My wife shared this valuable short video on Facebook today in honor of International Women’s Day. I found it worth sharing here:
I must say that while I appreciate the idea of a “women’s day” I think we should aim for a world where women get their rightful recognition and honor more than once in three hundred and sixty five days. We men all owe women everywhere not only for our existence, which is quite important, but for all they do ranging from teaching in schools, being CEOs of businesses, holding political office, creating art, and mothering our children. Our world cannot exist without women. As the (I believe) Chinese saying goes, they hold up half the sky!
March 9, 2012 at 7:53 pm
My wife often points out that on tv (I think especially in sitcoms and commercials), husbands are usually depicted as buffoons, while their wives are usually the ones who are in control, capable, and generally taking the lead. For example, a husband never correct his silly wife for not knowing about the latest amazing product, but the reverse happens constantly. I don’t bring this up to call into question any of the info in the above video or its seriousness, but there’s something puzzling about it, as the statistics presented above would give the impression that the media is pretty much oriented around discouraging women from seeing themselves as capable leaders, etc. Is it that the magazines exert a more powerful influence or something?
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March 10, 2012 at 8:50 am
I am sure magazines do have a great influence. I would point out that many “powerful” women on TV are so because they are completely sexualized. When a real women tries to live that way she is often abused and taken advantage of. It is a far cry from the ambitions that young girls have in their hearts to be leaders.