21st century African Woman

Society over time has placed these ancient amongst the two genders, for women, they are:

•The housewife • Inferior • Weak • The child bearer •Emotional wrecks

These ancient labels have been derived from 100 years ago when labels were probably true. It's sad that they are still other men who believe that any woman should be bound to these ancient labels.

I agree with what Saira Syed once wrote on her blog site: women have come a very long way over the centuries and especially previous years, and I can safely say I am extremely grateful for being a woman in today's conforming society.

Recently, I attended a meeting which was dominated by males. It felt awkward when I walked in, few women who are reading this blog can agree with me, that when you raise your point, there is an undertone of inferior. For a few minutes I was caught up in between trying to shout out this dominating character and I stopped myself when I was about to show off how I know a few w things about the sport. I chose to remain in power of being a female and to dominate in that space.

As a young woman with her whole life ahead of her, I believe that I will still face challenges that target women, The issue of inequality between men and women still exist and there is a huge gap.

To be a woman in the 21st century means having the chance to strive for any career she so desires. If you rewind 100 years back, the government at the time had expanded the education activities in which women were given the right to better education and women will get job opportunities like clerks or teachers.

To be a woman in the 21st century also means, women are no longer ashamed to embrace their bodies, to show body parts that would have horrified communities a century ago. This issue of women embracing their bodies has become controversial to many young women. Some men believe that when showing off your assets to the public create an invitation to be raped or used as a one night stands. Nonetheless this is a minority, the true focus lies in the progression that has occurred.

Overall to be a woman in the 21st century is an exhilarating and exciting time as women have achieved many things over the past century. There is always room to grow and progress, and I myself along with many other young women, hope that gender equality is achieved sooner.

Nompumelelo Afrika Gcaba

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