![]() ![]() Women were finally discovering and acknowledging their inferior status in society and were ready to fight the oppression that had been unjustly thrust upon them. ![]() Consequence 1Ģ This consisted of groups of women meeting and discussing the issues Betty Friedan wrote about as well as other aspects of their lives that seemed unfair compared to the lives of men, a common topic of discussion was "what would my life have been like if I was a boy?". Consciousness raising became a large part of the women's lives. She had effectively revealed the truth to women all across America that the strange emotions that they were feeling were a result of gender oppression and that they were not alone in experiencing these emotions. Betty Friedan had become increasingly more popular, appearing throughout the media talking about her book and the issues it raised. One of the most significant long term consequences was political activism. Consequence 1ġ There were many consequences as a result of the publication of The Feminine Mystique. This would have had a part in motivating Betty Friedan to focus on many of the issues she explored in her book. ![]() ![]() 2 Throughout her working life Friedan was a journalist for 10 years writing for a marxist column and largely focussed on men in the workplace however was permitted to write about women in the workplace every so often. ![]()
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