Do you feel the Women's Liberation Movement helped women or harmed women?

Answer 1

There's no denying that women have gained greater personal rights and opportunities in the more than four decades since Betty Friedan wrote "The Feminine Mystique."
Changes range from wider career choices and more equality of pay to more serious consideration of issues like domestic violence.

Like many movements, however, feminism has come to be burdened by its most vocal true believers, and when the extremists control the agenda, the whole movement suffers.

Public perception of feminism has been defined by scowling, screeching, man-hating nutcakes to such an extent that many people see any issue involving women's rights as part of some crazy radical agenda.
Sadly, this allows cultural conservatives to discredit the whole notion of feminism.

My answer, therefore, is that "women's lib" has helped women (and the society as a whole) but that the record is not perfect.

Answer 2

In the end, I think it got off track.

Let me clarify:
The idea was that we not be denied anything, based on gender. That we receive equal pay for equal work, etc etc.

#1 a certain group has derailed the ERA, we all know who they are, I just dont want my answer deleted!

I think some women have gotten a little carried away with it, honestly. I don't mind good old fashioned chivalry. I do mind being denigrated and diminished, purely because I am female.

We need to regroup and relaunch the effort.

Answer 3

I think it helped women greatly. Think of the days when women were told that their primary contribution to humanity was to stay in the kitchen, stay silent, and stay pregnant. Think of the days when women like Margaret Sanger could be jailed just for talking about the subject of birth control. Who in their right mind wants to go back to a world like that? The women's liberation movement, and feminism in general, questioned many unfair practices and assumptions regarding women, and demonstrated that women can make great achievements, and can do so without a man's permission. I'm all for it.

Answer 4

I think it did a little bit of both...my mom and her mom were womans libbers...and they fought for fair jobs, and pay rates, and to push ahead in their workforce and rights as a woman...then I came along...and all I want to do is be a mommy, but because of finances, I am forced to work...but I dont feel against having my husband supporting my family and I...I like to be taken care of, and would love nothing more than to cook, clean and take care of my family....I am very educated...and work as a nurse for terminal kids....so I have my education.....sorry if I offended anyone.

Answer 5

That's a touchy subject and I'm not willing to risk our friendship over this. I'll leave this to the philosophic

Answer 6

in most of the big cities it helped, the country is well still the country

Answer 7

Helped us. Without them, we wouldn't even be able to vote for goodness sake. It definitely helped us.