I AM ISSUE 21 JULY. 2015 | Page 19

Feminism in 2015 is RAISING THE ROOF! Although we have been told, for about 40 years, we are equal to men, we still find excitement in entering a male domain, which quite honestly, is still performed with caution, “Should I be here, Should I not be here?”… you know the internal dialogue. It’s a little bit like a bird stuck in a cage, someone finally opens the door and says, “you’re free”, and yet the bird hesitates in order to confirm it’s not a trap. Once the bird finds its wings and freedom appears to be minus a swinging net, it is quick to spread the word. But, does this new found freedom come at a price? Ask a man what he thinks of ’feminism’ and wait for his response. Does he speak of the ‘feminist’ with positivity or do you sense tension, maybe even trepidation? Truth is; strong women scare some [a lot of] men. In fact; strong women scare society as a whole. With the somewhat daily media invasion of images, articles and TV shows revealing the ‘Feminist Freedom’ that’s bursting at the seams at the moment, its not hard to understand society’s fear of a girl power revolution with more women choosing to go it alone. Whether it’s celebrating the single life in career/party mode or choosing to solo raise the children “they always knew they wanted, but never had with Mr Right”, women are stepping out and proving they can in fact ‘have it all’ SOLO! If a man’s pu