There was a time when, if a lady got into a bus or train a gentleman would immediately stand up and offer his 1 . But now, things are different. Today a gentleman would probably look out of the 2 , or if he feels a bit shy, 3 behind his newspaper. Either way the lady will have to stand until someone else 4 . You can’t entirely blame men for his change in 5 , though. Gone are the days when women could be 6 as weakers without causing trouble. A whole generation of 7 has grown up asking for equality with men; now just in jobs or education, 8 in social life. Hold a door 9 for some women and you are 10 to get an angry lecture on treating women as 11 , unable to open doors for themselves. Take a girl out for 12 , and she will probably insist on paying her 13 of the bill. On the second thoughts, that is perhaps not a bad 14 . It is no wonder, then that men have 15 some ways of politeness and consideration which they used to 16 towards women. On the other hand, the man’s active politeness is perhaps slowly replaced by true consideration for the needs 17 feelings of women, 18 men can see women as equal human beings, rather than as weakers or something that can be used to 19 men. Maybe it is worth women’s while to 20 in the bus or train.