tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748179198768535574.post763813217998358661..comments2023-03-31T06:31:01.370-07:00Comments on The Lioness at the Gate: Half the SkyEmilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11450808986911204788noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748179198768535574.post-3834634795661127692012-11-16T08:33:02.878-07:002012-11-16T08:33:02.878-07:00Absolutely makes sense! And ha! Your 13 year old...Absolutely makes sense! And ha! Your 13 year old guardian??? Phoey! Do the young sons really have any authority, though, or is their say really at the influence of the mother?Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11450808986911204788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748179198768535574.post-31504350310775240952012-11-16T08:30:21.532-07:002012-11-16T08:30:21.532-07:00I'm going to watch this. Thanks for the summar...I'm going to watch this. Thanks for the summary. I'm very interested in the way women are treated around the world and how that in turn affects society. <br /><br />In Saudi Arabia, women are really valued for their ability to bear children and be mothers. But yet, in crucial ways, they are not given the respect and value commensurate with that responsibility of motherhood. For example, they can't travel without permission from their guardian--father, husband, or son, if they are widowed. If my husband is out of town, my 13-year old son becomes my proxy guardian. <br /><br />And yet I see in our own U.S. culture, that motherhood really isn't valued and while women have a great deal of freedom, they are often ridiculed and looked down on for choosing motherhood and a life outside of a career. <br /><br />I don't want women to only be valued for their wombs. I want them to be valued for their talents, intellect, and gifts, as well as their ability to bear and raise children. Would that we had a society that valued all of it, as opposed to fearing or devaluing one aspect of womanhood. <br /><br />Hope that makes sense.Tiffany Wacaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08224661646987749451noreply@blogger.com