I've got two graduate degrees, I've had a career (and still manage to keep my hand in by teaching a course or two at night), but it's on hold while I take care of my priorities -- MY CHILDREN.
Why does this equal "going back to the repression and silence" to some of these hags?
It is classic liberalism. Poor women must work, so to be fair, all women must
work.
Equal outcomes for all, regardless of personal ability, motivation, or external
factors like geographic location, marital status, and imcome.
Traditional feminists would be rolling over in their graves. This is hijacked
feminism.
I think it is because they have been programmed to believe that in order to be deemed successful, they need to define themselves so they can be compared/judged to a standard by other people. It is easy to judge a person in the workforce because they get promoted, raises, bonuses, etc. How can a successful mother be judged? It has too many intangible qualities that can't really be compared to other people. How can you really judge a clean house? A good meal? I try to make most of my foods from scratch with store bought ingredients, but I get a starch, veggie and main dish for the dinner every night. Does this make me better than a mom who heats prepackaged dinners with all a starch, veggie and main course included or worse than a mom who gardens all the ingredients. It can really only be judged by yourself, kids and (gasp) the hubby. There is no outside recognition, no promotion (except having more kids, which is my hubby's joke) no pay raise.
What probably threatens them the most though is that I am comfortable enough in my own skin, I don't need to be defined by someone else, which is not what they were programmed to believe. I have my own self worth, which is independent of another's opinion of me. Which is precisely the repression that they were programmed they needed to overcome to begin with.
Of course, who knows what those nutters think! :)