21st Century Superwoman – Fad, Fact or Fiction?

Growing up Superwoman, Wonder Woman and the Bionic Woman all seemed like great role models to try to be like one day.  They were the heroine, saving lives and being wanted to continue to better society with their special talents.  But that meant having some super human power in an un-human like situation that, many years later, I realized was never going to happen.

And in real society, there was no Superwoman role model to look toward.  Instead it’s Angelina Jolie trotting to adopt a third world nation or another celeb entering prison for a bad encounter with the law.

However fact or fiction it is, we who still put pressure on ourselves to be Superwomen – but instead of saving lives and doing a good deed, it translates into being a rock star executive at the office, a wife and mom at home who is active in, if not leading many of, her child’s activities, participate in the community, and then on top of everything else look attractive, un-flawed and un-warn from the day to day hustle and bustle.

So instead of trying to do everything, why don’t we hone in on what we are talented at and apply it with all we have at work, at home and our community?   And why aren’t those who are doing this today, our congress women, local female community leaders or businesswomen, getting in the limelight more for others to follow?  Are we not tackling the big problems we still face in society that would obtain recognition?

In the end, it was knowing how to apply those 2-3 talents that made Superwoman so special and noticed.

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