Enlightened - and Joyful - Women

I just have one thing to add to your post. If you want respect, give it. The trend toward male-bashing has basically taken that piece out of the picture. I'm not talking about subjugating, or deferring. I'm talking about showing men the respect that we wish for ourselves. The feminist movement began because of real problems with our society in their view of women. But as all pendulums do, it swung extreme in proportion to the problem and feminists went way overboard into male hating. And that emotion has been taught to our daughters. The pendulum is simply swinging back in the other direction. I hope that during the "equilibrium" part of the swing that we are able to pass on the concept of mutual respect to our children.