What Does Equality For Women Mean?

by Christine Agro
The Metaphysical Feminist

As we reflect on the 91^st anniversary of American women gaining the right to vote, I have been reading many articles , blog posts and opinion pieces over the last two days, all passionate, all relevant and all with merit.

But what does equality mean? As women we have been fighting to be seen as equal but the equality we have been fighting for rests within the Masculine Principle. The Masculine Principle is the energy that has influenced our way of being since at least the Caveman era.  It is an energy dynamic that is linear, outward focused, power-over, controlling and fight or flight based.  It has influenced everything from religious doctrine to the laws of the land and in its influence has arisen a world in which we have and have-not, in which divide and conquer is the status quo. There is no room for the truths of many, there is only room for the truth of the most mighty, the most powerful.

Stop and think about it for a moment: Women all across the globe have been fighting for the same rights, access, and possibilities that men have. But who or what deemed that men should have and women should not. Who benefits from this? A continued few, by comparison, who reap the rewards of our unconsciousness.

As individuals we amble along following rules, laws, guidelines and religious doctrines that do not honor the individual, but support the continued empowerment of the few.

When I look back at the Women’s Revolution, I see a necessary fight; one in which the internal fire sparked revolution, sparked change, sparked an awakening. But I also see a continuation of fighting within the Masculine Principle, an energy in which I believe no one will ever have true equality because it is an energy that forces us to constantly choose “fight or flight”.

So I propose a new equality, one that is based in the Feminine Principles. One in which we see ourselves as not equal, but whole. One in which we understand that what we are not allowed within society, is merely a construct of false power.  One that comes by creating from within a wholeness of being that will then ripple out into each and every aspect of our realities. And why?  Because when we are whole within we will self-create a world for ourselves where we are honored, supported and fulfilled based on those things that ‘do it’ for us. Will my equality look like your equality?  Most likely not, but that is why an external focus on equality can only keep us fighting for or fighting against each other and will never bring true equality.

And while we still find ourselves fighting for equality within the masculine structure, consider shifting your point of view from fighting for equality, to standing in your wholeness.  It is not that we deserve equality, it is that we should not accept law or doctrine that has been created within an energy structure that supports the few and views us as somehow less than.

Christine Agro is The Metaphysical Feminist, offering a unique perspective on being a woman.  Christine has been working with women around the world helping them to live in the Feminine Principle and create fully empowered lives.  Christine is the host of Fully Empowered with Christine Agro on www.SQR.FM , posts FEMNEWS daily on her website FullyEmpowere.net, via twitter and facebook and she is a frequent guest on radio shows around the world.