In her recent article, An Imperfect Organic Woman’s Perspective on the 'Perfect Robot Woman', IEET intern Kristi Scott raised a number of interesting questions, including:

• What is beauty, and what it is that defines perfection in a robotic woman?

• If the perfect robotic woman can do housework, converse with and satisfy her partner sexually, then what is the basis, in the minds of the creators, as to why this is better than a real woman?

• As women, are we looking to be replaced, and if so why?

And beyond the issues surrounding the creation of a "perfect" robotic woman (or man), other developments could significantly alter the current state of gender relations. For example, advances in genetic engineering and biotechnology conceivably could allow individuals to switch genders back and forth fairly easily and inexpensively, to be intersexed, or even to become genderless.






So, we'd like to know what you think. How much are things going to change between the sexes over the next four decades?

That's the question we've posed in our current IEET reader poll:

Looking forward to the middle of the century, around 2050, will relations between women and men be much different than they are now?

We look forward to hearing your responses!