11. If Women Vote, The Human Race Will End
The logic behind this statement actually makes sense, at least theoretically: If women get involved in politics and begin voting, they will get all kinds of ideas in their heads about working outside of the home and doing other things that are in the man’s realm of responsibility. Meanwhile, the things that are the woman’s responsibility such as having children and raising them will become neglected to the point that humanity will cease to exist.
Someone who held to the aforementioned sentiment might agree with the statement that the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world. However, plenty of women have proven that they can work outside the home and have meaningful careers while raising their families. Additionally, plenty of men have stepped up and realized that they also have responsibilities in procreating and raising children. So from a theoretical perspective, this idea breaks down when you stop and realize that a woman’s role does lie outside of the home.
However, the proof is in the pudding on this one: over a century after women earned the right to vote, humanity is still kicking along. American women are having fewer children, but by and large, they are paying more attention to their children, while having careers and providing them with an unprecedented quality of life.