My Thoughts on Women in Today's World

My Thoughts on Women in Today's World

The other day while talking with my fiancé, the ideas and subject matter of my women's studies class swirled in my mind. After letting my thoughts brew for a little while longer I let them eep out into a conversation. I said, " you know what, I am really glad that I am a girl." to which my husband to be answered, "I am glad you are a girl too. And I am glad I am a boy." As I think about what it means to be a woman in today's world, I think mostly about the gratitude I feel for my gender and the need we have as men and women to support and love one another. This post is a continuation of my swirling thoughts and feelings surrounding womanhood- written by a woman, for other women.

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We need to celebrate and praise women. To recognize the greatness that exists around us and within us obligates us to nurture the greatness in the rising generation. I am grateful to be a woman.

https://www.biography.com/people/michelle-obama-307592#&gid=ci01a33b79fd3e860e&pid=michelle-obama-38-sized

Michelle Obama is an example of a strong woman. As the 44th first lady of the United States, Michelle has developed her strengths and used them to bless the community, our nation, and her family. As a graduate of princeton university and Harvard law school, Michelle values education and hard work. The job that is most important to her however, is her role as a wife and mother. I value the love she shows for her husband and family.

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I love this quote and picture. Sometimes we are not always privy to the strength that others have and the hidden battles they are fighting and winning. There are so many women today that exert this kind of strength that doesn't make the headlines. My mother is one of those heroes.

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I think we too often overlook the gift women have been given to bring life to this earth. Bearing children is a great privilege. Today, many women downplay the importance of this gift. An increase of gratitude and reverence for our bodies would do more for humanity than would a focus on how pregnancy and the attitudes surrounding it have imprisoned women. 

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A big part of showing gratitude for women is taking care of the woman you are with 24/7- yourself! Sometimes we fall into the trap of self negligence when our lives get busy. I believe that our life quality begins with how we treat ourselves, emotionally, physically, spiritually, socially, and in any other capacity. 

Sometimes

You’ll just be too much woman.
Too smart,
Too beautiful,
Too strong.
Too much of something
That makes a man feel like less of a man,
Which will start making you feel like you have to be less of a
woman.
The biggest mistake you can make
Is removing jewels from your crown
To make it easier for a man to carry.
When this happens, I need you to understand,
You do not need a smaller crown –
You need a man with bigger hands. - Michael Reid

https://sincerelyloewe.wordpress.com/2016/02/11/dear-woman-by-michael-e-reid/

The best thing we as women can do to encourage other women and men to step up is to be ourselves. There has never been a bigger need in our world for strong people. Refusing to settle for less will force others to rise up to a higher standard. 

Betrayal

This painting by Mario Sanchez Nevado shows the beauty and virtue inherit in women and the great need we have for their goodness in the world today. The woman in the painting fearlessly faces the gun of the world- refusing to back down and standing courageously for the values that make up her very nature. So is it with the women of today's world. 

https://fineartamerica.com/featured/we-can-do-it-american-school.html

I love this poster of Rosie. This poster isn't to show that we don't need men in the workplace (as it is sometimes misinterpreted) but to show that women work to run America in cooperation with the men. While men were away at war, women were needed to work in the factories to help the war effort. Just as the success of our country during wartimes was continent upon cooperation between men and women, the success of our country today is contingent on both men and women working in cooperation. 

Motherhood Uncut

To be a woman in today's world is to be a mother. Whether it is to be a mother for children you have birthed yourself or for other children, women today have a tremendous influence on the rising generation. We are to raise children who know that they are loved and valued by us. Children who are fortified with confidence in themselves and simultaneous humility to serve in the world. 

To be a woman in today's world is to be equipped with charisma and a positive outlook on challenges. The challenges we face in school or at work are opportunities for growth.

We’ll Ascend Together

By Linda K. Burton

Relief Society General President

This address was given in a general conference meeting of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Linda K. Burton is a Woman in today's world and recognizes the importance of cooperation instead of competition between men and women. 

http://www.livestrong.com/article/394766-are-peanut-butter-jelly-sandwiches-healthy/

The cause of humanity is like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Men and Women are different and complementary. Women in today's world should embrace their identity as women, show gratitude for it by taking care of themselves and working in cooperation with men.