I came across an article in this weeks local paper about feminism. It was nothing deep, just a new viewpoint among college females who are taking Women's Studies. The thing is, "feminism" has changed. The article reminded me of something I had been thinking about this week.
In my 20's, which was in the 80's, I was a stay-at-home mom. That was not a cool thing back then. That was when women wanted to be CEO's.. .wear a sharp suit and bite the balls off their male co-workers.
I was considered to be a wheenie as a woman and a bore because I stayed at home and raised three kids.
The point of this article was that women now (especially college age ladies) see feminism as a way to have equal rights, to do what they want to do, and what they wish for is comfort. Yes, I said comfort. The comment was even made that when the uniforms for basketball came out, the males were baggy and made for comfort, the girls were form fitting and very uncomfortable. Even with all of the feminism stuff, women still are expected to look and act in a way that allows men to be happy.
The college ladies now seem to want to have the support and respect of a husband vs the past credo of I am independant and want to do to all alone!
I am even amazed at watching my oldest daughters view on her future....yes, she is independant, but is also planning a future with her BF and not on a high position carrer as a single woman. Young ladies today are more looking forward to marraige and the raising of children. Maybe we are just tired of having to fight, fight, fight. We, as women, are so good at so many things...nurturing, empowerment, guidance, following our intuition, creativity...so many things that are so needed in our society today.
I'm not saying that the feminism of the past was wrong...I guess sometimes a group has to go to extremes, towards one end to finally make their way to the center and balance.
I used to say that I was always in the wrong place at the wrong time. I use to hate how I was treated for being a stay-at-home mom.
But, now, I can look back and be really grateful that my path was not one of trying to one up the men...mine was about nurturing and guidance and creating a path for three humans to be able to grow up kind, healthy and with a feeling of roots, structure, home and loving relationships.
I like the direction the feminism path is going now. My daughters can happily have careers as well as happily get married, give birth and do all those wonderful things that we women are so good at.
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