tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542318265905350249.post1104106838632489204..comments2023-07-31T02:37:41.366-07:00Comments on Woman at Work: New-Wave Feminism?Debra Sniderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15467694513460878293noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542318265905350249.post-42791397140398242122009-03-31T22:42:00.000-07:002009-03-31T22:42:00.000-07:00Thanks for sharing this thoughtful post. I am con...Thanks for sharing this thoughtful post. I am continually fascinated by the history of the feminist movement and how it has evolved into our present day reality. Terms like 'Feminazi' are incredibly frustrating to me, as they reflect a dismissive, closed-minded attitude. Although, it isn't surprising considering the nature of our media; we are usually more interested in combative, one word zingers than in understanding the complexity of an issue. <BR/><BR/>I am a 24 year old woman. I grew up in the eighties. I can say with certainty that the article dismissing the need for feminism in my generation is wrong. Betty Friedan wrote about "a problem that has no name," but our problem does have a name. We grew up in an America more aware of sexism than ever before. Some of us believe that because the problem is named…because we talk about it in our employee handbooks…and publicly condemn it on our television that this means the problem is cured. I'm sure you'd agree, that is absolutely not the case. Now we face both old and new schools of sexism. Today, you might see one or two women in high ranking positions so that a company might fulfill some pre-conceived commitment to "breaking the glass ceiling." Though, they won't hide their snickers when that woman gets pregnant. And she might say a few words at the board meeting, but she won't escape the constant scrutiny about her appearance, weight, and sex appeal. (See: Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin) I think feminism is as essential for today's women as it was for those who grew up in the 1950s.<BR/><BR/>So the question becomes, how do we unite behind this movement? - its purpose you so eloquently defined. It seems feminism is muddled in a wide range of controversial topics (from abortion to sexuality) and it also faces angry opponents (some of whom created the very term you mentioned.) I hope women my age reach a point where apathy is no longer an option - where euphemisms are no longer enough - where we reclaim the original intent behind the word feminism: equality for all.Crystal Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02719973114621637609noreply@blogger.com