Feminists Should Be Femininity

Why Can’t Feminists be Feminine?

In the fight for gender equality, some feminists feel that they have to purge themselves of their femininity to achieve the level of acceptance that they hope to reach, while others are proud of being feminine and feminist. This has become a point of contention amongst many women, causing women to question whether femininity and feminism can coexist. If we abandon femininity, we are creating a new stereotype. While being strong and achieving gender equality is a noble cause, no one should be required to sacrifice their femininity; unfortunately, many women are.
All over social media, women are bombarded with two sides of an argument. Magazines scream “Beauty is being a size 0 with a D cup”. Meaghan Ramsey,
According to NBC news, “Women with children under 18 earn less than women without minor children, while men with kids under 18 earn more than men without younger kids.” (Linn). These women shouldn’t earn less if they are putting in the same work. Working women epitomize the coexistence of feminism and femininity. They balance it all and rock at it. Ever since women joined the workforce, they have been competent and have gone to great lengths to fulfill their roles as mothers, homemakers and valuable members of society and the workforce. Their style reflects the beautiful union of power and femininity. The most classic attire of a businesswoman is a structured suit with a soft, feminine blouse and pearls with pumps, the perfect example of the cohesion of feminism and femininity. Clara Barton, a woman who revolutionized women’s roles in war, was never regarded as lacking in femininity, and was seen as the bravest woman alive at the time. At 17, Ms. Barton took on a job as a teacher, which she held for 12 years, worked as a patent clerk, and served as America’s most famous nurse on the battlefield in the Civil War. She later founded the American Red Cross, one of the largest disaster relief effort organization’s in the world. Ms Barton’s Andersonville testimony proves her an equal to her male peers, and displays a quiet courage in
They denounce marriage and motherhood, enjoying feminine things, and the choice to be a stay at home mother. It is perfectly fine for women to not feel comfortable for these things, but they should not be shamed if they do. Looking closely at this situation, it becomes apparent that feminists are practicing the very inverse of their preaching. Where men that they fought degraded them for working and achieving, for not following the norm, they degrade women who don’t mind a bit of tradition in their lives. Where men once wrote women off as silly and emotional, feminists write men off as stupid and a hopeless