Toward Equality for Women, Men, and Society

Nowadays , gender became a very sensitive issue . The word gender is not only limited to feminist and masculinity . Other than that , feminist movements are very active . They claim that man and women should be equally treated . Certain jobs and career should not be limited to a specific gender . There is also a kind of feminist movement that claims that women can do masculine work and engage in masculine sports Examples are women who are working as cab drivers , police , and soldiers and joining sports such as weight lifting , wrestling , and boxing Sapphireblue

.com defines amazon feminism as follows

Amazon feminism is dedicated to the image of the female hero in fiction and in fact , as it is expressed in art and literature , in the physiques and feats of female athletes , and in sexual values and practices

Amazon feminism is concerned about physical equality and is opposed to gender role stereotypes and discrimination against women based on assumptions that women are supposed to be , look or behave as if they are passive , weak and physically helpless

Amazon feminism rejects the idea that certain characteristics or interests are inherently masculine (or feminine , and upholds and explores a vision of heroic womanhood . Thus Amazon feminism advocates e .g , female strength athletes , martial artists , soldiers , etc . [TG]

In my own opinion , feminism and masculinity are only defined by the society . Masculinity just varies and it depends on how it is viewed in a culture . For example , there was a time in Japan when crying and being soft was their idea of masculinity . This view of masculinity might shock us because of our modern view but there was a time when it really existed in Japan . It is very interesting to know that there was also a time in Japan when masculinity means being a warrior or a samurai . It only means that an era or culture sets the standard of masculinity and there is no such thing as absolute masculinity

On the other hand , there are people who think that there is such word as too masculine . It only means that an image or nature of work display too much quality that only man can satisfy . This word disqualifies any woman from doing or fulfilling that too masculine responsibility . Now that we are living in a modern society , I think that the word too masculine ' is no longer applicable . Thanks to some feminist movements , career or any other responsibility are no longer limited to a specific gender . Any person , man or woman , is entitled to a career or responsibility as long as he or she is qualified . Actually there are a lot of woman who are excelling in those fields which are traditionally for men . Examples are successful political leaders such as Gloria Macapagal Arroyo of the Philippines , Benazir Bhuto of Pakistan and Margaret Thatcher of Great Britain . They have proven that women can lead a nation as long as effective as men . Here , we can see that leadership position in the field of...