Females had been taught to view themselves through the world dominated by man. Women wanted to be seen favorably by the man who controlled them. This is important, because this thinking promoted anger, fear, jealously, and hatred among women. Male bonding was an acknowledged and projected eventuality--women bonding together was considered an act of betrayal within the man's world. The start of the feminist movement gave authorization for female bonding. Consciousness-raising groups were regularly held by the activists. For the women, it was important that the society heard every voice. Soon, the movement began to gain strength.
In the early 1970's new changes were starting to take place in the classroom, the home, and at work as well. Unfortunately, the challenge to change female sexist thinking remained. The first step is to create solidarity and a powerful sisterhood . Sisterhood is the foundation that would finally weaken sexism and conquer patriarchy. Women will stand in the way of this if they mimic powerful men and dominate other women, this is the central problem for finding equality among all women . From the early beginning, feminism was separated by reformist thinkers and revolutionary thinkers. Reformists wanted to come up with a way for women to fit and be successful within the societal system. Revolutionaries strived to transform the system, eliminating patriarchy and sexism. the 1980's women rose to positions of power by emulating their male counterparts in the assurance that the strong should rule over the weak. This is when feminism weakens.
Today, young women growing up can feel that sexism is no longer a problem, but women have to learn to look past the outer layer to realize the work that had to be done to have true equality and self-actualization. Sisterhood was a powerful tool that was essential for the decline of sexism. The future of feminism has declined in popularity and public importance, radical visionary feminism stresses each women to interpret her own life to better know her position within the patriarchal society.
