Sock it to the man!

       

           It has now been a little over 90 years since woman were given the right to vote.  This brave movement has now spanned a number of woman’s liberation forces over the years and throughout the country. Although there have been a number of movements there has also been a lot of confusion as to what it means to be a woman.  Throughout history woman have always worked unless they were a part of the upper class so the idea of a house hold with one working parent has been somewhat wrong.  This was something that was not always discussed with first wave feminism that it was let by upper class woman.

Traditionally women have always had to work. Until the 1950’s, this gave a skewed perception of what it meant to be a woman. At the time the economy was good so there was no need for both parents to be working; also it is good to keep in mind that there was the cold war as well. The cold war had a social back lash causing America to act in wholesome ways, drive big cars and to also have a different balance with in the house hold.

Within second wave feminism this is where the idea of breaking that class ceiling becomes a philosophy of most women. Woman at this time worked the same jobs as their male counter parts and strived to prove their credibility as an asset to a job or even as a bread winner at home. Personally I think this is where people developed the wrong idea of what the woman’s movement was all about. Woman were not out to burn their bras or castrate men, rather to survive and get the respect they deserved.

I personally identify with the revalorize movement. I do think those women need to be recognized for the way they impact society and life.  This is because for so many years woman have been doing what is called the second shift. So not only are they now working a full time job, but now they are coming home to clean, feed the family and so on. These tasks have now been expected rather than valued.  In fact most divorces are anticipated by the women rather than the men, because not only the second shift but also because they are responsible for seventy percent of the relationship.  Is it that hard to just appreciate that hard work?

In conclusion, the woman’s rights movement has been a long hard road. Sometimes it is easy to forget how much the woman before us have fought and struggled. From getting to vote, same pay act, and so on,  a lot of woman before us had to struggle and fight for those rights.