Personal is Political
Social issues that are often classified as "women's issues" such as reproductive rights, violence against women, and balancing child rearing and employment transcend the individuals and become societal concerns. "The personal is public" was a frequently used feminist movement of the late 1960s and early 1970's (Peters and Wolper 115). The women consciousness-raising groups that were popular during this time was not for personal support and comfort but rather a formality of public deed to evoke political change regarding domestic violence, childbearing, and unsafe working conditions(Peters and Wolper 115). Such political issues referred as "women's issues" is an ...
