Talk, dark and handsome, are the words usually used by women when asked about their perfect life partner. Well, according to a study women still look for these factors in a man before choosing them as their partners. Women prefer masculine and a wealthy man over other factors. As per the studies women are more attracted to the men who have good physique and are financially strong.
According to a study, published in the journal Feminist Media Studies, women still desire the traditional masculine values and have not moved on from long-established gender roles. “They are marking the middle-class, wealthy, mobile and sexually powerful male body, not as a political one as feminists intend it to be, but one that should be actively desired. This celebration of masculine capital is achieved through humour and the knowing wink, but the outcome is a reaffirmation of men’s position in society,” said Adrienne Evans, researcher at the Coventry University in England.
Evans also suggests that “It’s a problem as because although it appears as though we have moved forward, our desires are still mostly about money and strength”.
The study also challenged the current thoughts over feminism and masculinity. The responses were collected by posting various images of men on TubeCrush website. The results show a form of reversal of gender roles that could be understood as a powerful act in a society where men have historically held ownership over women’s bodies.
