Throughout history, women have struggled to gain the respect and equality they deserve. Women fought for many years for these rights, and finally gained the right to vote in 1920. Despite the women’s rights movement, women are still facing inequality within the business world and in the media. The song “Can’t Hold us Down” written by Christina Aguilera, makes direct references to the lack of equal rights between men and women in the world today.
“So what am I not supposed to have an opinion/ should I be quiet just because I’m a woman/ call me a bitch cuz’ I speak what’s on my mind/ guess it’s easier for you to swallow if I sat and smiled.” (Aguilera, lines 1-4) Christina opens the song with th
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