Did the Feminist Movement Get Us Anywhere?

[shcrane71]

48. You made a HUGE difference. I never thanked older feminist enough when I was a young.

Please realize, that I and my peers wouldn't be where we are today without the sacrifices of those who came before us.

When I was younger, there were instances where older women seemed incredulous with the presence of younger people. Many instances, I overheard how ungrateful my peers and I were. Like many of my age group then, we weren't the best at reading social queues. Although I was well aware of the opportunities provided to me that the previous generation didn't have, I was clueless, and I lacked the social graces. It's no excuse, but please allow me to extend my gratitude for your work.

The glass ceiling, sexism, harassment, misogyny were still a part of my and my friends lives when I was in my late teens, 20s, 30s. I definitely recognize that now the next generation of women are dealing with the same bullshit. I feel like I failed the women who are 20 years younger than me. But then I'm reminded that women are graduating at higher rates than men in college, and this is even in medical schools. Optimistically, it simply seems to be a slow, slow process undoing centuries of subjugation.