As the granddaughter of Russian immigrants, I was aware of the immense gap, not only between generations, but also cultures. Both my grandmothers, Margot Halperin and Terrie Gerber, married at the age of 18, not far from the age I am now, due to pressures to conform in the society that they lived in. I, however, feel absolutely no obligation to marry and have children any time soon; rather, the pressure that I face stem from the change of roles women have had in society over the last 50 years. Pressures to marry early in life and devote time to others soon turned to pressure for an education to better oneself. Society’s image back in the 1950s and 60s is very different to the societal image I face now to go to a good college, graduate, and compete in a job market. The hardships and triumphs of women have remained steady through generations; however, the forums in which they present themselves have been vastly altered.
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