It wasn’t until the 19th century that women began to project a more audible voice in the male-dominated public square. Just this past week, several of our female S-LCers have contributed posts--I am thrilled! This must be the start of a new era. If women contribute as much to society as men, (actually, I think women contribute MORE than men), then I think it is only healthy that we also have just as many female bloggers raising concerns on this stage. Besides, there are more ladies than guys on staff :)
Contemporary communication theorists think that western culture is very much shaped by a core group of great thinkers, which happens to be an exclusive all-man club of Greek philosophers. Now, how has culture shaped language? How does language shape education? Is language really benefiting the male gender? If the female voice is missing from language, then how are the voices of minorities missing from our classrooms and public domains?
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