Angela wrote
>>I know that a lot of people feel that ecofeminism is empowering to women but
instead of filling women with hate and resentment for men, their brothers,
who are dominating them with their belief in God - thus, blaming God for the
whole thing/when it in reality is our fault for not revealing the feminine
face in glory - why not teach them FRUGALITY!
++Angela, I cannot believe you wrote this. Empowering women does not mean
filling women with hate and resentment for men. It's about teaching women
that they have the power to have equality to men in oh so many areas,
including empowering women to address major issues of change in society,
empowering women to say no to rape and subjugation and to take a role in
trying to address the increasing breakdown in society (men seem to think
that capital punishment and jail are answers to crime - so we fill our jails
and kill those who have killed) Empowering women is about moving in on men's
control in many areas (for the object of betterment) and giving women back
their self respect and power of determination over their own lives and
society in general.
Female power has been usurped by males over time and also this has been
entrenched in the system. We need to change this and we need our daughters
to be empowered to address the problems in the system and to help bring
about change.
This change will be for the betterment of all. Males will have to change to
accomodate the way women wish to be treated. We need changes to education
from the earliest years...men have to be educated that women are equals and
worthy of respect and compassion. Women have to be allowed to become policy
makers not
policy followers or we will not bring about the changes we need so badly
Marguerite
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