“A woman cannot be herself in the society of the present day, which is an exclusively masculine society, with laws framed by men and with a judicial system that judges feminine conduct from a masculine point of view”
To what extent are Ibsen’s words still true today? Provide real-life examples in your response.
I believe that compared to 1878, the world has definitely changed a lot for the better in terms of feminism. (or humanism, as it was called in Ibsen’s time) With the feminist movement reaching new heights in recent years, women are finally starting to accept themselves and men are also starting to respect that us women have our own rights and do not have to follow and a cater to a man’s agenda.
Examples of feminism pushing our society into a fairer system can be seen in the Philippines, where the movement of feminist rock has been shaking up the nation for the past year and spreading the word of feminism through rock music. This is a different way of spreading awareness as it is more loud and clear in terms of the message the artists are trying to send. Lack of feminism has long been a problem in the Philippines as it has been in more western countries. However, it seems that it is starting to look up with social media and pop culture starting to make marketing campaigns based around feminism and body acceptance.
Hi Kirsty!
I think that this post definitely impacts and introduced me to a new example as to how women are exposed to a much fairer system nowadays, you used a really interesting example of feminist rock which has gone a long way to advocate for women’s rights In the Philippines, do you feel that this is due to the heavy western influence in the Philippines? Do you think this plays a role in reforming laws on women’s rights? I also wonder how women in nonwestern communities play a different role within their society. This was a very thought-provoking post, Great Job 🙂