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What's Left To Do? (Part 2)

© Nancy Coulter

This article is just one of many for the 1998 Women's Equality Day special event page. Be sure to check out the other articles that have been written for other Suite101 topics.

This is Part 2 of the 2 article series about the 150th anniversary of the Women's Rights Movement. Part 1 was published on July 28th, 1998.

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We just celebrated the 150th anniversay of the first women's rights convention in Seneca Falls, New York. In the United States, and most of the larger national powers, women have the right to vote and to live their own lives. Good, right? Yes, but not good enough. Women still have a long road ahead of them towards equal rights.

Women should be able to walk down the streets or apply for a job and not worry about the stereotypes that people will place on them because they are women. Unfortunately, that's not the case. Even in today's society, women have to deal with the fact that there is a large majority of people (including women) who think that a woman's place is in the home - and the home only. Although many women have made the honorable choice to make the home her career, that doesn't mean that every woman should feel that the home is her only option.

Men aren't limited in their life choices, and women shouldn't be either. If a woman wants to spend her life climbing the corporate ladder, she should be able to do that. When she is interviewed for her job, she shouldn't have to worry if her employer will hire her because she isn't one of "the boys." Little girls should be able to grow up knowing that the sky is the limit for them. They should know that they can be whatever they want to be. If they make the choice to stay at home and raise a family, then that's great. It is their choice to make, not society's choie.

At the same time, ment shouldn't feel pressured to work outside of the house. If a man wants to make the choice to stay home and raise children, he should feel free to make that choice. Being a woman doesn't necessarily make you a better person to take care of a home - it just makes you a woman. If men and women took the time to work together and let their strengths work with each other's weaknesses, then perhaps families could be stronger and last longer.

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