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stay-at-home dads if that is what they choose. Feminism also does not mean
that men cannot hold high positions at work. It only strives to give women an
equal opportunity for the same positions men receive. It is all about treating
women equally to men in society and the workplace. Women can be
feminists and still love men. Feminism creates an and situation where
today women are stuck with either/or.
Years of these misconceptions and ignorance have hindered the
progress of feminism. Very few people are willing to stand up as a feminist
because of fear of the backlash. So what if everyone knew the meaning of
feminism and truly understood it? Of course not every man will be willing to
give up the patriarchal society, and not every women desires these rights.
Yet, as the Vox survey suggests, over eighty five percent of Americans will
join the movement of equal rights for men and women.
With accurate understanding, the progression of feminism would
increase rapidly. The meaning of feminism would become untwisted and the
connotation of the word would become positive. Men would not be afraid to
say, I am a feminist, because they would know that they were not belittling
themselves. Women would receive equal pay and equal opportunities for
work as men. Women would gain respect in domestic violence cases,
allowing their voices to be heard equal to those of men. And women would
become more than the home-makers and child bearers that centuries of
discipline has made them.
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