In our text Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan and in the History Ancient Grecce Unit the author describes how women had to fight to be heard. Do you think that is still true today? Why or why not?

This is a personal question. In case the opinion expressed below is not in agreement with your own, feel free to edit the answer.

Answer and Explanation:

Yes, I believe women still need to fight to be heard. Of course, the degree to which they will have to fight depends on several variables: culture, religion, economic and social status, etc. I believe the reason why that is still true today lies in the long history of oppression. Change comes slowly - in some places even more than in others. It takes time for the oppressed to learn their own strength, and even more time for the oppressors to admit to their wrongdoings. Another reason why it is still true lies in the fact that powerful figures often have no interest in seeing the status quo shift to benefit the oppressed. People who should be serving others, such as politicians, would rather keep things the way they are to benefit themselves, afraid that change will withdraw some of their power.