Anita Akor
6 February 2015
Women Taking Control
In "Throwing Out Our Bra" by Susan Douglas ( page 142),she stated " In 1965, the number of degrees awarded to women was double what it had been in 1955; by 1969 the number had tripled, and it kept zooming up". Douglas's statement shows that women can do greater things without the help of men. Back then, women were not allowed to get higher education, all they did was sit home and be housewives. But now women are struggling to get better education, better jobs to show men that they are in power, also are capable of doing their own things without their permissions.
She also stated"They swung their brassieres in the air like lassos. They crowned a live sheep "Miss America" to dramatize that the contestants, and all the women, are "oppressed and judged like animals at a county fair".To me , it also shows that women are sick and tired of men judging them because of their looks and body shape. It is not stated in any constitution that all women should look skinny, have sexy butt, not look too tall or too short. Each and every one of us has a different look and it doesn't matter. Men should stop judging women and appreciate them of who they are.
I agree with what you're saying here. Women can do greater things without the help of men. Every women has their own individuality and men shouldn't judge us on it.
ReplyDeleteI like that you mentioned the fact that women are able to accomplish things without the help of men, they deserve to have that noticed by everyone because it was always the men who were dominant and seen as powerful. It was good for Americans to see that it wasn't only men who were able to be strong and accomplish things, women were able to prove everyone wrong but rising up and being successful.
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