Surprise!

Surprise! I am back. Chapter written. Finishing work on book in progress. Time and inclination to write back. I came of age when second wave feminism was actively raising awareness of the sexism that was, and sadly still is, rampant in the culture. I got married the first time just weeks before the very first issue of Ms.magazine appeared. The idea of dividing household chores, that all of that should not be my sole province was new and the notion that I could retain my own name was a new one, though that one didn’t come until after I married. It really seemed like we women would arrive at true equality in those heady days. Roe v. Wade and reliable contraception  meant reproductive choice was ours. The EEOC meant we could have redress when we experienced discrimination in employment. Heady times. Sigh. We failed, for the most part, to reckon with the forces that worked against us. So we found ourselves in 2015 having to fight to retain the gains we made over 40 years ago.  The GOP primary debate this past week made it clear that misogyny is alive and well in the wake of Donald Trump’s remarks about Rosie O’Donnell and one of the moderators, Megan Kelly. And the focus of all of the candidates on Hillary Clinton rather than their own vision of what they would bring to the presidency.
Source: Jung At Heart - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: blogs