Journal 65: You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby

Women have come a long way since when women had no right. They didn't have voting right, they had little to no power in the society in terms of ownership and basic human rights and respects, they had no place in society except staying home and look pretty and care for the kids, and even after slaves, what was viewed as being possessions and tools, were freed, women still had not improved their rights. The black rights movement gave blacks a lot more right then when there were discriminated upon and segregated against based on their race. The women civil rights movement even came after black rights which came as a shock to many people, that women gain rights later than black people did. Women had no rights until very recent history. However, I believe women are gaining too much right now. We used to open doors, walk after, pull out the chair, lend our jackets to them when it's cold, but it's because we believe that we are superior and with great power (in this case, more rights) comes great responsibility. However, women now are gaining almost equivalent rights and it's time for traditional gentleman to end and when chivalry start working both ways.