Examine The Role Of Misogyny In Women

...is a cultural attitude of hatred for females because they are females according to sociologist Allan G. Johnson, "misogyny

Living in a society that is engulfed in sexism and patriarchy is absurdly harmful and detrimental. How can one justify a man beating and or kidnapping his wife, not allowing females to have an education, or separating ones’ self because of their class and status? With Malala being a young female, and growing up under such oppressions without adapting or accepting its “norms”, it is absolutely remarkable. Today, not all, but many youths would fall into the trap. Whether because of fear, because that’s what society portrays, or because they just want to fit in. Surprisingly, this trend is not only for youngsters, adults also fall into the oppression. It is very hard to live in a world where standing out on your own is no longer acceptable. However, with every one single person that dears to reject society’s ideologies and stand out on their own, paving the way for the equality and a better society, the world will be a better place. Just

By evaluating the situation and lives of women in society, the feminist perspective is defined as a source of social inequality, group conflict and social problems. For feminist, patriarchal society is the foundation of social problems. The patriarchal male dominated society where women are meant to justify the rule through devaluation; however, the definition of patriarchy has dominated the powerful group expanded to include the social devaluation of the power rating (Leon-Guerrero, Anna, 2015).

For Feldman, women had the roles of the victim of misogynistic terror and as coauthors. Since many Klanmembers could not accept the fact of gender equality within the fact acts of violence against women, especially in Alabama, happened more frequently. “Kluxers routinely targeted women, mostly for violating narrow social conventions and ideas of traditional morality “(61) In 1920s women received the franchise. This was on of the fact, which led to an explosive growth of the Ku Klux Klan. Men and women were terrified by the new political and economic situation in the United States. In order to turn the time back they joined the KKK. The Ku Klux Klan promised to turn the United States to a holy place again. A place were “darkies were obedient,

From the overarching phenomena of benevolent sexism, the disregard women of color are faced with by political institutions and the restriction of women to a limited parameter of economic opportunity it is exemplified that not only a few isolated factors are the cause of sexism (Casad and Lee, 2014; Jiwani and Young, 2006; Kukkokaken, 2008). Rather, it is the mechanism remnant of institutionalized oppression stemming from ignorance and prejudice that works actively to place women at a disadvantage despite progress being made (2008). Therefore, it can be determined that the means used to continuously subjugate women is necessary for patriarchal elements to maintain their power and influence over industrialized, western society. Proving that unless the structure permitting inequity is altered, sexism will continue to thrive within boundaries of

Barbara Perry’s article “Doing Gender and Doing Gender Inappropriately” addresses violence and gender, and how gender is influenced through the way it is perceived in society. The construction of gender comes in polar extremes, with masculine dominant men and feminine subordinate women. Gendered violence is used to control women as a class. It is a systematic tool used by men to reinforce gender norms and patriarchal ideas of masculine superiority and feminine inferiority. It “terrorizes the collective by victimizing the individual”. Like any dichotomy, it has scripts, and to deviate from these scripts will leave you labeled as ‘unnatural’ and ‘immoral’. These scripts “constrain everything from modes of dress and social roles to ways of expressing emotion and sexual desire”. In Judith Lorber’s “A World Without Gender” we are introduced to the possibility of eliminating gender and how “degendering [would] undercut the patriarchal and oppressive structure of Western Societies”.

For many decades, women have experienced all forms of oppression and constant violence that threatened their existence in the male-dominated society. Various forms of discrimination and oppression have been directed to women for decades. Violence directed at women such as rape and battery were seen and treated as isolated scenarios. However, as the need to foster gender equality took pace, such oppressive actions are now perceived as elements of a wider system of dominance in the society that that needs to be addressed as a whole rather than in singularity

All men are misogynistic pigs. If I asked you what a feminist’s beliefs are, there’s a high change that that would be your response. However, feminism is defined as “the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes”. This movement began with the simple goal; get women the vote. Since the legalisation of this in the United Kingdom in 1918 (for women over 30, it became legal for all woman in 1928) and in The United States of America in 1920, feminism has moved on to wider determinations.

Girls are always told that we can be whatever we want to be. Whether that is a doctor, lawyer, teacher, engineer, or even a clown. That is true, but it is difficult for most women to achieve these goals because of a misogynistic society that prevents them from flourishing. Even though many people think that society has come a long way in making men and women equal, women are still treated as lesser people and make seventy nine cents to every dollar a man makes for doing the same jobs. I think that the reputation of women as second class citizens needs to change and the only way that can happen is for women to stop tearing each other down and stick together to demand equal rights for women in our backyard and all over the world.

Starting with one extreme of this spectrum, misogyny is the hatred of women. Misogyny is fueled by society’s ideas of masculinity. The way American culture thinks the actions and thoughts of a man should be places limitations on either sex. One limitation is the sexual division of labor. The sexual division of labor is determining the job or career path based on sex. This notion believes that women should be in the private sphere of the workforce, often focusing on the reproductive part of society, while men should be in the public sphere: the productive part of society. With women in the private sphere of society, the public finds it important to keep women where they are; this establishes male supremacy. (Kosmo 12-13). Kaeleen Kosmo talked

Through out history many would say that women have finally been liberated from the cruel injustice of the patriarchal society. Through Women’s suffrage to what seems to be an equal paying jobs now in society. Yet time and time again, society had fail to comply with the freedom that females deserve. Women’s population as a whole in a global aspect still to this modernized society are being looked down upon for their gender, believing that women are weak beings and are incapable of making logical decisions without the waiver of emotions. (Even after hundreds of years for society to become equal, on a global ideal, misogyny is still extremely alive integrated with our everyday lives.

Misogyny is the ideology of men being superior to women, and the hatred of women. This ideology continues in our society today and in The Handmaid’s Tale and Cat’s Eye by Margaret Atwood; misogyny taints society by degrading women. This belittling leads to: patriarchal views, objectification, and shaming of women.

abused as children and adolescence. However, the complex dynamics of sexism of oppression targeted against feminism is overwhelming and needs to be examined in the society.

In feminist theory, misogyny is a destructive approach to women as a whole, and for itself it doesn’t automatically establish a misogynist's arrogance to each individual woman. The fact that some people hold misogynistic opinions doesn’t automatically mean that individual can’t have a positive relationship with any women. On the contrary, the fact that an individual has some undesirable relationships with a few women in his or her environment doesn’t

The existence of a double standard for Women today is a main reason why women become extremely radical. Women that do not appreciate being stereotyped and discriminated against, protest in forms of rallying and with lawsuits against people or institutions of society. The areas of society that use or even enforce a double standard against women may consider women to be inferior to men. This idea of superiority is discrimination. Often the work place, sports, and within homes do we see this idea of a double standard for women.