This past week, a formidable being laid to rest. After a lifetime of fighting injustice, RBG paved the way for women to enter the workforce and obtain more equality. The acts to embrace feminine qualities, use them to her advantage, came as a shock to the male-dominated workforce at the time, but now are symbols of the power women hold.
It’s repetitive to speak of women empowerment, for one might ask ‘What more empowerment do women need? A woman may do anything a man can do?” And sadly, some do not believe in that true phrase. Arguments were once made against women entering the legal profession, “Women cannot do that. They most stay home with the children.” Or “Women don’t need to do that. They would become too emotional.” Yet roadblock after roadblock, dissent after dissent, Ruth Bader Ginsberg proved each and every one of them wrong. Women are capable to pursue a law degree and USE the degree, not sit idly by.
So, though brief, you know the story of Notorious RBG. The information does not need to be repeated once again. However, it is important to continue her legacy in the ways we can. I’ve never met RBG, probably neither have you; however, we must not let her energy die off with our generation. Women* still have a long ways to go to overcome the inequalities we face like: not be subjected to cat-calling, unsolicited pictures, fear of walking by oneself, the apparent need to carry pepper-spray, watching you drink to prevent drugging, etc. etc. etc. The list goes on an uncomfortable amount. But that is our duty to do. RBG brought us near-equality in the workforce. Now it’s time we bring equality in society.
*(not to say men do not also experience these issues, but statistically more women have)