S2 E1 | Can we really have it all?

Introduction:
Our lives seem to be about everyone and everything else but where do our goals and dreams fit into this equation? We are Daughters, Wives, Mothers, Sisters, Friends, Business Owners, Employees, and Students. We want balance, financial stability, and fulfillment. Is it possible for us to have it all?

Questions:
• Why do we think we can’t have it all and where did this come from?
• Is it possible to have it all at one time?
• How can we find the balance?
• What does “having it all” look like?
• Does feminism lend to the idea of us wanting it all or feeling like we are living less than satisfactory lives?
◦ What is feminism

http://wgs.eku.edu/what-feminism-0 (eastern kentucky university)

“Feminism is an interdisciplinary approach to issues of equality and equity based on gender, gender expression, gender identity, sex, and sexuality as understood through social theories and political activism. Historically, feminism has evolved from the critical examination of inequality between the sexes to a more nuanced focus on the social and performative constructions of gender and sexuality.”

“Feminist theory now aims to interrogate inequalities and inequities along the intersectional lines of ability, class, gender, race, sex, and sexuality, and feminists seek to effect change in areas where these intersectionalities create power inequity. Intellectual and academic discussion of these inequities allows our students to go into the world aware of injustices and to work toward changing unhealthy dynamics in any scenario.”

◦ Does gender identity play a role in what we believe we can have?
Each woman needs to define what it means to have it all.
• What does this look like for us?

We can have it “all.” We may not be able to have it all at one time, but in the context of our existence, we can.

Quote:
“If any female feels she need anything beyond herself to legitimate and validate her existence, she is already giving away her power to be self-defining, her agency.” Bell Hooks

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