Feminists

Many men want women to be self-confident and independent. Unfortunately, some women have fears and deliberately act less confident and less capable because they think that it's the way women are supposed to act, or they think it will be charming, or that it will help them get ahead. The media certainly impose a lot of stereotypes that are not healthy for girls and women to follow.

Women do it to one another, too. Even professional women sometimes encourage other women to value themselves for aspects other than professionalism and competence.

Men are crucially important in helping our society move past this. The ways in which fathers treat their daughters, husbands treat their wives, male bosses treat their female employees - there are millions of opportunities for men to show women that they will be valued for being intelligent, strong, self-confident, and competent.