In my Social Sciences class we talk about values gender and culture. It always seems to me that we are talking about hardships for women and how men get off so easy in many situations. I would have to agree to this to a point, but they make being a girl sound so bad! I don’t really understand I guess because there are only three boys in the class (assuming that all three show up on the same day). Do that many girls really feel this way? Is it common for women to feel like everything is so unfair? I guess I might be different, but it really doesn’t affect me that there has never been a female President or that fewer females than men occupy “positions of power” in some job scenes.
Men and women are different. We each have our own strengths and weaknesses. It does not mean that women are of lesser value than men. We are just different. Sure, a woman is capable of running our country but as a female myself, I know I would crack under the amount of stress this position holds. I feel like I am going off on a tangent here but it really does bother me how women view others as having an unequal view of them in comparison to men. As people, we enable stereotypes, trends, and ways of thinking. I think we first need to view ourselves as true equals. When we accept ourselves as being absolutely equal to men then maybe we won’t see as many inequalities; instead we will only see differences.
I realize that my way of thinking is different than most. I understand that life for women did used to be very unfair. I am not trying to argue events of the past. I just feel that the current situation for women in the United States
Erica, you are not alone in your thinking. At least, I agree with you! I appreciate what women have done before our time to enhance our citizenship and presence in society. However, I do not think there is a real disparity between genders nor do I feel as if I am owed anything. (In many cases, I think men have been given the worse rap in society!) Men and women are created to complement each other; we BOTH rise to a greater level of productivity when our differences are accepted. My husband and I have discussed this subject on several occasions. He was surprised when he met me how differently I thought than "most women." The fact that I was a highly independent individual but didn't bash men or hammer the subject of womens' rights surprised him. I find what's more important than focusing on gender equality is being the most authentic indvidual you can be and respecting every person for who they are.
ReplyDeleteThe younger generations have such a different view point on this topic. I agree with what you both said, but I must remind you of where we came from. My grandma is, to this day, subservient to my grandpa. She rarely drives, she votes the way he says to, she jumps when he beckons her and the list goes on. This makes me crazy. I want to shake her and tell her to say 'no'. She can't and she won't because that is not how her generation does things. I find myself thankful for the generation I was born into and the man I chose to marry. In our house we are equals.
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