The Fight For Women's Rights Begins With Awareness part 1

When the subject of feminism is brought up in a conversation in today's society, the reaction from most people is not so pleasant. "It is declared that feminists hate men or want to be like men and selfishly want to create new systems of power over men; all feminist are said to be lesbians, women who choose romantic relationships with other women; and feminists are said to reject motherhood, consider children a burden, and have rejected all things feminine." (Shaw 14) Most women, and even men, are surprised to learn that they, in fact, are feminist and are oblivious to contributions feminists have made towards women's every day lives. Unfortunately, this has devastating effects towards the effort of demolishing inequality that women are faced with. The majority of men, and even women themselves, don't realize that it was only 88 years ago that women gained the right to vote and that the fight for women's rights is far from over. This lack of education about women's rights today and the almost nonexistence of appreciation towards the rights women that we as women have only had since 1920, makes any type of progress for women to have equal opportunities almost impossible. No problem can ever be solved without someone first being aware that there is one. If we want to succeed in obtaining rights and equality for women, we must enlighten today's society and help them become knowledgeable that the battle is not over.