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- tigerexotique - Jan 09 2008 | women, washington, news
AGREED (w/article, not title) and my $0.02:
1) why do women always seem to be more critical of each other? we want change (equal pay, equal opportunities, equal this & that), yet on the verge of it, we're are afraid to support and embrace the one that can truly change this country,
2) Alexis de Tocqueville wrote in 1830s that American Democracy owes its supremacy to its women b/c they are the mores of the nation; women are the ones who bring about change, hope, and healthy mores b/c they instill it in the youth - the future. So if as Americans we are truly desiring a restoration of hope and a fervor for change, why NOT elect the woman?? Why NOT vote for the one with the experience and perseverance to turn those hopes into a reality?
Yes, have the "audacity to hope" but elect someone who can make it happen, not just someone who will blind you with the glory of hope and forget to deliver...
Quoted: So why is the sex barrier not taken as seriously as the racial one? The reasons are as pervasive as the air we breathe: because ...
Quoted: Gender is probably the most restricting force in American life, whether the question is who must be in the kitchen or who could be in the White House. This country is way down the list of countries electing women and, according to one study, it polarizes gender roles more than the average democracy.
- bbbrackett - Jan 09 2008
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I totally agree with the article as well. Women are more critical of each other. You see them undercutting each other in the workplace more so than men. Why?
I agree with Gloria that women are afraid of seeming biased if they support Hillary. It's funny, so far I've been pretty quiet about supporting Hillary because I know that because most everyone knows me as a liberal feminist, they will assume I'm only supporting her because she's a woman and thus not take my choice seriously. But, I'm starting to feel like, so what if I want to support her just because she's a woman -- I'm pretty excited to see what one can do in the White House, in the spirit of de Tocqueville's philosophy and my own. (Obviously, if she wasn't qualified I wouldn't support her, but she seems to me to be the most qualified.)
I do think the fact Hillary did poorly with younger women in Iowa is a sign that there is a feminist back lash going on in this country, which has worsened with conservatives in the White House. Over the last 10 years there's been a decrease in women keeping their last names upon marriage. And, in my own world, I've watched every last one of my girlfriends quit her high paying and/or highly successful job to be a full time stay at home mom indefinitely. It's mind boggling. It seems women in my generation have stopped caring that we aren't there yet. Or, more frightening -- they think we are there. If we never elect a woman, if we don't stand up for our basic dignities (e.g. keeping our identities) -- why should any male employer see us as equal when it comes time to pay us? Gloria is right -- it's absolutely unacceptable in the modern world to be racist, but all these "little" instances of sexism barely get a second glance. When someone says they think women need to follow a certain tradition or stay within a particular role, others say they are just being "traditional" or "old" or "old fashioned" -- but what if we said blacks should stay in a particular role and not go near others? Obviously THAT is totally unacceptable. Both types of prejudice need to be seen as equally outlandish.
agreed. see while i'm still single, i've decided to not give up who i am and what i want to do with my life, even after getting married and having kids. men don't have to give that up, why should i? marriage is a relationship of equality, and now with paternity leaves, you better believe my "prince charming" is going to stay home to take care of the family too. after all, what better way to teach your kids about equal responsibility across genders, and individual self-worth, than through your own examples. many women our age are so disillusioned with attained equal footing, equal power, equal roles, that they forget that feminists are the ones that got the ball rolling on it...