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Culture & Arts
Culture & Arts

Thank you

patriarchy, we will

take it from here.

Is Gender The Issue Anymore?

I have been asked the question plenty of times as if I made sure to make mention of the fact that
it is all part of a routine check before a patriarchal the business was started by young, female
statement is made; are you a feminist? My answer entrepreneurs; this was not my only point of
is always just as lackluster as the question itself; originality but more of a bright yellow badge
how can one really consider themselves a female that reads; “Hello, listen to me because I am a
without being a feminist? This is usually met with female entrepreneur therefore I have something
some need to discuss feminism and its relevance important to say. I was very proud to overcome
and objective; I prefer not to engage in such simple the numerous naysayers and actually launch my
minded rhetoric’s as my needing to justify the need businesses which led to my serial entrepreneur
for feminism is equivalent to asking why there was label; just serial entrepreneur, the female was no
a need to abolish slavery. (That being said, ladies longer part of the title.
allow me to speak freely).
All that it represented to me and others no longer
Feminism has the ability to become the weapon needed to be shouted on the rooftops; we have
we use so proudly that somehow gets lost in succeeded in normalizing success for females. As
translation that we end up fighting a battle that has matter of fact, this has shifted to being expected
already been won on so many levels. I tend to ask of every woman in majority of societies across the
myself the question whether we are we projecting global hence opportunities continue to be created
an image around a noble and robust that makes to facilitate this from a micro and macro socio-
it look weak and rooted in defeat. Feminism economic perspective.
could take away from its own power and feed the
patriarchy with minimal effort from the opposite Studies of the link between personalities and
sex if we continue to feel the need to defend the success specifically in reference to IQ and EQ have
position at any given opportunity. established that the unique combination of high
EQ and average to high IQ levels are superior
Let me illustrate from a personal perspective. In predictors of success in comparison to high IQ and
my early 20s, whenever I presented my business low EQ. Men tend to exhibit higher IQs and lower

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