Is it actually possible for most single women to raise their sons to respect women?

A mother cannot take on the role of a father any more than a father can take on the role of a mother. Yes, they can do the best they can. But it’s impossible for one to take the place of the other.

You need a man (father) to teach a son how to be a man. A single mom will most likely make him weak and passive.

A woman can't teach a boy how to be a man.

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A mother cannot take on the role of a father any more than a father can take on the role of a mother. Yes, they can do the best they can. But it’s impossible for one to take the place of the other.

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This here, my mom passed away when I was 6 years old and my brother was 13. Our Dad raised us by himself and did a great job. But just speaking for myself I know I would be different if I had been raised with a mother and father.

I dont see how women could consistently raise respectable young men, and my wife agrees with me.

Children, especially boys, need guidance from both parents.

70% of 12-13% of a population of about 330 million gives us a pretty good sample size, I’d say.

I was raised by a single immigrant mother. I don’t recommend it.

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Is it actually possible for most single women to raise their sons to respect women

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Can a woman alone raise a son to be a good man?
NO!

If he has other male influences like an uncle, grandpa, etc. he may very well turn out to be a good man. Absent other good male role models, he will struggle to learn how to be a good husband/father, etc.

A large step further than you are going, but in the same direction…
The devils battlefield for the 60+ years has been an attack on the nuclear family.
Over and over in the bible Jesus is presented as the bridegroom and the Church as the bride. Jesus died for his bride.
Marriage between man and wife, is meant to be the same.

As marriage has increasingly been viewed as a social construct, rather than a religious vocation, it is this seen as nothing more than a contract which can be broken when 1 party decides it no longer suits them. Marriage becomes expendable.

This becomes a cycle because kids brought up with divorced parents see this as normal. Men don’t learn how to be husbands and “die to themselves”. Women don’t learn how to be wives.

As a married man, I know that my children are watching. My son watches how I treat my wife, and this will be his example for how he will treat women as an adult.
My daughter watches how I treat my wife, and this will be her example for what to expect from a man, hopefully, she will settle for nothing less.

Men, If you want to change the future, start being the type of man that you want your daughter to marry. Women, if you want to change the world, start being the woman you want your son to marry.

Ephesians 5 beginning with verse 21 explains marriage quite succinctly.

You know who hates women more than even misogynists? Other women.