Since today
is the International Women’s day I thought ‘How to be a woman’ is an
appropriate book to mention.
Feminism is
often misunderstood for hatred towards men. Many people don’t actually realise that
it really means advocacy of women's social, political, and economic rights.
Many people also don’t realise that women are not treated the same as men even
in developed countries like Great Britain or America. Women are often paid less
than men, their opinions are often less regarded than those of men, and men are
often hired rather than women because it’s more of a manly job. I am not
talking about something like mining here, I am talking about office jobs where
experience, knowledge and skills should be taken into consideration, not
physical capabilities. I myself was discriminated for being a woman. Doing
exactly the same job as my male colleague and I was paid less. I was also asked
not to wear a skirt to work (I’m talking about professional knee length skirt) because
the male colleagues couldn’t focus on doing their job. This was in England,
year 2013, particularly sexist work place.
I veered
off a bit here but what I wanted to show is that the inequality problem is
still here and Caitlin’s book shows us just that in a hilarious way, based on
her life. I think all men and women should read this book. Even if you don’t
fully agree with her opinions, it will show you different perspective and maybe
open up to something you haven’t considered or didn’t realise was issue.
So happy
Women's Day! Let's hope that one day women all over the world will have equal
rights to men. Let's hope that one day girls won't be refused education, won't
be forced in marriage, won't be brutally circumcised. Let's hope that men and
women will stand together and become feminists in its true meaning.
