What are Feminist Goals?

One article actually finally tells me what feminist goals are.
1. Men are accountable for rape
2. Gender equality in the classroom

Gender equality in the classroom - no brainer, I'm there. I am so there I believe in true equality. The ultimate goal is no special treatment. No quotas. Have I gone too far?

On principle I don't disagree with men are accountable for rape. There's more nuance to it.

Dena's Rape
So Jacob moves to a new place. Dena, the only daughter mentioned with his 12 sons, decides to check out the new town. She comes across a bunch of guys at the local hangout. The town leader has sex with her. Dena was independant and had something special. Independant because she ventured out on her own - her brother's always did. And had something special because the town leader wanted to marry her. In an Orthodox Jewish Day School, we learned it was rape. Her family finds out and the town leader tells her father that he wants to marry her. Jacobs says he can marry her only if he agrees to circumcision. The town leader not only agrees, but requires every man in the town to undergo the operation. While the town is recovering from the operation, Dena's brothers, Shimeon and Levi murdered everyone in the town. Jacob was not pleased that his son's defamed his word that on his deathbed he mentioned the crime and did not bless them as he did his other sons.

We brushed over this and many other stories in 4th grade. We revisited it in highschool. By that time my opinions were set. We were told to dress modestly because boys may desire you. I felt it was their problem. We shouldn't go out in strange neighborhoods unescorted. Excuse me - if a guy can do it I can do it.

Yes, we have to change the system. It's been around for 3000 years. We've made some progress in the western world. We have a way to go. If it was up to me - everything would be gender neutral. I saw a Star Trek episode on that. It didn't work out so well. But I still believe it. Perhaps, we should look east.

Back to cutie face - She will be going to an egalitarian Jewish School. I hope she will learn torah, talmud and philosphy as I did. She needs to learn enough to think for herself and be her own person.

Feminism and all that

I'm halfway through Bitchfest. Sometimes there are articles of interest to me and some I just skip after the first two paragraphs.
I'm not sure exactly were I fit in. I've been trying to raise my daughter gender neutral. I thought this would be easy. I liked sports and hated not to be able to play on the jewish orthodox little league team. We changed that and I got to play. The Congressional League softball teams require that there will be 3 women on each team. That rule keeps it non-serious and fun. Although I generally don't like quotas, I do believe they have redeeming factors. My daughter does not have my sports gene. At least not yet. She likes nail polish and dresses. I'm hoping when we switch schools it will all change.

I'm glad I'm reading it. I thought I knew what a feminist was and I thought I was one of them. No one knows what it is and there are only bad associations with the F word. They actually need a compelling issue to stay relevant. Pro Women is a lot of things. They need to become relevant. They need an issue no rational person will argue with. I have to think about that.