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On the show, the core disagreement revolved around women’s societal roles, voting rights, and the notion of gender equality. Pearl challenged the idea that men and women are fully equal in capability and societal contribution, instead emphasizing the importance of hard, traditionally masculine jobs like plumbing and electrical work. She argued that true equality should involve women doing the same “difficult” or “dangerous” work men do—such as working on oil rigs or in military combat—before claiming that women are equal.