Actually, a chassidesh friend of mine once told me that his Rebbe spoke out against talking on the phone in the street (for men). It was much harder to get a hold of him after that.
But on a more serious note, as I pointed out in the “Why can’t guys sleep late” thread, the different natures and/or roles of men and women will naturally result in different religious obligations for members of each gender. Girls have to dress a certain way – guys have to get up a certain time. Girls are apparently encouraged to act in a calm and refined in the streets – guys are discouraged from visiting malls/parks/etc where women are immodestly dressed. Girls are apparently encouraged to not go outside unnecessarily – guys are encouraged to learn 8-10 hours a day. The list goes on. Therefore, it is not logical to complain if one side has one particular obligation or prohibition that the other does not. Just because something is right or wrong for members of one gender does not mean that that is automatically true for the other. Each has their own role to play, and their own way to serve Hashem.
Avram in MD:
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