Do you believe its okay for women to be strong?

Well times are gone when women had to be submissive. A women should be adjusting and not harsh but should not be submissive because it leads to abuse and supression. A women has to put herself first and she can't do it by being submissive and I believe the more you give the more they demand. I am confident, successfull and very strong and it keeps my family strong too. So my opinion is be adjusting and nice but be strong physically and emotionally and financially.

Though I will fully acknowledge that I am physically weak, I am definitely what most people would call a strong woman. I am the one who does most of the "business" of our household, and I take charge of all sorts of stuff. I'm not in charge of my office, but give me time... ;) I am very much in favor of women being as strong as they want to be, either emotionally or physically, or any other sphere in which they choose to be strong. (I think there are some who would call me a feminist, but I'm not a rabid feminist.)

Submissive is not in my vocabulary. I'm not submissive to anyone. I live alone so I am in sole charge of my home anyway but even when I have been involved in a live-in relationship it was equal - neither of us were submissive to the other. That's the only kind of relationship I could ever be in. As far as work goes I worked for years in a male-dominated environment as a supervisor and now I run my own company so I guess I'm in charge there too! Physically I would say I'm as strong as a 5'1" averagely built woman can be. By strong I mean physically fit and able - I don't have huge muscles or lift weights or anything like that LOL! So basically my answer to your question is - yes of course I think it's okay for women to be strong. I can't see why anyone would think otherwise.

Parish the thought. What would the world do with me if all women were supposed to be submissive, skinny, and petite? At 5' 10 I will never be petite and we will not even begin to talk about my weight. But I am a very strong outspoken woman. I also run the relationship that me and my husband have as well as make a fair amount of our decisions. I have an opinion about everything and I am not afraid to tell it like it is. I believe everyone should be as their natural personality inclines them to be. If a woman wants to be submissive and quiet let her. But if she wants to be strong, independent and outspoken then let her be that as well.

yeah it's definitely more than okay for women to be strong! we are now in the era where men and women are equal, not one gender is more superior than the other. women nowadays are strong physcially and emotionally. women do need support and encouragement from men but that doesn't mean women have to be submissive to them. women can stand on their own two feet and be independent too. .

Its okay for them to be strong. Its marvelous if they are strong and confident. And I do not mean 300lbs of muscle strong or insanely control freak strong. There is a balance and several women I know have got it (my boss for one).

I think it's perfectly fine for women to do almost anything as long as they're good at it. All of our friends and family tease us because I "wear the pants in the family". Well that's what works for us. He goes out and works and I stay at home, so I feel that I have the time and the knowledge to keep the bills paid and the household running smoothly as possible. But then he cuts the grass and does manly things outside of work, so it's a good balance for us that I have charge of the household. I think people should be who they are and exercise their capabilities in life.

I don't know the meanings of the words "submissive" or "subservient." Dern skippy I believe women should be strong and run the show. That's secretly how things get done even when women are pretending to "obey" their men and all that happy crap. Get a backbone, ladies.

It is okay for women to be strong, but not if the men are made weak in the process. Lugging that vacuum cleaner sure takes some muscle, but there is something I want my husband is better at. I can keep the house, but I certainly do not want to keep the house and go out to work and have my husband, like many I see on Tv, sit around and wait for me to bring in the paycheck. I should be strong physically, but I can never be skinny and petite, not built that way (see photo). As for my opinion, I give it, but my husband is still the head of the family. So you can be strong and still be submissive.

Why not? I think everyone should be strong and confident enought to fight the odds in life. Women should take charge of the house and the office, wherever they are capable and confident of taking the responsibilities. Physical attributes of a woman should not diminish her confident or self respect.

Absolutely, women should be strong and confident and women are certainly capable of being in charge of a house, an office or a NATION! If they happen to be strong physically that's just fine, but if not that's fine too...some very "powerful" and successful men aren't all that strong physically either, that's as much genetic as any other factors. Being submissive to the men in their lives went out with the Donna Reed Show and Ozzie and Harriet (although in real life neither Donna nor Harriet were meek "little ladies"!). In personal relationships either partner can be the one "in charge" in different situations. Hopefully we're fortunate enough to find a partner who "fits us" and also very hopefully men who are threatened by strong women will soon go the way of the dinosaur. Whether a woman is tiny and petite and happens to have a soft voice or not she should certainly voice her opinion and never be afraid to! Annie

I dont like very strong women, but I dont hate it.

Women should be strong, otherwise we risk being walked all over and treated like property yet again. I know my strength and outspoken nature has earned me a lot of respect in my life, respect I wouldn't have had were it not for me being strong.

Hey there, the question is not really is it okay for a women to be strong, it should be why is it not okay for women to be strong. I think it's a question of choice and I think it is always OK as long as the woman herself is brave enough to have so much responsibilities. I personally think God made men and women with different roles to play in life and each have their own obligations and responsibilities and it is sometimes big enough for women to think of taking up men's responsibilities as well.

I think, it's very important for women to be strong. Being strong does not mean that we have to be stern, dominating strongly opinionated. To be strong means to possess a subtle, instinctive strength that surpassess oddities in family and outside. so, a soft spoken person could be very strong and vice versa. smiles...

I think a woman should be strong in all areas. Be strong in God and let God lead her. I lost my husband almost years ago and I knew how to run a house and raise 3 kids. I am a soft and giving person but yet I stand very firm. I have remarried and together we are strong and that makes me strong as a woman.