N is for NOW

Recently, a student surprised me by saying they wanted to complete their persuasive research paper on the topic of feminism and how it needs to be re-asserted. I was shocked. Weren't we a group of women who had already forged ahead behind our mothers and grandmothers? Wasn't the movement moot? After she conducted a survey of her peers I was shocked to find that perhaps we were not past the "war" on bias and inequality.

This post is not to promote NOW (National Organization of Women) in the sense that I agree with everything they do and everything they mean, because there is a lot about them I don't like too much. However, there is a lot they stand for that is good. NOW works for the rights of women across the United States making sure we get the equality we deserve. And even though many men feel scorned by the feminist movement, or find it way past it's peak, it's important to realize that we're not the "softer" or "weaker" sex; we're women with needs, wants, desires, jobs, minds, and hearts. NOW and millions of feminists everywhere have made my struggles lighter, my possibilities more endless. So, here's to NOW and feminists everywhere. Struggle on!

For more info on NOW, check out: http://www.now.org/