martes, 7 de mayo de 2013

We, Women deserve a better place


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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