There is a happy balance in there somewhere, OP.

People should just be themselves.

I do, however, see that children (especially male children), need more solid male role models in their lives. By solid I mean respecatable, honorable, etc...

I think what we are starting to see in society are more and more men who have been raised by single moms and who probably didn't have a strong male role model influence in their lives.

And the ones that do oftentimes are friends with the ones that don't. Then you get major rebellion and fights with strong male role models during teen years because they feel they are being oppressed more than their friends who have less of this at home.