I sometimes read some of the feminist blogs, and admire these women for the way they speak and write on women’s issues. I read up on the history of women’s struggles for equality, and I am grateful for the strong women who fought for our rights.
After reading these inspiring stories, I tend to feel that I should be doing more. More writing, more protesting, more something.
Instead, I tend to avoid confrontation, living my life quietly doing what I do, without making waves.
I go to work, take care of my family, try to fit in some exercise, try to eat right. That’s about it.
I don’t belong to any women’s groups, not even one of the women in trades groups.
Should I be active, giving voice to the inequalities I see, find a cause to fight for? Or should I be content living my life and striving to make it better for me? After all, I’m a busy person with a full-time job and a family.
I know that if the women before me had not fought, there’s a possibility I wouldn’t have the right to vote, or to own property, or go to university.
Should I be out there, helping others, speaking up against things I perceive as wrong? Or is living my life as the best person I know how to be enough?
Maybe when the kids grow up, I will start protesting and go to university. After all, all kinds of things are possible.
Sure, when I grow up I want to change the world becomes when the kids grow up I'm gonna change the world...that is the measure that we have grown up. Me, when the kids grow up I want to travel the world and write...there is no such thing as equality in the world, this becomes self evident the moment we start striving...that is what I think and I must say that in every work situation I have been in there has been competition and competition emphasized our inequality, our individuality. I guess I still feel like an opressed male in this world of female dominated emotions and tidal shifts and moonlight...most of our assumptions turn out to be lies.
ReplyDeleteYes, there is lots of competition at work. It's interesting how you linked inequality with individuality. You have a good point there, our differences make us unequal. But it isn't necessarily a bad thing, to be different. In fact, it is good, and necessary. Ideally our differences would be appreciated and valued. You have given me more to think about, thank you.
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