Feminist. Is this good or bad?

In our age, many concepts have become perverse, although they initially had an exclusively positive orientation. So, in the understanding of most of the stronger sex, the feminist is a woman who hates men, who wants to dominate everything, avenging the entire opposite sex for her failures. For the sake of justice, we must admit that often men are not so wrong in this judgment. And all because of the fact that the concept of feminism in the modern world is turned upside down.

Feminism, by its nature, in its original sense, implied a struggle for women's rights. The thing is that two centuries ago, the lot of the weaker sex was only watching the house, courting the husband, caring for the children. Women had no right to work, to own property, to elect, they could not get a decent education, because there were no educational institutions for them. In such a situation, a feminist is a woman who does not want to put up with such a state of things, desiring a better share for herself. Of course, statements and publications against discrimination of the weaker sex appeared in the 16th century, but very often the bearers of such bold ideas were persecuted and even executed.

The first sign of the success of feminism was the appearance of women in the United States at the beginning of the XIX century. Industry developed, demanded participation in the production of not only men, but also women. American feminists could achieve a lot. Their example was followed by English women who achieved shortening of the working day, granting leave after childbirth, the ability to dispose of the money they had earned.

In every country, women had their own needs, which they sought, but for the granting of one right, feminists from all over the world - the suffrage - fought. Somewhere earlier, somewhere later, but almost all women in the world had the opportunity to choose. The only exception is Saudi Arabia and Andorra. On this first wave of feminism quietly came to naught.

A new round of history was received in the sixties of the last century. Feminist organizations began to appear again, believing that all the achievements of this movement were only an empty formality, and inequality continues to exist. Two directions of feminism emerged: liberal and radical. The liberals sought to improve the lives of women without destroying the existing way of life. But radical feminism demanded the complete destruction of the existing system, the redistribution of roles in society. It was this moment that became the cornerstone in the definition of an initially positive concept.

Feminism in Russia is less developed than in the West. Perhaps, that is why understanding of its essence in our country is so perverted. A feminist is a radical, militant lady, hungry for power over men. She argues that women's rights are infringed, that they receive low wages, that they can not become leaders, they can not take seats in the Government. Many young girls, not understanding the essence of the movement, claim their feminism. And in the end they get only misunderstanding and ridicule.

But if you think about it, women of the XIX century fought for the right choice. And they really got it. After all, a modern feminist is one who can choose the work of a teacher, not a programmer, to choose the role of the keeper of the home, not the leader, to be a good mother, and not the President. And may there be more teachers, wives and mothers in our world. Then the world, maybe, at least a little bit, but it will get better.