The solution of femininity (Norwegian version). Betty Friedan, in her book The Feminine Mystique (1963), criticized the idea that women can fulfill themselves only in the sphere of household and child rearing. Friedan believed that the role of housewife and educator of children was imposed on a woman by creating the so-called “mystery of femininity”. She noted that pseudoscientific theories, women's magazines and the advertising industry have "learned that women with true femininity do not need a career, they do not need higher education and political rights - in short, they do not need the independence and opportunities that feminists once fought for." All that is required of them is to devote themselves from early maidenhood to finding a husband and having children.” The main heroines of the film Anya Brayen did not read The Mystery of Femininity, but they came to similar conclusions experimentally. Three heroines, former schoolgirls Mie, Kaia and Gudrun met at a reunion when they were in their thirties. Behind the back - marriage, children, household chores and other turmoil. Mia has three children, a husband and a lover. Kaya is married and expecting her second child. Gudrun is divorced and works in a chocolate factory, she lies about the child to her friends, which she is not going to have. And all of them, despite the seeming well-being, are deeply unhappy, full of disappointment from the incompleteness of their lives. In the history of cinema, this tape is put in opposition to the Husbands (1975) by John Cassavets. Anja Brayen also felt that not everything was spoken about by her heroines, so you should give them this opportunity every 10 years. A trilogy was formed: "Wives" (1975) Hustruer, "Wives - 10 years later" (1985) Hustruer - ti ar etter, "Wives III" (1996) Hustruer III. Now this trilogy symbolizes the process of awakening Norwegian women who are ready to take part in public life and build a career on equal terms with men. In June 2013, a law was discussed that would make Norway the first European country to conscript women into the military (because all citizens should have the same rights and duties regardless of gender). Currently, the Norwegian government is half women, and there is a law that requires at least 40% of the boards of directors of public companies to be women.
