A Room of One's Own

In the essay "A Room of One's Own" by Virginia Woolf, Virginia is invited to a lecture on women and fiction.  On her way there, she sets foot on the grass at Oxbridge College.  Women, however, are not allowed on the grass, which is an area of thought at a university, and must stay on the path.  She then goes to the library, where she soon learns that women aren't allowed in unless they are with a Fellow of the College or have a introduction note from one.  Each of these are examples of women's thoughts being interrupted by limitations set up by men.  This is why Woolf is arguing that woman need money and a room of one's own to be able to be great novelists. 

I agree with Woolf in that women need a room to themselves to be a great novelist becuase this means that women without limitations can do whatever they believe they can do.  I believe that woman should be equal to men in the workplace and at home.  However, in modern society, as much as people try to make things equal, there are still those who still try to hold back women.  Acoording to the National Committee on Pay Equity, women make 77.4% of what men make at the same jobs and stay-at-home moms make up 97.7% of stay-at-home parents.  As can be seen, women are still held back.  This is slowly changing over time and maybe one day, women will be seen as equal everywhere.