Last Monday it was the first table talk I ever attended this semester. Our discussion at the table talk was centered around feminism and a book by called This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color. From what I understood this is one of the very first books that tries to link across women’s writings from diverse backgrounds. I really liked the idea behind this book because I thought for women to find greater achievements for equality in society they all need to be united despite all the differences they might have. It kind of remains a question for me despite there exists a common ground for women of how do they identify as feminists, the ways that different groups were treated was completely different throughout the world. For example, to this day I do not know why is some countries women do not have the right to drive or vote or why does there exist such a high gap between salaries. I even heard one time heard some studies have even shown that women with the same qualifications are less likely to get the same jobs as men. I think the reason why women are not facing so many issues in the society like wage inequality is the lack of unity and anything that would contribute to uniting women is of great value. I sometimes have this sense of hopelessness for women to find greater equality in the society. However, I think the future will be better as I compare my experience with women of previous generations.
I would hope so. In this day and age where we almost had a woman president. I believe that we as a country is going towards progression, however, I do not know about the rest of the world.