Years ago in a discussion of women and combat I said that “it isn’t a question of if women are brave”, well the other guy asked “Why do you say that? Except for small individual stories of a mother and child, some tiny historical cases of a woman or a few women doing something in a war here or there, where do they display the widespread, everyday physical courage that men almost take for granted?”
He was right, men go to their deaths by the tens of thousands in an afternoon, in ruthless wars where they fight on for years or jobs like mining and fishing where there is no glory, just work.
As men we know what our duty is from birth, to readily offer our lives for others and hopefully never reveal hesitation when going to our brutal deaths.
What is “physical courage”? Are you referring to strength?
Do you think a man is more inclined to a courageous act than a woman? Say for instance of act of speaking out against a wrong or injustice even when there might be retribution? Or an act of sacrifice that doesn’t involve brute strength, but maybe a financial loss or the scorn of others?
Somehow I just don’t see a father more willing to go into a child’s burning room than the mother, not based on their gender alone.
I’m really not sure what you are trying to say.
As far as “courage” to go to work each day (?) there are women in just about every occupation, and there will only be more as stereotypes fall. That includes mining, police work, the armed forces, fishing and farming, religious missions and the mundane “non glorified” occupations. And in many cases in the past they did it for less money or fewer benefits because of the attitude that they were just working for “pin” money, not to seriously supplement a struggling families income.