My Apprenticeship Leads me to Become a Feminist

[Kathryn Martin]

I think, that we need to revisit the fundamental structures and conventions of our society to get rid of this notion that from a rights perspective there are differences between human beings.

This part of of every individuals biography but also a redoing of everything that has grown historically in our society. In this case looking to history for modeling a new society will fail as it has for so long. we need to turn our views and concepts inside out.

What is it that you believe needs to happen? Just curious!

[michelleinktown]

Any group that takes a militant stance is diversionary and exclusive which is, as I see it, sorta the opposite of the very nature of the feminine, inclusive.

Can we agree that all people should have the right to self determination? No one group should limit another group?

Nicely said. Oh once again I need 20 characters.

[LeaP]

... we need to turn our views and concepts inside out.

And also start thinking about the things with which we surround ourselves.

I'm at a multi-day offsite meeting in Toronto. I've been sitting all day in a boardroom where there are approximately 20 portraits of past company presidents on the wall - all men. A little TOO much regard for the past, I think.

[ReineD]

It's already changing folks!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n_1495734.html

This is just the beginning. To quote the article, "there’s a pipeline of women coming into leadership positions that’s very, very deep and very, very wide".

Male graduates are now behind female graduates:

In the UK: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education...ob-market.html

In the US: http://www.prb.org/Articles/2011/gen...education.aspx

Women went from centuries of wearing skirts, to universally wearing pants in only one generation! You will see the same rapid changes in boardrooms.

Also, the more powerful we become, the harder we stand to fall:

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_16...ign-over-loss/