I’m a 23 year old woman having a bit of a quarter life crisis (I'm hoping for longevity). Crisis is good though as it provides a great opportunity for a meaningful and thoughtful transition. Transition where? Who knows. But while I’m actively transitioning my sister has decided that blogging would be good practice. As a fairly educated woman I have been trained to examine the meaning of my gender and my sex in daily life. I wonder about the messages we (the world) are constantly sending and how they are perceived.
Out of curiosity I decided to put google to the test. I googled women. The top results? Boring. Except for a blog from The New York Times “Women’s Day at the White House”.This definitely did not have a “Woohoo! Empower Women!” tone. I was and still am a President Obama hopeful. However, I am so not impressed by the acknowledgement of a glass ceiling. Maybe I should be. At least it is a start. Is my attitude a reflection of my generation?
So… I have decided to try to write a blog about women and my meaning making of womanhood. Mostly, I’ll examine the message of the day as perceived by me from various media sources and my own personal experiences. Hopefully my daily life will provide some other insights and I’ll take a breather to write about something else.
Don’t worry. I’m not some crazy young feminist from Vermont with dreadlocks using this as a forum to complain and then insist on hairy legs, veganism, and Ralph Nader. I am a feminist from Vermont. However, like lots of young women I cannot resist Sarah Jessica Parker, the season’s latest nail polish color (I only paint my toe nails), or Victoria's Secret.
Usually I would say “Today being a woman means”, but since I am backtracking a little bit I’ll write:
Yesterday being a woman meant…that there are limits thanks to the wonderful glass ceiling that the President can acknowledge. Hmm… the powerful recognize their power.
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