The Woman of Wrath Prologue When Donald Trump was elected President of the United States in January 2017, many Women’s Marches erupted across the country. These marches consisted of many feminists, including Jude Smith, dressing up and making signs. They march through major cities to make their point. Many people believe that feminist want to be better than men, but that’s not the point. The point is women want to be equal to men. They want equal pay, equal blame, and jobs that aren’t labeled as “a women’s job” or “a man’s job”. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines feminism as, “the theory of the political, economic, and social equality among the sexes.” Jude Smith became a feminist when she started her first semester at film school. She fell in love with films at a young age. She would
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Andersons office, he looked up at me and said, “What’s wrong Jude? Are you okay?”
“I want you to know that Jon is in the east wing sound booth bragging about his new raise. I’m pretty sure that that’s against the company rule. And I’d like to know why he’s making so much more money than me. He has a bachelor’s degree.”, I angrily stated.
Mr. Anderson gave a bewildered look, “Jude, I hate to say this, but we’ve always paid women less money. Women are more likely to leave the company after their maternity leave is over and stay at home to raise their kids.”
I responded, “Why do I have to suffer? What about women like me who are infertile, or women who don’t want kids, or lesbians?” What about them? Shouldn’t you be paying women equally or more than a man, if you’re worried about them leaving after maternity leave? That would motivate a woman to stay.” Mr. Anderson stared blankly at me for what seemed like forever. He sighed and realized that I was right. “Jude, I want you to come to the next CEO meeting and present your idea to the board. Make a presentation. Our meeting is at the end of the week at 8am.”, he said with a smile written across his
Andersons office, he looked up at me and said, “What’s wrong Jude? Are you okay?”
“I want you to know that Jon is in the east wing sound booth bragging about his new raise. I’m pretty sure that that’s against the company rule. And I’d like to know why he’s making so much more money than me. He has a bachelor’s degree.”, I angrily stated.
Mr. Anderson gave a bewildered look, “Jude, I hate to say this, but we’ve always paid women less money. Women are more likely to leave the company after their maternity leave is over and stay at home to raise their kids.”
I responded, “Why do I have to suffer? What about women like me who are infertile, or women who don’t want kids, or lesbians?” What about them? Shouldn’t you be paying women equally or more than a man, if you’re worried about them leaving after maternity leave? That would motivate a woman to stay.” Mr. Anderson stared blankly at me for what seemed like forever. He sighed and realized that I was right. “Jude, I want you to come to the next CEO meeting and present your idea to the board. Make a presentation. Our meeting is at the end of the week at 8am.”, he said with a smile written across his