It seems like there always has to be a war or at least a major crisis in order for women to gain rights. This is what I don’t understand. Humanity has been through so many wars that one should think that they would have learned from it by now. After all human beings are supposed to be able to learn from their mistakes. Women can contribute to the nation state and make it stronger by giving their opinions and support. This is even what the state expects of women: their support. Some states just do not want their opinions but their submission and I feel that this is not the right path to a sustainable society.
When it comes to the internet as a tool to enforce feminism all over the world I think it is very useful. Although it is true that most of the world’s population does not have access to the internet it can help educate people in the industrialized countries. Even though we might think that people in the first world know about the oppression of women, especially in the poorest countries, this is not the case most of the time. This is something I experienced firsthand. One time I was talking about this class to a friend and the term “female circumcision” came up and she asked me what it was. So how are people supposed to help if they don’t know where their help is needed? I do not think that the internet is the ultimate solution for women to be able to work together all over the world but I definitely do think that it is a start.
October 21, 2009 at 2:11 am |
Awareness is always the first step!