In the Subway. A woman- standing with a wide stance. Very rarely I see that kind of body language from other women. I felt so good to see her. A fellow "strong woman". What??? This is where I caught myself. We feel the need to say strong woman as if 'woman' by itself were to mean weak automatically. I might be arriving to this awakening a bit late. I'm sure other feminists have said something about this.
I've thought of myself as a "strong woman" & have taken pride when someone else has called me that. And it is symantics, I understand. But isn't that important? Every woman (regardless of whether they are considered strong or not) gives birth or can give birth which in itself is no small feat.
To all those "strong women" like me who are out there- can we try to reclaim 'woman' as "strong"? Not sure how....but there must be a way.
I think the term should be strong personality or disposition. But I agree, its a common phrase to use for a woman who appears to be bold or unreserved while its rarely used for men....
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