Eve is known as the first woman to walk this earth. She is the mother of all mothers and the first wife. The story is: God told eve and her husband Adam not to eat from a for bidden tree. She and Adam both ate from the tree of knowledge and the rest is history. Eve was the the one to eat from the tree, after being deceived by a serpent. She shared the fruit with her husband and they both became aware. They were now able to see nakedness which they weren’t able to before. After hiding their naked bodies from God, they were punished. The man must rule over the woman in return, he must take care of her.
This biblical tale has set a tone for relationships since the beginning of time. The man is the provider and the woman is a nurturer. Women are naturally nurturing. Our bodies were created to give life and to nurture. Men naturally are stronger than women, which makes them great providers and protectors. Families seemed to thrive under the circumstances for centuries.
During the early 1900s women in the United States started fighting for human rights. At this time things have got really bad within the family structure. Men would get drunk and beat their wives. Many men viewed their wives as property and would treat them like animals in extreme cases. Women were not allowed the same rights and society as men. Without a man, a woman couldn’t survive in the world. So, it definitely was time for a change.
Today we have made tremendous progress in women’s rights in the United States. Women around the world are doing amazing things they never had the opportunity to do before, such as being a soldier or sciences. We still have a lot of work to do in the country and around the world. People are still marrying their young daughters off to old men and not allowing girls the opportunity to learn. Even though there is a lot to be done. Throughout this fight, we must not only remember woman’s rights but we must always think about family.
So, how have women’s rights affected the family structure today? Marriage rates are lower than they ever been before and families just don’t stay together anymore. More children are abandoned by their mothers every year and infertility rates are through the roof. What happened to Eve?
Women have learned to hate themselves. We teach women that their natural instincts are wrong and not good enough. To be strong you must be like a man. The power of womanhood is not promoted often. The men have been at the forefront of power and leadership, women have always held the true power.
Being a good mother, wife, and friend is power. Too often than not Feminist down play the role of a housewife. People make comments such as “you are more than that”, like being a mother isn’t good enough. From my Knowledge, it is housewives that raised the world we live in.
In the movie Love And Basketball, Sanaa Lathan’s character, Monica, had a troubled relationship with her mother. She looked down at her mother for being a housewife. She felt like her mother could’ve been so much more. She never considered the work her mother put in to raise her family. She never appreciated her mom and looked at her as being a weak woman. What is to happen to our future generations if no one wants to raise the children?
Women should not be limited to the role of a housewife. Being a housewife is a full-time job and career. These women are just as bossy as the CEO of the latest boutique, if not more. Being a mother and a wife is not easy. It takes a lot of hard work and dedication to be good at it. Few actually master the skill. Yet, there is no award or even compensation for this job. Housewives are expected to work for free. Feminist have devalued the role of a housewife, which has caused women to shy away from having children and starting a family.
There is nothing wrong with being a career woman. It’s very empowering. There are women today who have chose to be both housewives and career women. Of course by dividing their attention, certain skills will be underdeveloped. This is where the father comes in.
With marriage rates being so low, many children are raised in single-parent household’s. The state has had to facilitate parenting between a mother and a father. Women are just naturally better at the job. So, many of the responsibilities of raising children are usually put onto the mother.
Single parent households have had such an major impact on our current generations. Men no longer understand the importance of a father in the household. So many of them did not see fathers and their homes. Women, today, want nothing to do with men. The value of a man has become his money and that is it. We have pushed our women so far away from men that It’s hard to envision a future with families. The men don’t understand the value of a woman anymore. We are creating hate within the sexes and turning Eve into Adam!