Sexism ~ Alive and Well

I read an article today that totally blew me away and I thought I’d share it. A little background. . . the article was written by a female who had witnessed another female rudely refuse to take a seat from a gentlemen on a bus who was gracious enough to offer her his. The writer of this article somehow felt that in order for a female to be an “effective” president she would have to be at least equally as insensitive.

Basically, this person believes we, the United State, should NOT have a female president because men and women “think” differently and a female would undoubtedly react to a crisis based on her emotion and compassion for the “people” involved. This female believes that in order to be an “effective” president, at least a female president, she must lose her sensitivity. This person also believes that female commander-in-chief would weaken the United States in the view of the world, even though throughout in the world there are a multitude of past and current “effective” female leaders.

The article goes further to essentially say, that it’s too bad women have to act ruthlessly in order to regain dignity. It goes on to say, a woman may be able to stand on her own two feet but shouldn’t have to; that a woman’s dignity should not be based on what she can and cannot do well but rather on the fact that she is a female; and that a “truly” strong woman would step aside and let man do man’s work and be president.

I was absolutely speechless when I read this, completely appalled. It’s people like this person who make women vulnerable, keep women below the glass ceiling, stop women from being taken seriously, etc. If this female chooses to stay home raising babies, cooking and cleaning for her husband and ironing his shirts, then that’s her choice, but don’t say that that’s woman’s role, and women be strong, step aside and let man rule.

WOW!!!

Cheers