Woman's Rights. Media. False Portrayal. These words, coming together to create an ongoing issue this society has struggled with for so long. Simply because of their gender, disparaged woman in all industries are forced to deal with bias opinions and constant doubts from all ends, however we are all stronger because of the strong women we have leading our exclusively female pack. It has been estimated that the average American spends 10 hours and 45 minutes per day, enticed in front of a TV screen or a computers images, learning from the opinions of the media, a male dominated industry. The information going straight to our heads, all adding up to form a community where women are belittled down to nothing. As mere objects to the world around us, this false representation of the strong females in this world, most of whom our success should be credited towards, is shaping who we are as a community. This distorted image young girls everywhere are led to believe at such a young age, clouds the achievements we believe we will be able to attain, lowering our self esteems just a little bit more. We are led to believe that our dreams of becoming scientists or great doctors, are jobs in which only a man can withstand, because we are simply not strong enough. More often than not we are rendered as the victims, criticized when we achieve something great, perhaps greater than that of a male and I am now choosing to do something about it. When you begin looking at this demoralized situation with a more critical eye, you will begin to notice, what I have just begun to see. We as a community are blind to the way women are treated, and the few of us whom are brave enough to open our mouths to challenge the circumstance at hand, are often looked down upon if in fact we represent the ultimate target, a woman. The unfortunate truth of it all is that it is a revelation when we hear of a woman running for president, or a woman finding the cure to some worldwide disease, solving issues the world has yet been able to merely question. The answer to how women are constantly one step ahead of it all is simple. We are forced to look at things more critically because our opinion is often outspoken, clouded by the image which meets the eye, because we are forced to believe very early on that our value to society depends on it. All the thinking and questioning is forced to take place internally. Why this situation came to be, remains an unknown. However, the reason why a change has yet to me made, leaves most flabbergasted, an even more surprising unknown. Subconsciously, as a community we are promoting this type of behavior looking at this male dominated society with open eyes and a shut mouth. Challenge the situation at hand, protect the woman in your community. Spend a tenth of the time you may spend worried about the image in the mirror, making a difference trying to focus on worldwide issues. Perhaps even the one which is leading to the constant concern regarding external beauty. Never doubt your inner strength, your mental strength, and your physical strength. The mere fact that we as woman have been able to withstand such torment and denigration for so long, should be enough to prove to the world around us, that there has to be more to us deeper down than the outer most layer. When will, the strong woman we are, be enough? Never be afraid to dig deeper. To challenge woman rights. To speak up. To Make a difference.
"The Most Common Way People Give Up Their Power, Is By Thinking They Do Not Have Any..." -Alice Walker
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