&gt; But the feminists seem to suggest that things are getting worse or are worse now than they&#x27;ve ever been.<p>I&#x27;d guess that it&#x27;s because the feminists see the progress, and therefore start having hope that women might not be forever stuck with a worse deal than men.  And then, once you have hope, the existing situation seems <i>more</i> intolerable than before.  It&#x27;s not worse than it was, it just feels worse, because you now allow yourself to hope for better.