SHE IN THE SOCIETY
By: Maria Angélica Zuluaga and Juliana Ortiz Gaitán
You have known that in the
past women had no importance or any value; she was treated like a sexual and
domestic icon. But, why they were punished like this if men and women can do
exactly the same? Fortunately, things have changed, and nowadays women are as
important as men.
Since the
beginning of humanity, women had been treated unfairly, passing thorough many
obstacles in order for them to be able to transcend their status and be able to
participate in society. Their constitution, which is smaller than men, kept
them away from the activities that required physical effort. Also, they were
considered ignorant and unable to do any kind of jobs, letting men in charge of
all the political, social, and economical aspects at that time. Some artists
and writers exposed this whole situation on their works, even some of them were
more precise at the time of talking about female characters. A clear example of
what is mentioned before, is Oscar Wilde with his book “An Ideal Husband”, where all the female characters, except for Mrs. Chevely, were educated for finding
a perfect husband. They did not need anything else, just to be good wives, and
to stay loyal and serviceable to men. In
this story, men are the ones who manage money and business, they rule their
homes. In reality, these kinds of events
continued for decades, even centuries, where women cannot work in any place and
they had to be at home, taking care of the domestic duties and children, often
being
disrespected and punished by their husbands.
However, women started working and increasing their status in this changing
society. As a result of their hard work,
they obtained a minimum wage and the right to vote and to participate in political and
economic fields. With
the time, women
have shown their capacities
and their skills for doing all kind of activities just like men. Nowadays, they have earned legal equality not only
in jobs but also in family, for being headed householders. In the book mentioned
before, there is a character called Mrs.
Chevely, who´s intelligence, knowledge and business ability, show the
reader a living image of what a woman can do. Another real life examples are,
the women that had been or are presidents of different countries, this is a big
responsibility and a very hard job. Cristina Fernandez Kirchner (Argentina), Michelle Bachelet Jeria (Chile)
and Dilma Vana Rousseff (Brazil), are some of the ladies that have released how much women have achieved over the history and the importance
of them now.
Although, it took several years to understand the true value and meaning of women, finally people
are able to understand and realize that both, women and men, have not only equal
rights, but also have the same
mental and physical abilities for working and being part of
this changing society. Women have the power of doing whatever they propose, and
they can achieve all their objectives. Females are a big part of the world now,
because they are involved in religion, technology, medicine, politics,
business, and in all areas of the actual society, just like men are.
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"An Ideal Husband" Oscar Wilde
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