Gender Equality And Modern Feminism

However, during this wave the economic independence for women was also a central concern because at this time, American women could not own property. The second wave, also known as the liberation movement, was in the late 1960s to early 1970s. This is when the term “feminist” emerged. Many achievements were made during this wave such as the Equal Pay Act, the Women’s Educational Equity Act, and Title IX. This helped gain gender equality in universal sports, and on an economic and educational standpoint. Although this was a successful time period for women, some argue that the movement did not speak for women of minorities. The third wave is generally dated from 1980 to present time. Third wave feminists continue to fight for many legal and institutional advances that second wave feminists aimed for. While second wave feminists commonly consisted of upper-class, heterosexual white women, the third wave feminists are more diverse (Healey 2003).

The women’s rights movement vast and know as one of the most notable movements. Furthermore it is split into three waves to present the difference in time and show how much it has evolved. The first wave was in the mid 19th century to early 20th century. They focused on women’s suffrage, their right to work, education rights, etc. The second wave was in the 60s; this is when they addressed broader perspectives. To include birth control, abortion, rape, pornography, etc. The third wave began in the 1990s and was a response to the second wave, as they only focused on struggles that whites middle class women faced. The third wave extended it to include race, class, gender identity, ability, etc. where focus is less on the political process but rather about individual identities. Which leads to the statement I will address through the essay; Would the third wave women’s rights movement in western countries, achieve what it sets out do, namely; extended feminism to include race, sexuality, class, ability, etc. and work towards dismantling the system that oppress some and privilege others, without the participation of collective action to build stronger, more inclusive society. Furthermore, I will attempt to answer the following questions; how does the Third Wave Women’s Rights Movement differ from the first and second? Does media play a role in the success of the third wave women’s rights movement? And lastly, should we implement Feminist Theory with our

The third wave “Feminism Is made up by a bunch of angry woman who deny basic human nature; who gives instruction that is almost designed to make woman miserable” (Milo). 3rd wave feminism sprouted with “these women and others like them grew up with the expectation of achievement and examples of female success as well as an awareness of the barriers presented by sexism, racism, and classism.” (encyclopedia) with this state of mind today’s feminism has derailed and is currently driven by false statistics, hatred for the male patriarchy, and the constant complaining for things we already have!

As Third Wave feminism is currently unfolding before us, and its aims encompass a wide array of complex issues, it is often hard to describe what Third Wave feminism is. The feminist theories, mainly associated with First and Second Wave feminism attempt to describe the power imbalances that are found in society, and while doing so expose other oppressions, such as discrimination based on race or sexual orientation. As this essay attempts to place a clear definition to Third Wave feminism, feminists are concurrently trying to deconstruct old definitions and open it up for women to determine what feminism means to them. In other words, no clear definition on what is meant to be a feminist is sufficient, as the Third Wave is about

According to Kinser, while Second wave feminism inculcated women the gender equality and their liberations as citizens and individual human beings, Third wave feminism focused on more subjects related to social change. For example, more women of color stood up for changing of cultural and political separations. The first and second wave feminist fought, third wave and post feminists are living the present where women are treating “almost” equal to men. Equality for women was not given as how young generations are believing. I was also a young woman uneducated about feminism who had stereotypes for being feminist. I misunderstood that feminists are women who are arguing women superiority until I learned about it because I never questioned about

The United States of America has taken great strides to shrink the gap between African Americans and white Americans, but have they taken the same measures in regards to gender equality? Women worked tirelessly for suffrage in 1913 and since then have made an effort to become equivalent with men; however in recent years, there has been a pushback from the radical conservatives to put women back “in the kitchen.” For centuries, women have been placed into these caregiving roles in which they are to be seen and not heard – always being dominated by the men they have been told to cook and clean for. Even now, in our Congress, women are being put down for standing up for this “great cause,” a cause that wouldn’t exist if people were all treated

From major events such as the recent presidential election, to social disputes such as the wage gap, one issue comes into the spotlight: gender inequality. For centuries, society viwed women as the inferior gender. In the 18th century philosophers such as Rousseau and Voltaire spread their ideas on how women exist to obey men; although it took decades, women began to show their discontent with these ideas. They pushed for human rights such as education and voting rights. Nearly two hundred years later, the United States gives women more rights than even before. Unfortunately, women still do not receive all the same rights as men. Today, many women identify themselves as feminists – people who advocate the equal rights

Premises: (Given) gender has been a point of controversy throughout history. (Given) controversy leads to differences in viewpoints and interpretations.

Approximately 20% of the US population still identify as feminist and argue that women still face inequality in western society. I will discuss and dismantle their main talking points, which are the wage gap, portrayal of women in the

Second Wave feminism broadened the debate to a wide range of issues: sexuality, family, the workplace, reproductive rights, de facto inequalities, and official legal inequalities. The movement was deeply divided by young and old, upper-class and lower-class, conservative and radical. The movement focused on means used to strive for equality: lobbying Congress to change laws, publicizing issues like rape and domestic violence through media, and reaching to ordinary women telling them how feminism would benefit them. The start of the 1970’s was the beginning of women taking the reins of emerging media platforms, and using the media as an advantage for protesting and outreach.

The 21st century saw the rise of the third wave feminist in which woman outside the traditional feminist block of white middle-class college graduate started to challenge the feminists establishments. The third wave wanted to include more women in the feminist movement my Nora T lesbians transgender and bisexual women as well as poor and working class with

Many people are often misinformed or given bad first impressions of feminism. However, feminism is equal rights for all people of different race, sex, gender, and sexuality. Many of the people that give feminism a bad name, include a self-proclaimed feminist that is running for presidency, and meninists who are satirical equal rights activists. In reality, feminism is pro-gender equality and opportunities for all types of people.

Throughout the past few decades, the gender inequality discourse have became a dominant feature of international, national and local policy debate on the subject of economic development. This policy concern has emerged as an area of scholarly research which seeks to show that improving gender equity leads to economic growth.

The third phase of feminism continued what the second-wave did not finish. It began in the mid-1990s and continuing into the present. This phase focuses on the body, racism and race, culture, labor, abortion, welfare rights, sexuality, division, disability, domestic violence, and harassment. Today, men and women identify themselves as a feminist. Even more, women want equality, but do not want to be identified as feminist.

Throughout the last century, women have had to fight to have the same opportunities as men. Women have had to earn the right to vote, the right to have a career, and the right to autonomy. However, these are all rights that men have simply been given, which is why today’s feminists work to promote equality. Despite these efforts, feminism is often misunderstood and is interpreted with a negative connotation. According to a study conducted by Precopio and Ramsey (2017), “feminism is commonly recognized as a movement driven to grant social, political, and economic equality to both women and men.” The participation of others besides women is crucial to the spread of equality among the genders. Furthermore, the stigma and negative feelings surrounding feminism must be reduced in order for the ideals of feminism to have a greater impact.