Real Women
It’s time to start writing about women. Women compete every day in a world that is typically
masculine in nature. When a woman is
hired over a man, she is ultimately challenged by male dominated industries,
employers, or co-workers that eventually tear at the fabric of her feminine
qualities. They expect her to compromise
with their pre-existing conditions, all created to maintain a male agenda. If
she does not conform and stands strong in her convictions to maintain her own
power, the war is on.
Threatened by her fierce determination and undying commitment to her
values, she is a target for the status quo.
Coming at her like a pack of well trained dogs, each taking their turn nipping
at her heels, they will try to exhaust her, hoping to wear her out, to weaken
her resolve, until she compromises. If they are successful, she may branded
weak and worthless or just pushed aside in defeat.
If she attempts to become a man she will have lost, as no woman can fully beat a man at being a
man. Women have many possibilities that
inherently offer them advantages men do not acknowledge. Even if a woman is successful at containing
and stuffing herself into the male form
she will eventually suffer within and suffocate in her own anguish. This is another form of self-defeat that
erodes and murders the woman within.
Men don't often embrace a woman’s worth, what she naturally brings to the table and will not let
her BE. Her strengths are undeniable,
but not acceptable. She must be changed
into a man or be deemed an object of
desire. Women who challenge these roles
have much to offer. They are
self-sufficient, secure and extremely powerful individuals. They bring amazing gifts to those who are think of feminine qualities as being elegant, beautiful, graceful, motherly,
endearing, and attractive, I am referring to the feminine qualities which
include creativity, dedication, attention to details, perception,
intuition, fierce loyalty, maintaining the integrity of a group/family, bold
initiative and follow through in accomplishing a worthy goal. I am sure I have missed a few.
Women who express their
true feminine qualities have a chance to survive the status quo, bringing
exceptional results to any workplace, family, and world concern. Compromise is
not a healthy choice for any woman who wants to survive whole.
Karen Carlsson
September 7, 2012
