These articles written by Pat Mainardi and Anne Koedt made me open my eyes more to how women are depicted throughout society and how much they are still oppressed till this day, this would also include me in this conversation. The fact that women’s voices are heard so low for so long goes to show that gender roles will always play a part throughout the world. The idea that women are still seen as vessels to give life and also take care of life without being seen or noticed for much else throughout their own life saddens me and honestly makes me angry. These articles also made me realize that women throughout history have continuously listened to societal norms and gender roles that were put in place by men in power not other women; men that can’t relate to even the idea of being a woman or the struggles that women go through on a daily basis. Another idea that stood out to me throughout these articles is the idea that women’s everyday struggles and issues are not seen as political but seen as just personal. If you think about it, society is basically saying that women’s issues are so minor they would never be discussed or brought up in a political manner. Women have not and continuously not taken seriously nor does society value women and their every day obstacles as much as society values men and their every day struggles. It’s almost as if society brushes women off to the side even knowing they are extremely important to the world as a whole.