Feminism/Equality
a poem, not a luxury
Feminism is More than equality
Between genders More than equal rights or equal pay
More than being able to do the same things go to the same places
Vote Work
It is about valuing women Valuing difference
Making space in structure for the things women’s bodies, women’s lives, women’s history, women’s work, women’s roles, femininity
Do and have done and are about and are used for It is about lifting up and valuing all of us,
Ending toxic masculinity and male privilege Ending oppressions both personal and political
It’s about saying dresses and pink and lipstick and folk music are just as badass and worthy of time, money, effort and respect
As pants, blue, trucks, rock, and whatever else is deemed masculine and manly
It’s about knowing that spaces have been set up to account for and cater to male bodies, male needs, male desires, male wishes, male histories, male biology
And then working to address this in a way that values all bodies, all needs, all desires, all wishes, all histories, all biologies
It is not rocket science, it is not mythology It is sacred, it is intersectionality
It is lifting up the female in energy, word, deed, spirit, goal and mission
And thus achieving equality in the end in ways that might just restructure society, shift the economy, readjust the government
In ways that care for kids, care for caring, care for lives, care for health, care for families, care for the earth -
Not just pay Not just work
Jenny Justice is a mom, Sociology instructor, and writer. You can follow her on Medium and at Jenny Justice, Writer. She has been recognized as a Top Writer on Medium in Poetry, Parenting, Reading, Education, Books, Racism, Feminism and Climate Change, so far.
