When women of color are on TV, they are relegated to plot lines about racism. So, when it comes to finding sisterhood in emotions outside of Feeling Oppressed, I do turn to “Fleabag,” even as I cringe at its titular character's outdated thinking.
It is a travesty that more women are not involved in the policy creation process as well. However, I believe that this gap can and should be addressed the same way it is being addressed in STEM fields — through working with young girls.
We must carry on the legacy forged by activists like Friedan by continuing to think, write, and analyze the state of our current inequalities. In doing so, we are reclaiming the very thing once stripped of us: the confidence and freedom to think.
We need to have a diversity of conceptions of femininity to look toward in the media. Although they have a long way to go before achieving true diversity, Disney princesses represent many varieties of femininity and make for outstanding role models.
Queen Elizabeth may no longer be its head of state, but Barbados has yet to fully escape the grasp of its former colonizer. We can laud Barbados for taking a huge step forward while also acknowledging that there is still much work to do
It is crucial to remember that there are valid arguments for continued arts funding that align with conservatism — not just arguments rooted in economics, but in the moral framework to which the modern American conservative subscribes.
