Legendary women

Author: Belina
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Publish Date: 2004-10-01
Features: Public affairs were once considered a difficult and dangerous "activity" primarily for men. Men not only had to fulfill their biological mission but also meet the material needs and security of their families. Women, on the other hand, were given even heavier tasks—besides participating in the divine mission of creating life alongside men at the same time, they had to endure hardships in educating their children. Women's liberation, like every fundamental social structure, has several misconceptions. One view is that in an idealistic marital relationship, the roles of men and women become blurred. The strict division of roles between men and women, as defined by psychologists, is broken by the existence of homosexual tendencies. Another misconception is that traditional, widely supported women's liberation transcends different civilizations, so it can be anticipated that men and women living in various civilizations will jointly break free from the shackles of slavery and become equal citizens. However, the outcome of this process is still unknown. For example, many Russian women who have achieved women's liberation, even in "matrilineal societies," may even envy women in certain regions who have not yet achieved it, as they still live in traditional "patrilineal societies." The last major misconception has led to the idea that if women had been more involved in politics earlier, the world would have been at peace sooner. However, figures like Golda Meir (1898—1978), the founder of Israel, and Margaret Thatcher of the United Kingdom demonstrate that extraordinary women, though they did not start wars, were more decisive in handling crises than male politicians, as seen throughout history.