On November 19th, the Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies hosted their annual Conversation series. Each year they pick two female professors to talk about how it is to be a woman in academia. The classroom was equally filled with men and women. The professor talked about how many of her colleagues are mother. There are many women in this field that feel like they have to be some type of superwoman.
The one thing that she brought up was how she did not want to have children. There were many people that feel like she is missing out because she is choosing not to have children. She has absolutely no desire to have children because she does not like them. There are also many other medical conditions that she has to deal with that would enable her to be able to take care of children.
The second point that she brought up was the role reversal in her household. Her husband is the one that cooks the food and cleans the house. She goes to work and then gets to relax. There are many people that see this as a problem because they think it should be the other way around. This brought up a very heated debate throughout the room. Many people had very different opinions when it came to this topic. It is very sad to know that there are so many women that feel like they have to look down on themselves because they are not able to do everything.
Overall this was a very amazing event to go to. This is the type of event that many Stockton students should be attending. It allows students to learn more about the people around them and allow people to express how they feel about the topic.