A feminine person keeps her body small and contained; she makes sure that it doesn’t take up to much space or impose itself. [...] raising one’s voice in an ar

A feminine person keeps her body small and contained; she makes sure that it doesn’t take up to much space or impose itself. [...] raising one’s voice in an argument, and even laughing loudly are considered distinctly unfeminine. In his Fatherhood routine, Bill Cosby had a funny, and accurate, bit about women being the boss of the house. I know my wife is going to issue some mandate when stands arms akimbo and raises her voice. Apparently, I did not marry, or ever date, a women that was feminine. Women do not have to be like men in order to assert authority. The surest way to undercut the appearance of authority is to act like something you're not.