The Ever Changing Continuity of Things

Our small and modest (i.e. ghetto) office is having a bit of turnover at the moment; some have left/leaving whilst new positions are being added. But it is rather comforting to have the replacment for Debra, our dispatcher/phone person (and one that very much reminds me of my mother) be apparently so much like her. The comfort lies in the click-clack of high-heeled shoes upon tile and a general mode of dress that signify that this woman is comfortable with 'not lifting the heavy loads' running contrary to the concept that is so in vogue these days with women. I'd like to know at what point the 'Modern Woman' fully accepted the mindset that to be a 'Strong Woman' she had to become a man and do 'manly' things. It would be all too easy to wag my accusatory finger at the recent history of radical leftist feminism but perhaps the movement to 'de-feminize' has been not merely a 'push' or 'advancement' but rather a response to a 'lack' or deficency in the traditional male role. (i.e. Man has abandoned certain essential duties/roles leaving Woman to pick up the slack and hence become The Man.) Perhaps the issue of divorce/single parent families would be a good example of this. I'm clueless as to what the root cause of such a dramatic shift in culture would by chance be but I'm sure someone needs Jesus somewhere in it all.