WOMEN
      INA
      SEXIST
      SOCIETY
     
     
      by
      Irene
      Toye
     
     
      (The
      Lexicon)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sexism
      (YES!
      it
      still
      out
      there
      and
      alive
      and
      kicking!)
     
     
      and
      this
      patriarchal
      society
      has
      reduced
      womyn
      to
      be
     
     
      arace
      of
      children
      to
      be
      taken
      care
      of
      babydolls
      made
     
     
      of
      ‘‘
      sugarand
      spice
      and
      everything
      nice.’’
      We
      are
     
     
      pampered,
      we
      are
      worshipped
      and
      adored.
      But,
      we
      are
     
     
      also
      kicked,
      slapped,
      raped
      and
      abused.
      We
      area
      lot
     
     
      of
      things,
      aren’t
      we?
      So,
      what
      ever
      happened
      to
     
     
      respected
      and
      highly
      regarded?
      Doesn’t
      thatcome
     
     
      with
      the
      package
      deal?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Nobody
      wants
      to
      admit
      it.
      but
      this
      is
      reality.
      We
     
     
      make
      up
      more
      that
      50%
      of
      the
      poor-we
      still
      only
      make
     
     
      60
      cents
      on
      every
      dollar
      that
      a
      man
      makes
      and
      exactly
     
     
      HOW
      many
      womyn
      have
      positions
      as
      CEOs?
      We
      are
     
     
      seen
      as
      emotional,
      meek
      and
      high
      strung.
      No,
      not
     
     
      exactly
      the
      most
      flattering
      picture
      is
      it?
      We
      are
      still
     
     
      seen
      as
      subordinate
      to
      men.
      It’s
      not
      as
      bad
      as
      it
      used
     
     
      to
      be
      but
      as
      long
      as
      that
      kind
      of
      attitude
      still
      exists,
     
     
      we
      have
      to
      keep
      fighting
      back.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Needless
      to
      say,
      the
      womyn’s
      liveration
      movement
      is
     
     
      not
      over
      yet.
      The
      problem
      is
      too
      many
      people
      think
     
     
      that
      we
      have
      already
      won
      the
      battle
      for
      equality.
      Yes,
     
     
      we
      do
      have
      the
      right
      to
      vote,
      and
      we
      do
      get
      ‘‘equal
     
     
      pay
      for
      equal
      work’’
      (at
      least
      in
      principal
      anyway).
     
     
      And
      yes,
      we
      are
      defined
      as
      people
      (OH!
      WHATA
     
     
      PRIVILAGE!).
      BUT
      as
      long
      as
      we
      are
      still
      leered
      at
     
     
      on
      the
      street,
      and
      objectified
      ,
      as
      long
      as
      we
      and
      those
     
     
      around
      us
      still
      believe
      that
      our
      value
      measured
      by
      our
     
     
      waxed
      on
      beauty,
      as
      long
      as
      we
      still
      make
      up
      65%
      of
     
     
      the
      poor,
      as
      long
      as
      we’re
      still
      exploited,
      working
      in
     
     
      job
      gettos
      and
      stopped
      from
      getting
      those
      big
      corner
     
     
      officesby
      the
      glass
      ceiling,
      as
      long
      as
      we’re
      still
     
     
      afraid
      of
      walking
      through
      an
      undergrounf
      garage
      or
     
     
      through
      a
      park
      after
      dark,
      as
      long
      as
      we’re
      too
      scared
     
     
      to
      end
      a
      relationship
      with
      our
      boyfriends
      or
      lovers,
      as
     
     
      long
      as
      womenare
      still
      being
      discriminated
      against,
     
     
      raped,
      murdered,
      victimized...
      WE
      MUST
      CONTINUE
     
     
      TO
      FIGHT
      FOR
      CHANGE,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      X-P
      RESS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      CHILD
      ,
      THE
      MOTHER-BUTIAM
      NOT
      REAL?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      affect
      women.
      The
      main
      purpose
      for
      this
      page
      is
      te
     
     
      provide
      a
      voice
      to
      spread
      awareness
      and
      to
      promot
     
     
      change.
      We
      invite
      all
      students,
      faculty
      staffand
      —
     
     
      members
      of
      the
      community
      to
      contribute.
      PLEASE
     
     
      HELP
      US
      MAKE
      A
      DIFFERENCE,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘1AM
      NOT
      REAL
      TO
      MY
      CIVILIZATION.
      I
      A}
     
     
      NOT
      REAL
      TO
      THE
      CULTURE
      THAT
      HAS
     
    

    
     
      SPAWNED
      ME
      AND
      HAS
      MADE
      USE
      OF
      ME.
      I
     
     
      AM
      ONLY
      A
      COLLECTION
      OF
      MYTHS.
      [AMA
     
     
      EXISTENTIAL
      STAND-IN.
      THE
      IDEA
      OF
      MEI§
     
     
      REAL
      THE
      TEMPTRESS
      THE
      GODDESS,
      THE
      ;
     
    
   
   
    
     
      QUOTE
      OF
      THE
      WEEK
      “‘THE
      FAULT
      LIES
     
    

    
     
      IN
      OUR
      STARS,
      OUR
      HORMONES,
      OUR
     
     
      MENSTRAL
      CYCLES
      OR
      OUR
      EMPTY
      INTER:
     
     
      NAL
      SPACES,
      BUT
      IN
      OUR
      INSTITUTIONS
      Al.
     
     
      OUR
      EDUCATION.
      ’’
      VIVIAN
      GORNICK
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      1.
     
     
      a
      3
      a
     
     
      .
      ge
      ee
      ry
      Ta
     
     
      “So
      when
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      took
      over
      the
      company
      |
      discovered
      we
      didn't
      need
      é
     
     
      quite
      so
      many
      male
      executives.”
      =
     
    
   
   
    
     
      pret:
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      March
      26,
      1992
     
    
   
   
    
     
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