Women’s liberation means a movement that counterattacks sexual discrimination and obtains all rights in education, vocation, and social rights equal to men’s. Women continue the fight to be able to recognize to be capable and qualified without hesitation. The simple thought behind the reluctance of capability is the emotional factor that women supposedly have that doesn’t allow them to think logically but emotionally.
In the reading “The Feminine Mystic” by Betty Friedan, Betty talks about the women post World War 2. At this time, their true dream was to be perfect wives and mothers. What fulfilled these women was through housework, marriage, and child-rearing alone. It was assumed that women didn’t care for high education or work. They allowed men to take on the more critical decisions. Also, when the census came around in the occupation slot, they would write proudly “housewife,” which is revolting because I cannot imagine myself being at home taking care of all the household chores and raising children being the perfect wife. Betty speaks about the problem that has no name, “This is all?” the realization that there has to be more than just being a housewife. Realizing there was more was a turning point in feminism. Channeling your feminism helps you prevail from the thought that you have a stopping point. You can express yourself one way by your wife or mother’s duties. Women are still represented as secondary that men don’t acknowledge or give respect to women. There is still a lot of work to be done in this aspect. I face moments when my voice isn’t heard, even if I scream it out in my work setting. My boss doesn’t make it easier either because she sees more potential in male employees than women. Her thought behind her hiring process is that I stated at the beginning of my writing: women are more emotional, and she doesn’t want to deal with the presumable drama.

The similarity between “The Feminine Mystic” and “The Myth of the Vaginal Orgasm” is that both readings address male dominance. There is so much that can be said when we speak up. Settling with what is given to us is losing the gift of going beyond what you thought was enough. Women’s liberation is essential so they can see themselves differently. Witnessing women in social-economic roles or even political is a significant statement because this gives young girls or women, in general, to be seen as more than just house wife that can bear children. Transforming mainstream society can help the change.