Feminism is a collection of movements and ideologies that
share a common goal: to define, establish, and achieve equal political,
economic, cultural, personal, and social rights for women. For many years women
have been working hard to become equal with men or at least avail the same
opportunities as them. Dating back to 975 BCE, Lady Muraski, who later became
an influential court lady in the Japanese history became literate by
ear-dropping on her brother while he received tutions. This showed that from the
very beginning women desired to be treated the same way as men.
Feminism does not mean that it would prove to be beneficial only for women; it bears advantages for the entire society. A literate and educated woman would nurture and guide her offspring the same way inculcating in him/her positive qualities essential for a righteous man/woman. Moreover, this also allows for women to have representation in the government, contributing to both the state and the family. The state would benefit for an inflow of ideas from both the genders while the family would have another earning member in the family. In a nutshell, the entire society benefits from women empowerment, therefore, it should be promoted.
Feminism does not mean that it would prove to be beneficial only for women; it bears advantages for the entire society. A literate and educated woman would nurture and guide her offspring the same way inculcating in him/her positive qualities essential for a righteous man/woman. Moreover, this also allows for women to have representation in the government, contributing to both the state and the family. The state would benefit for an inflow of ideas from both the genders while the family would have another earning member in the family. In a nutshell, the entire society benefits from women empowerment, therefore, it should be promoted.
4 comments:
I agree that the education of a woman benefits the whole of society but I strongly disagree with the notion that the most important result of this will be better educated offspring. Do female artists, doctors and pilots only render society a service by serving as incubators for and caretakers of future male artists, doctors and pilots?
I did not say that this is the 'most' important result, but this is an important result of giving women equal rights for education.
1. When any individual exerts themselves in a concerted effort of the upbringing of the next generation of society, it is generally understood that the next generation is not holistically male. Future artists, doctors and pilots have an equal probability of being female. And in that scenario, these individuals would have played an unignorably important role in the development of future female artists, female doctors and female pilots.
2. In my opinion, 'serving as an incubator for and caretaker of' the next generation of a society is a task that in no way undermines any individual that partakes in that effort. It is not a challenge that should be looked down upon. In my opinion, it is, in fact, the biggest challenge and achievement of any individual. This is an effort that is potentially the most time-consuming, energy-draining and emotion-sapping endeavor any individual could exert themselves in. It elevates a person; it does not degrade them in any way.
I agree that women deserve respect and empowerment.
And I really liked your second point Arsalaan.
Post a Comment