tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899696.post2363331088282725099..comments2023-10-18T02:56:27.711-07:00Comments on Jennifer Roback Morse: What is Feminism?Jennifer Roback Morsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08328491226267765655noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899696.post-35139054483399151482009-02-20T11:44:00.000-08:002009-02-20T11:44:00.000-08:00I would be very interested in reading your talk, i...I would be very interested in reading your talk, if you'd be willing to share the text. (Our college does get some good speakers - but we're far off the beaten track, and hearing or reading your presentation would be a treat.) Peace, Sister EdithVPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14799348536595188686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899696.post-33225800501020222422009-02-18T13:29:00.000-08:002009-02-18T13:29:00.000-08:00To me, Feminism or being feminist is about equalit...To me, Feminism or being feminist is about equality and respect for women. Equal rights, equal pay, equal opportunity, no discrimination based on gender. Period.<BR/><BR/>I think it has always been about those basic tenets regardless of the philosophies and theories pushed by different groups, movements or generations. Naturally, the meaning would change and evolve as a woman's place or role in society changes because society--laws, customs, mores, etc.--change. <BR/><BR/>Today, more women are in the workplace than any time in history. Fifty percent of marriages end in divorce. It is socially acceptable for women to have children without a partner, and many are having or adopting children later in life without getting married. Certainly, in all of these situations a working woman deserves to be paid equally as a man for the same job and seniority and or skill level, etc. <BR/>Also, shouldn't a woman be afforded the same opportunities--jobs, housing, education as a man so that she can support herself, aid her family or raise a child? If you answered yes, you believe in feminism.Eirenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00770366827557521894noreply@blogger.com