If you wonder what metrics comprise the value of a woman today (surely we have improved since the days of the lotus feet!), a thought experiment: Imagine walkin

If you wonder what metrics comprise the value of a woman today (surely we have improved since the days of the lotus feet!), a thought experiment: Imagine walking into a museum and seeing a large, stately portrait of a well-dressed man, of an older age. What are the first things you notice about the man as you observe the painting? Really think about the kinds of questions you're asking yourself as you're looking at this painting. Now, imagine seeing a large, stately portrait of a well-dressed woman, around the same older age. What do you notice first about her? --- --- For me, the answers are: Man: Posture (confident? not?), eyes, watch, spectacles (was he a professor? scientist? businessman?) What did he do to deserve a painting? Woman: Dress, beauty (or lack thereof - is she beautiful? wrinkled? old?), hair. Who was she [related to] to deserve a painting? --- Did you ask yourself what the woman might have liked to do?