Who Is Involved Detrimentally?

I think that with gender equality, there are so many ways people can be involved. As mentioned in earlier posts, there are many organizations and people who are fighting for gender equality. On the other hand, there are going to be people who are detrimental to gender equality. This means that these people, whether purposeful or not, are not contributing positively to achieve gender equality.

Some people involved detrimentally could simply be the non-educated. It is unfortunately true that some people have not been and will not be properly educated on reasons why gender equality is necessary and important. For the most part, it is not their fault. They do not know about the issues, therefore they cannot have their own opinion, and they cannot join the movement. This damages the term and the future of gender equality.

A third example of someone who doesn’t help gender equality are the ones that go hand in hand with the earlier example; people who already know about gender equality issues and agree that there is a problem that we need to change,  but who haven’t made any effort to help. I believe that every time someone who is educated decides not to share their opinion or information, no matter their reason, they are certainly not solving the issue. This could be because they are under the impression that there are already advocates out there that are solving the problem. If you are someone who supports gender equality but haven’t done anything to help, I am here to tell you that your help is needed! All people are required to have true gender equality. I am not saying that you have to reach out to millions of people and force everyone into sharing your opinion. I am hoping that in your own life, using your own method that works for you, that you will do your best to inform the people you know. Change starts in your community.

I also strongly believe that people who only support or work to achieve rights for one gender are not helping the issue. There are so many people who think they are doing amazing things for gender equality by calling themselves feminists, but they are only interested in women’s rights. These are the kind of people that give feminism and gender equality activists a ‘bad name’. This is another reason I want gender equality to be achieved, and I want people to know about the problems. I think that if these people who call themselves feminists were to know and fully understand the true meaning of gender equality, the problems they themselves create could be solved.