Has feminism changed marriage in any way ? Have women changed fundamentally after becoming feminists ?

Question

How has feminism helped women assert themselvs in marriage ?

Has feminism been good or bad for marriage ?

What has feminism taught married women ?

Can all women be labelled as feminists ?

Answer 1

Here are the problems I see with feminism or the feminist movement: It has led daughters to be raised without balance. We were raised much more like men, to think of our careers and rights, so if you have a household full of 'men' who is going to worry/think about the home? Or the children? We aren't caretakers anymore, we are more focused on ourselves and our rights, and we've been brainwashed to think that men don't have feelings, and we've been brainwashed to emasculate them into these 'touchy feely ninnies" and then we don't respect them when they don't act like men.

I think there should be a movement that strikes a more balanced attitude. Yes women should have equal say and rights, but someone also has to care about the family and home, what should be the core of our values.

Answer 2

Would you like to be controlled or held substandard due to your religion? How about your race of country or origin?

Well how about your sex?
If any of your answers are no then you know the origin of feminism.

A real feminist does not need to assert herself in marriage because her marriage would be based upon a cooperative partnership not on some ancient power system.

Feminism realized well after the marriage is most likely bad for a marriage where the husband is steeped in some traditional male dominated role and cannot give up any of his dominant position.

No, not all women are feminists.
If you submit to male authority for any other reason than your own choice without coercion no you are not a feminist.

Feminism is about individual rights being granted regardless of gender.

Answer 3

Im happily married, Im not a feminist but I hate machism. I couln't live with a man who thinks that Im the "house cleanning" machine, or that Im only meant to be his cleaner, cooker or a baby's machine.

I think that the women freedom has helped to the marriages since women like me (who works and loves the gym) are not frustrated. We can earn our own money and decide how to spend it. Maybe men are started to feel frustrated because nowdays women don't depend of them, that might be the real reason of the feminism-divorces problem.

Not all women can be labeled as feminists...there are some that live happy under they man shadow.

Answer 4

Feminism is giving women the confidence and courage to follow their dreams and aspirations, in brief allowing her to do what she wants.
Yes Feminism has helped women assert themselves in the marraige..she's not a doormat but someone who has intelligence, opinions and views.
Feminism has taught married women to be able to handle personal and professional life. It has taught her not to feel guilty if the man is working around the house!!
Yes all women who can stand up to their rights, duties and full potentials can be labelled feminists.

Answer 5

I think it has surely changed some rules of marriage like men helping their better half...but then it also depends on how much responsibilty a man wants to take for the house hold works...which he still thinks is only a woman's arena even when she is coming from 12 hrs of work...this is the irony with the indian families tioday...they want educated and earning girls but they dont want to listen to the fact that the BOY will also have to help her with households...she is expected to be a super person...and men still boast of the manly jobs they do like gettuing a car repaired...well its man;s world out there so a girl cannt do much abt getting a mechanixc to repair things...but MAN she is bringing the money you need to drive your daily luxuries...she is no less...

still feminism needs a long way to go and help the women out there get their share of respect!!!

Answer 6

I believe in equality of all human beings, men and women are to be equal partners in the marriage where they both put in 100%. In some cases the man is capable of making a better living than the woman and he provides for the house hold which that is an agreed upon situation. In some cases both the man and woman equally work and share all household responsibilities. I love to cook and am a neat freak, but my husband and I share all responsibilties 50-50 which works great for me. We have 6 kids betweeen us but only 1 is little she is 9 years old, and we both do as much as we can with her nurturing. I guess by most people standards I am viewed as a feminist, but I am all girl. I think when choosing a partner these are things to be discussed as I don't want a man to take care of me. I am more than capable of taking care of myself. I want some to walk beside me and we can tackle the obstacles together.

Answer 7

Are you writing a paper?

Feminism is great. It does indeed give us more power in marriage, and in life in general. However, you need to keep in mind that the ONLY way any of this would have been possible is with the advent of birth control. Now that WE control when and if we want to have children, our lives can be led exactly as we want them to be. Is this bad for the institution of marriage? Probably. But, things change, and institutions fall. Knowing that I can live my life exactly as I want gives me a lot of power in my relationship. I don't NEED my husband for anything, but I do WANT him. I think being wanted is better than being needed. He thinks so too.

I don't think all women are "allowed" to be feminists. Some cultures and religions hold them back. But, in America today, even a woman who choses to stay at home and be a mom is a feminist, because that's her choice. It's all about choice.

Answer 8

I think it's less about actually seeing a 50-50 split everywhere and more about seeing women who want to do something actually be able to do it. Having ONLY 2 women in the Indy 500 isn't the point. So what if only 2 women want to race. They wanted to race and they get their chance. ETA: And yet, of those that are registered, more women turn out to vote then men. In the 2004 election, 65% of registered women voted compared to 62% of registered men.

Answer 9

Look feminism is the right to choose what you want my sister in law likes to tries to bust balls all the time saying thats what feminst do. To me its the right to go to work make money and then choose to come home and look after my husband make the dinner give him foot rubs its my choice and I choose to do it. Feminism has nothing to do with marriage its all down to teh woman

Answer 10

A Man is always the head of his household.

Men and women have different roles.....

I am not a feminist. Me and my Man have a very traditional relationship.

It works for Us.