Thomas Sowell’s (an American economist turned social theorist) famous quote says it all, “Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it.”

Feminazi, a derogatory term used to describe women who are on the radical side of feminism. It is not a recognized word in the dictionary, but prolifically used in the urban language and trending highly on the internet. As a response to feminism, men have created meninism to mock feminism, and MGTOW to show their solidarity against the extremist views of feminism and even women. Men have decided to come out of the closet and claim that women tend to overuse the ‘victim’ card and receive a lot of leniency and perks in various facets. In a sense these men’s groups are unknowingly helping women to become more empowered and realize a new gift, the gift of embracing her feminine side.

As referred to in my previous blog ‘Maternity leave will uplift the economy’ the book Womenomics is a perfect guide for women to become assertive in their right to live a life with balance in work and home. Albeit the book is more focused on working mothers than single women, and by single women the meaning is not towards divorcee’s who have children rather women who have remained single throughout their lives. Thomas Sowell forty years ago made statements that hold true in today’s economy as much as it did half a decade ago regarding equality of gender. He has stated that women that have remained single, with no child and no marriage, tend to earn more than men do. That married women who are working tend to prioritize differently thereby leading to a disparity in wages, and that men who are married don’t face the same problem as they are mostly taken care of by their female counterpart. There are stereotypes that dominate these economic proclamations, yet there is also an evident choice available.

So it all comes down to a choice, a choice that women want to make regarding their career and personal life. It is true that women are hard working, and at times are harder working than men. Yet the balance of work lies in the quality of work and the hours put in, it lies with women making the choice as to what her priorities are. It is not only the responsibility of society to provide women with a leg up in the battle of the sexes, it is also the responsibility of a woman to realize that without her self-driven motivation to succeed society will not be able to provide her the means to grow. This does not imply that a woman should remain single to succeed in her career or not have children, it allows women to choose how to balance her life and where to put more focus and energy. Womenomics realizes this concept and brings forth the realization that it is ok to choose family and children over work, but the realistic expectation then should be to forfeit those long overbearing work hours, and to pass over that raise and promotion for something that allows more freedom.

There is a need to find a middle ground of feminism and meninism, a chance to explore the equality of the sexes without threatening the other gender. Feminism goes hand in hand with the thought that women are weak and need to be liberated, it is a method of bringing society together to empower a woman. Rather, a woman should feel empowered to have certain characteristic skills that differentiate her from men and flaunt them with pride. The skills of empathy and exceptional communication abilities when seen from the corporate perspective are rather beneficial qualities, unfortunately these same qualities are up for constant mockery and memes. It is time for women to realize their qualities and embrace them wholeheartedly, it’s also time for women to realize that their life-path is dependent on their choices and that the statistics regarding women in occupation is not a true reflection of the potential women have rather it is a reflection of the choices women have made. While men’s organizations are fighting against some demands of feminism regarding the mask equality, they are not to be looked in the light of hate, spite, or ignorance. These men’s groups main philosophy is the belief that women are more than capable of making choices regarding their life path, that women are strong and independent enough to be what they want to be without a crutch for support. Every coin has two sides, and every perspective varies, knowledge is the key to real freedom. It is the responsibility of each woman to gain knowledge regarding her gender and to make unbiased personal choices that reflect her true nature.