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Methods to Create a New Paradigm fora Feminine Equality

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 January 2013

Marilynn Danitz
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Abstract

Can women in a male-dominated society gain equal footing? Society is based on a belief system. To alter those beliefs or to release them completely requires the ability to perceive beyond commonly held assumptions and provide a foundation that ensures society's basic needs. HIStory runs rife with wars, new countries, conglomerates continuously arising. Exercising feminine traits of nurturing and empathy, women can cross cultural boundaries with abilities to connect, building a new system on a large scale. And they can do it through their art. Women have been raised to support power, not to exercise it. Now they must be taught to assume power and exert it with care. Once she has been taught to handle power and think outside of the box, the female dance artist can begin to use her art to promote and market a new paradigm. She becomes a leader that can connect with large audiences to influence a different mindset.

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Congress on Research in Dance Conference Proceedings , Volume 40 , supplement S1: Dance Studies and Global Feminisms , 2008 , pp. 59 - 68
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Copyright © The Author(s) 2008

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