our androcentric culture-第34章

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growth　is　the　main　law；　and　may　not　be　wholly　resisted。　　But　we　have
hindered；　perverted；　temporarily　checked　that　growth；　age　after　age；　and
again　and　again　has　a　given　nation；　far　advanced　and　promising；　sunk　to
ruin；　and　left　another　to　take　up　its　task　of　social　evolution；　repeat
its　errorsand　its　failure。

One　major　cause　of　the　decay　of　nations　is　〃the　social　evil〃a　thing
wholly　due　to　the　androcentric　culture。　　Another　steady　endless　check　is
warfaredue　to　the　same　cause。　　Largest　of　all　is　poverty；　that
spreading　disease　which　grows　with　our　social　growth　and　shows　most
horribly　when　and　where　we　are　most　proud；　keeping　step；　as　it　were；
with　private　wealth。　　This　too；　in　large　measure；　is　due　to　the　false
ideas　on　industry　and　economics；　based；　like　the　others　mentioned；　on　a
wholly　masculine　view　of　life。

By　changing　our　underlying　theory　in　this　matter　we　change　all　the
resultant　assumptions；　and　it　is　this　alteration　in　our　basic　theory　of
life　which　is　being　urged。

The　scope　and　purpose　of　human　life　is　entirely　above　and　beyond　the
field　of　sex　relationship。　　Women　are　human　beings；　as　much　as　men；　by
nature；　and　as　women；　are　even　more　sympathetic　with　human　processes。　
To　develop　human　life　in　its　true　powers　we　need　full　equal　citizenship
for　women。

The　great　woman's　movement　and　labor　movement　of　to…day　are　parts　of　the
same　pressure；　the　same　world…progress。　　An　economic　democracy　must　rest
on　a　free　womanhood；　and　a　free　womanhood　inevitably　leads　to　an
economic　democracy。






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