International Women Day!

Hello World, 

Today, I wanted to write about being a Feminist with regards to the International Women Day. I have been thinking about it all day. What it is about me, that makes feminism so important? 

It then had me thinking about the time I wrote a post about feminism on a previous Blog page. I remember what an uproar it caused and how defeated I felt after posting something that was important to me. People failed to see, that I support feminist issues, because I want people to understand that I may never want to have children or even to get married. A lot of people failed to see, that although I don't want these things for myself. If another person wishes it, then I wished them all the best into achieving their dreams and wishes into starting a family. 

Another thing also occurred to me, when I first started thinking about feminism and how I want to live in a world with gender being treated as equals and that was the men's point of view. With thanks to Emma Watson on her campaign for the HeForShe, it has most certainly brought me to open my eyes and my mind. Although, I have always said, I may never have children. I never actually took into account of the bigger facts of gender inequality. I have always been aware of the fact that males would get paid more than me. I work in a career that is so female orientated, that I just accept the fact that I will be under paid and under valued, as how the government will view it. It is a job for most woman to join and then leave as they pursue a life of family. It also works out more better for the woman financially to start a family on benefits, than to stay with the job. Then you have me, who will always be stuck at the job until I can afford to go back to school and up my career choice and until then, I will always be struggling financially. It is also very rare for men to sign up to this jobs, and it would be nice for all jobs to be gender equal without any question or prejudice.
It also brings me to sexual, emotional and physical abuse. Women abuse is sometimes highly treated with treason and such a violation. Whereas the male population are treated with a slight difference. Some will see it as a violation. Majority will question the men, "He led her on." or will see "He just needs to toughen up." I remember once, with thanks to the Lads Bible that has been floating on my Facebook feed, a video posted of a female beating a male because he said no to having sex with her. I was disgusted and felt that the male should have taken some form of legal action. Unfortunately men struggle to voice these claims of being a victim because it will make them appear vulnerable, fragile or emotional. It is where gender equality is needed in these areas, so when abuse does happen both female and male can get justice and without being judge for their actions or their choice of clothing!

This last part is very personal to me and many will most likely get offended. Where I live and bear in mind that I live in and grew up in an area, where poverty is common. Parents and families living on benefits or just generally struggling to get by on their salary. I have observed that women have been acting like the way men had once acted during the old ages, ages like before 1900's. They will treat men as a sexual body, a piece of meat that will give over to their sexual desires. A lot people have used aggression and general rude openness to be heard and to demand respect from other people. I am starting miss politeness and kindness, especially towards others.

We have a long way to go and I am hoping that gender equality will reach all over the world. Not just over the world, but also into each area of the classes in the economy. Gender equality should reach everywhere and that also includes poverty. 

Until next time, lets get gender equality known.


Rose.