Chesterton would have sided with me against the representative of his own sex. I grant that, even so, he and I should disagree ferociously about the eating of meat-but that is not a difference between the sexes-on that point, the later Mr. Shaw and I should probably find we had more fundamental interests in common than either of us had with my charwoman. Bernard Shaw on the other hand, in a discussion about art and literature, Mr. There is a sense in which my charwoman and I have more in common that either of us with, say, Mr. There is a fundamental difference between men and women, but it is not the only fundamental difference in the world. This book is an enjoyable, quick, and valuable read. Sayers' style is no-nonsense and laced with nice humor and colorful examples. Treating people as individuals is more important and more sensible than treating them strictly as class-members with monolithic tastes and abilities. People get so wrapped up in arguing about the issue that they fall back on stereotypes and sound bites to present their position, when a deeper understanding and a more fully developed argument is required. Women have just as many and as diverse skills and interests as men pigeonholing women as "the weaker sex" or as "domestic goddesses" does a great disservice to actual individuals who may be more physically fit or less domestically inclined than the common stereotype.
Men and women are human beings first and foremost, their gender does not constitute a radical divide between them.
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