Girls Rule, Boys Drool

While sitting in class reading the short story Eveline, I started to think about how many connections it has to modern day society and the dependency of women on men.  Statistics at showing that the number of stay at home moms is on the rise ... But why? Why would a woman chose the be dependent on a man like in Eveline? Another good question is why do girls in high school insist on having a boyfriend, just for the sake of having one?  As a young woman who is about to leave home to go to college, I see being dependent on a man as a weakness.  The only thing someone needs to be suspenseful (in my eyes) is a good education.  Once you have an education you will have no need to be a stay at home mom.
I think that a women's dependency on man has a lot to do with the fact that men have the tendency to overpower women; in most cases a man would win a combat fight against a women. Because women have always been seen as inferior, people think that it is okay for a man to rule a woman.  Men see it as okay to beat a woman because we see ourselves as inferior.  I have never heard of a case of abuse where a woman abuses a man. It just doesn't happen.
Back to the topic of dependency... Throughout the short story we hear about how Eveline falls into the arms of one man after another.  I thinks this reflects the actions of the common day (excuse my language) slut. But we have to ask ourselves why those kinds of people exist?  Why do women feel the need to be dependent on other men?  I think Eveline is dependent on men simply because the time period makes it very hard not to be. BUT, we live in the 21st century and it is my belief that every female, no matter her age, should be able to survive without a male (except for reproduction purposes). Who needs guys anyway.