CWA Official: Rising Crime Among Women Linked to Feminist Agenda
by Mary Rettig
October 27, 2005
(AgapePress) - A spokeswoman for Concerned Women for America (CWA) says the recent upswing in arrests of women across the U.S. is a sad result of the breakdown of the family and the abandonment of traditional values in modern society. A study released by the Bureau of Justice Statistics says the number of women incarcerated in federal and state prisons in 2004 rose four percent, double the increase among men. The study found that women are increasingly participating in drug crimes, violent crimes, and fraud.
Concerned Women for America's executive vice president, Wendy Wright, believes a link exists between the higher rate of women criminals and what she calls the feminist agenda, a movement away from traditional roles and relationships for women toward an emphasis on so-called female independence and empowerment.
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"It's the breaking away from traditional values -- the kind of lifestyle that has been proven through centuries to work best," Wright contends. "By throwing that away, what we're seeing is an increase in violence, an increase in the number of women who are pushed into activities that they may not have been otherwise." The CWA official says the disheartening trend toward female criminal behavior is directly related to the promotion of "radical individualism," a concept that she asserts has been pushed by extreme feminists for decades and that "particularly targets women and says women should not be dependent on others."
Such ideology, which often encourages women to feel that "they don't need to be dependent on a husband and they shouldn't have to depend on their family," could be leading women into these kinds of activities "where they're forced to fend for themselves," Wright says.
But the radical feminist agenda is not the only force the pro-family spokeswoman blames. She says it is known from other studies that individuals -- and not only women -- who come from broken homes are more likely to engage in criminal activity and to abuse drugs.
Wright believes the contemporary feminist ideology of radical individualism and the breakdown of the family have both definitely contributed to the statistical rise in women being arrested and incarcerated for criminal behavior. However, she says upholding family values and recognizing the protection that the traditional family provides can help to turn the tide of these negative trends.
Mary Rettig, a regular contributor to AgapePress, is a reporter for American Family Radio News, which can be heard online.
