Interesting perspective on the state of women’s issues from CNN - http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/03/07/coontz.women.report/index.html
This article dovetails nicely with our readings for today and class in general. It is nice to appreciate how far women have gotten in their fight but also to recognize that there is work left to be done.
Eang’s essay was very touching and showed just how strong she and her mother and sister’s are. I especially like the anecdote of her mother living in the jungle with 3 children to protect them because I thought of how much we take for granted in our generally cushy lives. Eang really made strides to be the woman she is today and it is very nice that instead of completely leaving her past behind she wants to work to help people like her. The circumstances of her youth are abhorrent but she never uses them as an excuse and is able to rise out of her situation just like her sister’s and she gives much of the credit to her mother and her mother’s example.
Mink’s essay furthers our discussion of the work involved in having a house and children especially for women and adds a political element for us to think about. She talks about the different social classes and the way that higher class women judge lower class women for perceived not working hard to get to a better place in the world and cautions against this thinking. She also talks about how she had a change of heart on this issue. This paper made me think a little more on these issues and I think I will have a more open mind when considering things like this in the future.
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