--- title: "4 Bettina Arndt Quotes - Famous Men's rights movement (What Men Want in Bed)" description: "Bettina Mary Arndt is an Australian writer and commentator who specialises in sex and gender issues. Starting as a sex therapist, she established her ca..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bettina-arndt-17578.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Bettina Arndt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bettina-arndt-17578.jpg) # Bettina Arndt (1949) Men's Rights Movement Australia **4** quotes in **62** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Bettina Arndt is a men's rights movement from Australia, best known for *What Men Want in Bed*. ## Quick Facts About Bettina Arndt Born August 1, 1949 Nationality Australia Profession Men's Rights Movement Notable works What Men Want in Bed ## About Bettina Arndt Bettina Mary Arndt is an Australian writer and commentator who specialises in sex and gender issues. Starting as a sex therapist, she established her career in the 1970s publishing and broadcasting as well as writing several books. In the last two decades she has abandoned feminism and attracted controversy with her social commentary and her views on sexual abuse, domestic violence and men's rights advocacy. ## Awards & Honors Member of the Order of Australia ## Quotes by Bettina Arndt > [The truth is despite the hard work and juggling required to keep the different facets of the frantic life afloat, the "superwoman"has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bettina-arndt/the-truth-is-despite-the-hard-work-and-juggling-required-to-keep-the/) Bettina Arndt [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09e/bettina-arndt-69318_aspect_the-truth-is-despite-the-hard-work-and-j_332046.jpg) > [The good husbands understand and offer to help. "All you have to do is ask" they say. But even helpful husbands have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bettina-arndt/the-good-husbands-understand-and-offer-to-help-all-you-have-to-do-is/) Bettina Arndt [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97b/bettina-arndt-69318_asks_the-good-husbands-understand-and-offer-t_2176727.jpg) > [Women hope men will change after marriage but they don't; men hope women won't change but they do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bettina-arndt/women-hope-men-will-change-after-marriage-but-they-don-t-men-hope/) Bettina Arndt [Hope](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hope/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fd/bettina-arndt-69318_hope_women-hope-men-will-change-after-marriag_2526442.jpg) > [Traditionally, marriage involved a kind of bartering, rather than mutual inter-dependence or role sharing. Husbands financially and economically supported wives, while wives…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bettina-arndt/traditionally-marriage-involved-a-kind-of-bartering-rather-than/) Bettina Arndt [Bartering](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bartering/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d1/bettina-arndt-69318_bartering_traditionally-marriage-involved-a-kind-o_3104612.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bettina-arndt/#itemlist", "name": "Bettina Arndt Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The truth is despite the hard work and juggling required to keep the different facets of the frantic life afloat, the \"superwoman\"has one marvelous compensation. Being busy and being seen to be busy lets you off the hook. 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