Stage Six - Growth Through Listening
I will listen patiently to myself and other women as wisdom shows me a better way to live my life.
Theme: Respecting the voices of women is changing history.
Women record history the way they live their lives: compassionately, personally, and futuristically. It was women, primarily, who pointed out the injustices of gender socialization. Many women gave their lives to create a future of equality. Because of their efforts, we can vote, own land, inherit wealth, graduate from college in record numbers, and push hard on the ‘glass ceiling’ that restricts our managerial powers. We have ‘won,’ but are still ‘losing.’ We are losing, because too many of your sisters are dying each day pulled into sexual subservience, under paid, and expected to be the ‘keepers of nurturance.’ Each one of you has a responsibility to use your ‘voice’ to change history for your daughters and sons. We must show them that men can be friends, and women can be partners. To do that, our voices must be heard and lived in this world of real time.
Discussion Questions:
Discuss the meaning of self-listening:
Discussion Questions:
Discuss the meaning of self-listening:
- How much do you know about the inspiring history of womankind?
- Without realizing it, we teach our daughters and sons to disrespect the feminine. How do we do that?
- Stereotyping women is just as bad as stereotyping any race or ethnicity. What are the negative consequences?
- If you’ve read a book about womankind lately, tell us about it.
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