Being Female In The 21st Century

March is women’s history month. Instead of moving forward with celebrations for half of humanity, some now are pushing women back to previous centuries.

I won’t rant about specifics – that is all over the “news” but I want to lament a bit about how backwards we are going.

In the 60’s, birth control was not only illegal in Massachusetts [where I lived] it was illegal to even mention contraception! I do recall that most females, at least in the Boston area, knew where and how to get contraceptives and legal abortions.

In the 21st Century, both contraception and abortions are legal – but there seems to be a desire on the part of some states to return to the eras when both were illegal.

Women who speak publicly about contraception or abortion are being criticized in a negative way.

States are passing laws making it difficult and expensive to get a legal abortion.

And much of this is being done and said by men who say they are only interested in making sure women understand x, y and z.

I guess women should be seen and not heard, barefoot and endlessly pregnant and at home with a zillion kids – home schooling all of them.

I lamented on Facebook that next many states will try to remove our ability to vote.

But I guess if one can never leave the house, one could not vote anyway.

Being female in the 21st Century means having to re-fight long settled fights

I’ll be posting more about women over the month as the current political climate has me back to writing my ebook about politics and women…..

Comments? Thanks!