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No, chivalry is not dead – but it's about time it was

  • Written by Beatrice Alba, Lecturer, Deakin University
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It is customary in many Western cultures for men to offer a range of special courtesies to women. This includes paying on dates, carrying heavy objects, pulling out chairs, opening doors, and allowing women to go first, even when the man was there first.

Despite being generally seen as polite and even romantic, these acts of chivalry...

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