women's rights

I was recently reading an article where teenagers from across America wrote about dating procedures, like who should pay and where being polite ends and being corny starts. I was very surprised and upset to read that most kids my age feel that it is most appropriate for each person to pay for their own bill, ticket, ect. don't get me wrong, i'm not against women's suffrage or anything but come on. I was raised in a family where a guy opens a door for the girl, picks up the check, holds umbrellas and, heaven forbid, pulls out her chair for his date. This isn't an act of belittling the women but a gesture to show them they are important to them. I don't get how guys today feel that the girl should have to pay for her meal because they are just as capable of providing food as any man. Why don't they understand that just because they can doesn't mean they should have to?