Comments on: Varying Degrees of Progress http://helloladies.com/2010/06/varying-degrees-of-progress/ The intersection of feminism and life Tue, 08 May 2012 00:27:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Hello Ladies http://helloladies.com/2010/06/varying-degrees-of-progress/comment-page-1/#comment-18586 Hello Ladies Fri, 02 Jul 2010 12:54:37 +0000 http://helloladies.com/?p=1841#comment-18586 Amazing isn't it? We have come a long way and we have a long way to go. Amazing isn’t it? We have come a long way and we have a long way to go.

]]> By: Hello Ladies http://helloladies.com/2010/06/varying-degrees-of-progress/comment-page-1/#comment-18585 Hello Ladies Fri, 02 Jul 2010 12:53:50 +0000 http://helloladies.com/?p=1841#comment-18585 Linda, I am not convinced we will elect a woman either but I am going to work hard toward the goal. And I agree we've had some setbacks in our progress. The widening wage gap is proof. http://helloladies.com/2009/10/wage-gap-widens/ And I agree that going to work can be a real eye opener for women who may have viewed the world as a more equal place. The good news is women are in a stronger place than ever before. And if we work together, help each other out, and have an honest discussion, we can make some positive changes. Linda, I am not convinced we will elect a woman either but I am going to work hard toward the goal. And I agree we’ve had some setbacks in our progress. The widening wage gap is proof. http://helloladies.com/2009/10/wage-gap-widens/ And I agree that going to work can be a real eye opener for women who may have viewed the world as a more equal place.

The good news is women are in a stronger place than ever before. And if we work together, help each other out, and have an honest discussion, we can make some positive changes.

]]> By: Linda http://helloladies.com/2010/06/varying-degrees-of-progress/comment-page-1/#comment-18576 Linda Fri, 02 Jul 2010 04:03:31 +0000 http://helloladies.com/?p=1841#comment-18576 Unfortunately, no, I don't think the US will elect a female president in my lifetime. But I also didn't think we would have a black president in my lifetime. So, I hope I'm wrong. Of course, I wouldn't vote for a woman just because she's a woman. (God, forbid that Sarah Palin should run...that would set womens struggles back in my opinion.) I think, regardless of polls, in some ways we have gone backwards in the past two decades regarding the liberation and equality of women. The controversy of womens lib in the 60s is no longer controversial, so it seems we have accepted the status quo in terms of progress because the discrepancies in equality may be less or are better disguised. Either that or I'm just more jaded now than when I was a young, bright-eyed college student looking forward to having a fabulous career and conquering the world. Unfortunately, no, I don’t think the US will elect a female president in my lifetime. But I also didn’t think we would have a black president in my lifetime. So, I hope I’m wrong. Of course, I wouldn’t vote for a woman just because she’s a woman. (God, forbid that Sarah Palin should run…that would set womens struggles back in my opinion.) I think, regardless of polls, in some ways we have gone backwards in the past two decades regarding the liberation and equality of women. The controversy of womens lib in the 60s is no longer controversial, so it seems we have accepted the status quo in terms of progress because the discrepancies in equality may be less or are better disguised. Either that or I’m just more jaded now than when I was a young, bright-eyed college student looking forward to having a fabulous career and conquering the world.

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]]> By: Eden Godsoe http://helloladies.com/2010/06/varying-degrees-of-progress/comment-page-1/#comment-18499 Eden Godsoe Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:33:14 +0000 http://helloladies.com/?p=1841#comment-18499 Wow...I hadn't realized Iceland had elected its first female president 30 years ago. Begs the question of when we will finally see a female president in the US. Or for that matter, when we will truly embrace equality. Having grown up in Canada, where same sex marriage has been legal for more than 5 years, I found the whole Prop 8 debate quite disappointing. Wow…I hadn’t realized Iceland had elected its first female president 30 years ago. Begs the question of when we will finally see a female president in the US. Or for that matter, when we will truly embrace equality. Having grown up in Canada, where same sex marriage has been legal for more than 5 years, I found the whole Prop 8 debate quite disappointing.

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