What do you think of ecofemisnism before you read, and after? Did you have any strong reactions? What do forms of dominance do you see in the world around you?
Before I read I figured ecofeminism had something to do with women feeling oppressed and excluded from the "male dominated" world. I did not understand how they would tie it into ecology and nature.
After I read, I gathered that it was kind of similar to what I thought. I didn't realize that they think attacks on the environment are attacks on women because women are identified with being closer to nature than men.
I think that ecofeminism is kind of hypocritical and way to extreme. They want to make man and woman equal but their belief that women are closer to nature already but man and woman on separate pages. From what I gathered was that ecofeminists believe in gender equality, this does not seem like gender equality. Mother nature was a thing started by humans just like the division between man and women, so how can women be closer to nature than men? Which is why I think that ecofeminist taking attacks on nature just because women are more closely related to nature (by human doing) is silly. I kind of think even making that a point that they stand on really counteracts what they are trying to do.
In the world around me I do see differences between man and woman. Men are more dominant in many things, like sports and the world of business. But to tell the truth, I am not to offended by it. It is up to women to rise about it. Yes it's frustrating that women make less than men in certain instances, but I think that for the most part there are more important issues to focus on in the world. Maybe i'm speaking out of turn and I should be more upset over this, but for some reason it really does not make me to upset.
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