Saturday, March 04, 2006
Friedan
Honestly, we work and work until the day we are about spitting fire and balding at unusual places and suddenly realize that, "Hey, I'm still earning less money that that caputz over there because of some holy-art-thou rules of social dominance that basically state if you aren't hiding a pair of balls underneath boxers (or panty-hose, for that matter) you are as surely not going to be earning as much as if you were!"
As much as I would not enjoy discussing the finer details of that, there is certainly a great respect for those women who did. If you recognize who Betty Friedan is, then you may know what she helped to introduce to humanity, and if you have no clue, here are some resources:
Note Written by Melissa
Her piece reflects on the environment in which most women are still revelling in, years after Betty Friedan.
Real Media Presentation
Discussing what Friedan's vision and explorations accounted to in the view of David Horowitz.
Research
Self-authored books as well as critiques, magazines, and clips.
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Because it is March, and only an agonizing few days from the impending referral of Iran to
the Security Council in the UN, it will be one of the priorities of this year to focus on the Women's Awareness Month (and Men's Education), especially as it coincides with the news unravelling from New York.
Of course, we will be having more focus on the relevancy and the high-stakes case of Iran in the UN, but it is fair to bring forward the matters of the women in Iran as well. They will need the support, most especially of the West, if there really are going to be changes in the next decade.
Some people share my sentiments when there is talk of the mothers in Iran. That they set the examples for their future children, and that the better their tools and resources, the better their examples.
As much as I would not enjoy discussing the finer details of that, there is certainly a great respect for those women who did. If you recognize who Betty Friedan is, then you may know what she helped to introduce to humanity, and if you have no clue, here are some resources:
Note Written by Melissa
Her piece reflects on the environment in which most women are still revelling in, years after Betty Friedan.
Real Media Presentation
Discussing what Friedan's vision and explorations accounted to in the view of David Horowitz.
Research
Self-authored books as well as critiques, magazines, and clips.
---
Because it is March, and only an agonizing few days from the impending referral of Iran to
the Security Council in the UN, it will be one of the priorities of this year to focus on the Women's Awareness Month (and Men's Education), especially as it coincides with the news unravelling from New York.
Of course, we will be having more focus on the relevancy and the high-stakes case of Iran in the UN, but it is fair to bring forward the matters of the women in Iran as well. They will need the support, most especially of the West, if there really are going to be changes in the next decade.
Some people share my sentiments when there is talk of the mothers in Iran. That they set the examples for their future children, and that the better their tools and resources, the better their examples.
