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A New Women's Movement
by
Angela Mullins
Recently I’ve come to realize a need for a new kind of
women’s movement - one that doesn’t have us in denial about who we are
but accepts it with pride and appreciation. Common topics among today’s
professional women are being treated equally in the work place, climbing
the corporate ladder to obtain those male dominated positions and of
course, equal pay.
Several weeks ago I received an emailed copy of an article from the Good
Housekeeping May 13, 1955 edition titled “The Good Wife’s Guide.”
Certain statements were underlined to focus our attention and perhaps
incite protest. “Catering for his comfort will provide you with immense
personal satisfaction.” “Remember, his topics of conversation are more
important than yours.” “A good wife always knows her place.”
Now, without a proper understanding, and might I add attitude, one could
definitely get upset at such statements. But think about it, when we
consider what love and marriage is all about, doesn’t that mean putting
the other person first? Isn’t that all those statements amount to? I’m
not sure what the original intent was, but bottom line when we look at
them objectively, they’re right on. If someone wrote an article today on
how to be a good husband and similar statements were made for him, it
would receive accolades. Hold on, ladies, it works both ways. We have to
be
loving and considerate too.
There was also a part in the Good Housekeeping article on making the
house and children look nice and neat before the husband comes home in
the evening. I found that to be humorous and expect a lot of women who
read the article in 1955 did as well. Some times we take things too
seriously.
Moving on, a lot of supposedly intelligent people spend lots of
somebody’s money researching the gender gap and trying to figure out the
solution to achieving complete and total equality across the board.
That’s one of the stupidest wastes of time and money I can think of.
There will always be differences between the sexes. We look differently.
We have different chemical make-ups. And for the
most part, we have different desires and inclinations. A recent study
even showed that while men and women use the Internet about the same
amount of time, they use it for different things. The funny part is the
research was presented as a negative thing. What difference does it make
if men use the Internet for sports,
news and music downloads while women use it for email, and religious and
health info?
A new study also shows that 57% of college students are female, meaning
fewer men are attending college. Is some major movement being enacted on
men’s behalf to get them back into higher education?
I’ve never really understood the women’s movement that began several
decades ago, but I’m beginning to think it isn’t about equality but
about control instead. Why do women want to be like men? Is it because
the man has historically been seen as “in charge,” and women want to be
the ones in control?
Sadly, many innocent women follow along with the “movement” because the
women on the front lines have dominant, controlling personalities, and
they say we are supposed to be equal. That we shouldn’t even think about
leaving the workforce to raise our babies. We should strive for
work/life balance instead. Are we to “progress” at the expense of our
husbands and children?
It’s time women stop denying who we are. We need a women’s movement that
encourages and supports us to be what we want to be deep down inside,
not one that pushes us to be what others think we should be. This
doesn’t mean women can’t work, or be CEOs or even President, but women
were designed to play certain roles at home and in society as were men.
We need to realize what a wonderful role that is and embrace it. How
much happier and fulfilled we would all be if women (and men) catered to
the comforts of their family and considered the other more than
themselves.
About the Author:
Read more of Angela's Revolutionary Writings at Club
Revolution - A Virtual Coffee House on the Web -
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