bravado-they’re simply manly, a man’s man. Since when did
confidence become a male only attribute?
