Margaret Thatcher.........unsung heroine for British feminism?

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thefinerthingsinlife · 01/08/2010 19:17

Now I know she didn't "help" womens causes as such, ie equal rights however she was a female in charge of the country.

She proved to both men and other women, that women can be strong and powerful, and women are more than capable of being successful leaders, a mother and a wife.

What do you think?

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claig · 01/08/2010 22:52

I think quaere is right that it was an achievement for Thatcher to be feared by men. Thatcher was operating in a male world of power and it is power that is respected in that world. As Machiavelli said "it is better to be feared than to be loved". Also agree with quaere that Thatcher did it for herself, she didn't have a lot of time for other women in politics, she preferred to be surrounded by men. Collaborative thinking was not Thatcher's style, she wasn't a consensus politician.

FranSanDisco · 01/08/2010 19:28

She was a man in a dress.

quaere · 01/08/2010 19:26

But why? Why should women necessarily be different from men? And I think it is an achievement that she managed to get genuine respect from men.

Spidermama · 01/08/2010 19:24

How is it 'an achievement' to make men 'scared of you'?

Isn't that more of a male view of power. I prefer to think that women would strive to engender respect not fear. They should also encourage collaborative thinking rather than Thatcher's despotic ways.

Spidermama · 01/08/2010 19:22

She let us down so, so badly.

She brought nothing womanly to politics in my opinion. She's a cold-hearted abomination who betrayed her sex and irreparably damaged the national psyche.

quaere · 01/08/2010 19:22

I was thinking this. If you asked her if she was a feminist she would be horrified. She was very self self self. But she got to the top of what she wanted to do, and men were genuinely scared of her, which is an achievement. Would love to know how she did it.

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