5 Young Activists Who Are Taking On The World
I am thankful for those who have gone before me and those who come after.
My mother and so many of her generation struggled to straddle the divide between the post-war suburban boom in the 1950s and the social change of the 1960s and 1970s.
Women wrestled with the expectation of being the primary caretaker of children, husband, and the home while also building a career. In the 1950s, women made up approximately one-third of the labor force, while today, that number is nearly fifty percent. This shift in employment increased financial independence for women and more options.
“Feminism has never been about getting a job for one woman. It’s about making life more equitable for women everywhere. It’s not about a piece of the existing pie; there are too many of us for that. It’s about baking a new pie.” ~ Gloria Steinem
When I was in middle school, I overheard an argument between my divorcing parents. The separation had been acrimonious, to say the least. On that cloudy late spring day, I overheard my father say, “You will never make it without me.” And my mother’s response, “Watch me.” And she did.
“Misogyny has not been completely wiped out anywhere. Rather, it resides on a spectrum, and our best hope for eradicating it…
