A feminist is “an advocate or supporter of the rights and equality of women”. These days though, the feminist “brand” is at risk of becoming a dirty word.
Let me preface this post by saying I have utmost respect for the true feminism movement. Without it, I would not be able to be who I am and where I am today.
Although something has gone sour.
Why is the word misogynist now an every day term when a woman is talking about a man she doesn’t like?
I personally don’t believe that being an independent, strong minded and determined female wanting equality in life is justification to attack men purely because I don’t agree with what they say and how they say it.
Furthermore, have women pushed too hard to be treated equal in all areas? Is that the reason why our female Prime Minister is splashed across the front page of the Daily Telegraph tripping over? If it was Tony Abbott it wouldn’t be as bad, in fact he’d joke about it and we’d laugh it off.
Although a woman is different (yes that is what I said). It is humiliating for a woman. Us ladies may lead the country but we still have the right to be respected, as a lady.
Now my dealings in business are with both women and men.
It is interesting that the men I work with often admit to me, privately, that they have no idea what women want these days. If you compliment them and they don’t like it, you are being sexist, if you open the door for them you are showing them dominance.
Are we developing a world of confused and emasculated men?
What has happened to our basic born roles of the “male” and “female”? Can we not be feminist activists and still be a loving, caring, successful woman? Do we want young girls in society being raised thinking men are just born bad?
Feminism should be about inspiring women to succeed, but not about emasculating men in the process.
There are so many wonderful men in my life (I grew up surrounded by them). They have all been supportive of my career, my choices, mistakes and more. Always pushing me to strive to be a better person. Although they are still men. I am still treated like a woman around them (which love).
To me, there is something wonderfully beautiful about how a group of men will choose to speak a little “different” when a woman joins the discussion. I suppose, it is just like how us ladies change how we talk when men join ours. Now that’s equality.
My one request to all women would be to stand firm and have self-respect while also appreciating what men have to offer in our lives. Let us work together and not make our this a battle of mem versus women.