The reaction of many women to their growing disadvantage was, according to Guttentag and Secord, to redefine their relationship to men and to strive for independence.

• 根据古腾塔格与赛考德的说法，许多女性对其越显不利的地位所做的反应，就是重新定位她们与男性的关系，并且努力争取独立。