Feminism
is the idea that our society sees men as dominate over woman, and that
masculine qualities are favored over feminine qualities, and that’s not cool.
With this ideology, women struggle with the choice of being tough (more
masculine) or tender (more feminine). We are seeing more and more women in
leadership roles because of their tough, take charge mentality. This however is
still not good enough sometimes because then the woman is called “Bossy.” Well,
you can’t please everyone.
Feminism
has gotten a lot of attention lately, both good and bad. Good because real
change is happening throughout the US creating more equality in things like
jobs. Bad because there seem to be several different levels of feminism, and
the more extreme forms are bifurcating women in the overall feminist movement.
There is even an anti-feminist movements created by women who don’t agree with
the more extreme feminist views. Here is a link to the Women Against Feminism
Tumblr page: http://womenagainstfeminism.tumblr.com/
So
right now, we have a woman running for president. Hillary Clinton just
officially announced her second go at the white house just this past Sunday. She is a great representation of a feminist.
She is constantly surrounded by men in powerful positions, and she is able to
hold her own. She herself has held powerful positions, and who knows, might be
the first female president after this next election. But no matter how strong a
feminist she is, if she waivers in her dominant image, she is open to scrutiny.
After
this interview, she got a lot of scrutiny, and people even questioned if she
was too emotional for the white house. I’m not saying I plan to vote for her,
but I think that emotion is not a bad thing, and shouldn't be seen as it. I
think a combination of both masculine and feminine qualities will make the most
balanced leader, regardless of their gender. I’m interested to see if she will
be scrutinized again this year if she shows emotion like that again.
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