Educating the Real Rita

My well meaning parents had the desire to educate me at a private girl's school. They were influenced by modern values which dictate that women should be educated and have the same opportunities as men. Their intentions were genuine and I am grateful for the many useful academic skills I acquired. However, the private girl's school was influenced by feminist agendas. It left me misguided and in a career that was not suitable to me and my abilities that were more in line with my natural feminine instincts.

The purpose of the feminist agenda was for women to gain equality with men in the workplace. We were constantly reminded that in many professional careers the number of women was significantly less than men. Statistics about men in high status careers were quoted often. Our school believed that through education we would become independent. We would achieve our full potential academically and professionally instead of 'being chained to the kitchen sink'.



Influenced by the propaganda, I pursued the academic path with a view for a career that was male orientated. I dutifully went to University and enrolled in an appropriate degree. What I didn't realize at the naive age of seventeen, however, was that I had no natural interest in these courses. I eventually came to realize that I had been misguided by feminist agendas which were based on statistics. What I have become passionate about are feminine pursuits which are neither academic nor professional.

That is why this organisation appeals to me, it looks beyond the propaganda that modern society feeds you and sees the world in a real form. The real form of it is that we look at the reality of the way males and females adapt to the world. And that reality is that men and women are different and this is a scientific fact not a feminist fallacy. Sexual selection has created differences between the sexes. This has meant that the needs and abilities of women are often different from those of men.

It is not my objective to explain these differences, my aim is to state that people of both sexes should aim to pursue what they know will ultimately fulfil them, within practical limitations. It should not be set by feminist agendas which are not based in reality. For example if a woman chooses to be a stay at home mother and invest in her family then she should not be made to feel guilty about it, if a woman wants to be a dressmaker or beautician she should be able to pursue that without feeling that she is less important. And if a woman wants to be highly educated professional then so be it, but it should not be forced upon her by propaganda.

In conclusion the way we look at the roles of men and women needs to be carefully examined. We shouldn't construct empty moral rules based in delusion and statistical adjustments as the consequences are that many women become misguided and unfulfilled in their everyday roles and that our society looses an invaluable part of itself to the relentless modern march of social standardisation.

By Nicaea Delyan