I read a journal entry a few years ago by a woman thru hiker. She admitted to packing her makeup and wearing it every day of her hike. She wrote, "Just because I'm hiking, it doesn't mean I have to look skanky."
I've often wondered about that statement and how many women feel the same way. Do women backpackers really care about how they look when hiking? Do some women carry make-up, razors, etc. but won't admit to it because we're supposed to be bad ass? Does the perceived lack of femininity on the trail (stinkiness, dirty clothes, natty hair) prevent some women from getting out and trying backpacking?
Along the same lines, I read this article a few weeks ago about being feminine in the military. cnn.com/2015/05/15/opinions/co…women-soldiers/index.html
I really like this statement...
"The girls ask me what it's like to be surrounded by men all the time. And sometimes it can be intimidating if you let it be, but I think that we need to find women that are confident, and happy to be women, to not compare themselves to the men as much as to find their strength in their own identity."
(I don't personally pack make-up and stuff, but I have no problem if other women do. If that's what gets them out on the trail, so be it.)
I've often wondered about that statement and how many women feel the same way. Do women backpackers really care about how they look when hiking? Do some women carry make-up, razors, etc. but won't admit to it because we're supposed to be bad ass? Does the perceived lack of femininity on the trail (stinkiness, dirty clothes, natty hair) prevent some women from getting out and trying backpacking?
Along the same lines, I read this article a few weeks ago about being feminine in the military. cnn.com/2015/05/15/opinions/co…women-soldiers/index.html
I really like this statement...
"The girls ask me what it's like to be surrounded by men all the time. And sometimes it can be intimidating if you let it be, but I think that we need to find women that are confident, and happy to be women, to not compare themselves to the men as much as to find their strength in their own identity."
(I don't personally pack make-up and stuff, but I have no problem if other women do. If that's what gets them out on the trail, so be it.)
Lost in the right direction.
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