Gloria Steinem brought up a great point
about how we haven't seen the same expansion in men's roles as we
have in women's roles since the start of the feminist movement, and
the importance of humanizing both masculine and feminine roles. We discussed this
as it applies to raising our boys in a more humanized way than
'raising men' to fulfill a limited and limiting role.
In a recent article, Youth Rights Is a Feminist Issue posted on the National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) website,
Kathleen Nicole O'Neal makes a call for a much needed feminist focus
on youth. She discusses many examples of issues related to youth rights, and particularly the rights of young women, that would further the goal of feminism. While I disagree with her view that the male perspective
continues to be the default when youth issues are discussed, I do
agree that we cannot ignore the gender-specific issues that affect
young people. And I wholeheartedly agree with these words:
