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Women’s Equality: Right Intention, Wrong Execution
Why treating the symptoms won’t get rid of the disease
Feminism is defined as the advocacy of women’s rights on the ground of the equality of the sexes.
According to the CIA World Factbook of 2018, the world’s ratio of male to female population is 101 to 100 — essentially as close as you get to an “even” distribution. Yet, the fact that women have to “fight” for equality is a sign of a whole host of fundamental flaws with how society has shaped up over time.
The fact that “feminism” is such a widely misunderstood term and is often perceived as some sort of a fight against men, is a cause for alarm on how much ignorance there is on the issue.
While there is much talk and also some action around addressing women equality via government policies, workplace policies, more awareness and discussion, and a variety of measures, the results have been far from commensurate with the perceived efforts.
My personal view is that the primary reason for this is a flawed approach that focuses on short-term wins and results. While what is needed instead is a fundamental change in behavior that would lead to long-term impact. To that end, I will address the issues on three…
