In its original context, the consciousness raising group, the meaning was that the difficulties a woman experiences going through life are not just her personal problems to deal with. By examining them, and the feelings they produce, the group can identify causes which affect many women. Those causes arise from society's social and economic arrangements. So if you are unhappy, don't start by blaming yourself. Start by looking at the social and economic arrangements that put you in this situation and make it hard for you to get out of it.
E.g., if you are not happy in your marriage, it may not be because you are not a good wife, but because your husband has unreasonable expectations. If you can't make ends meet, maybe you are underpaid. If you feel self conscious about your appearance, maybe it's because of a barrage of societal messages that you ought to look at all times like an air-brushed magazine model.
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Date: 2020-12-19 11:40 pm (UTC)E.g., if you are not happy in your marriage, it may not be because you are not a good wife, but because your husband has unreasonable expectations. If you can't make ends meet, maybe you are underpaid. If you feel self conscious about your appearance, maybe it's because of a barrage of societal messages that you ought to look at all times like an air-brushed magazine model.