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Welcome to Episode 16 where we briefly touch on trolling & cancel culture before jumping into our main subject of why being a "good girl" gets you nowhere. Jenni shares a recent experience where she was forced to evaluate how the rules she was taught as a girl were vastly different to what boys are taught (she also explains what a "risk bucket" is). We discuss what would happen if women stopped adhering to the social rules of being beautiful, smiling, quiet, perfect women who dumb themselves down and give their power to men. We also discuss how the oppressive culture that has evolved within Conservative White Christianity continues to have a negative impact on the enfranchisement of women. Ultimately, the conversation is about whether women should be playing by the rules and being the "good girl" society expects us to be, if the rules are only in place to keep us subjugated.
- Suzannah Weiss' August 2016 article for Bustle entitled "Women's Value Doesn't Just Lie In Pleasing Others" for the foundation on how society deems women a "good girl" or not.
- Hattie Gladwell's May 2019 article for Metro entitled "Someone Found a ’30 Ways To Keep Your Husband’ Rule Book and Women are Shocked" for the Conservative Christian marriage advice.
- Amy Morin's February 2018 article for INC. entitled "A 40-Year-Study Found That Kids Who Do This Are More Likely to Earn the Most Money When They Grow Up" for information about how children that don't follow the rules turn out as adults.
- Please check out our "Feminism 101" suggested reading list here if you're at a loose end for a great read from an incredible female author
- Find out more about the amazing designers, Nubefy, behind the graphics we use here
