To Continue My Series Regarding Treatment of Women

Yes, I have more. This is another reply to Mary J., who left me a comment for my blog, "The Price to Pay".

Mary,

I just replied to your comment.

I must thank you for sharing your thoughts. I really think that women MUST give each other support because, really, the giving of support to women is a rather new concept in the society ... even an alien one. Though sappy, I think deep down, girls need to hear that they are and can be strong and beautiful and loved, mostly because there is so much negativity that runs through us on a daily basis. Not that I'm a feminist (which there isn't anything wrong for being one), but I am just a big proponent of providing support to those who are in need of it. I mean, if men need support in any way, they deserve it, too. I believe that men need support in many ways as well: the societal and self-imposed expectations can be very detrimental to the mind! The core of the idea in a more essentialistic and philosophical sense is that life is not easy to begin with, so why should we make it any harder for each other by not giving others the support they need? But in this society in this day and age, support and advancement for women is so far behind where it should be (in my opinion and standards) that I believe it hinders the overall advancement of the global society as a whole! When women are not valued as they are worth, it heightens mortality in children, it lowers agricultural production and other economic values, it widens and deepens the problem of AIDS and other diseases both curable and non-curable, it weakens the link of academic and creative thought due to a lack of/discouragement of fresh perspectives, ... it just stifles so much of the potentials the world has in general.

All in all, I really think that there is much to be done. How? I have no idea. But at least I have outlined certain OBVIOUS AND BLATANT issues here that more people should be aware of. There really isn't anything abstruse and convoluted. The problems are there for everyone to see. Perhaps it is that we need to be reminded of them more often for it to stick ....

Spread the word. :)