Author: Elie Flack

Thanks! I do not think that women were equal. I think there was definitely an illusion that they were, similar to how it is now, but I do not think they were equal at all.

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Thanks! It is exactly a double standard that women were held up to. Women were expected to do everything, but were not truly acknowledged, or seemingly “satisfied” if they did not have a man in their life.

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Thanks! The double standard was definitely an aspect of the time, but one that still has not gone away entirely. It may be less so now, but unfortunately it still exists.

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Thanks! I agree though with the message the movie is sending. It is really disheartening thinking about the girls who watched this and felt like they could not truly be successful without a man.

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Thanks! I agree that the sentiment is ridiculous. There are plenty of women who have proven they can balance motherhood and a career just fine and I think they are incredibly powerful for being able to do it.

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I agree! It is really disheartening that this standard was and is still the case to a degree.

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Thanks! Soviet women really did have a lot to live up to and it seems like it was an extremely difficult standard to uphold.

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Thanks! I read your post and it was really interesting! I agree with you though that it is an ongoing struggle. It seems like when there is one step forward there are two steps back. It is getting better though, just slow progress!

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Thanks! I agree with you! I think an argument can definitely be made that women are not on the same level as men. You can eve see that here in the United States.

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Thanks! I read Sabrina’s post as well and it was really interesting! It was really sad though to see how on the surface women had more freedom, but in reality were still not really there yet.

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