Feminism And The Fight For Same Sex Marriage

Throughout the 2016 presidential election, feminism and its influence on politics was a driving force for men and women alike in support of the first female presidential nomination Hillary Clinton; however, the election of Donald Trump has inspired a new wave of feminism in response to the administration of those in office, particularly seen during the International Women’s March.

Feminism has not changed today, but its focus has changed. Many women today have good education and employment opportunities just like men, as the early feminist fought for them. Now, after getting all these, men are now discriminating them and at times abusing them in order to undermine their hard work and potentiality. Men are doing all they can to undermine the success women have been able to acquired, however, today’s feminism is struggling to protect women and girls from domestic violence, sexual harassment, and rape as well as discrimination.

Feminism- The value of women and a woman-centered perspective and the advocacy of social, political, and economic equality for both women and men

Emma talks about how the word “feminism” has a negative connotation in today’s world. I agree with this idea. I think it goes hand in hand with the idea of a minority speaking up for equality. People don’t like to address the fact that everyone is not in any way equal because it’s easier to avoid an issue that has the ability to be fixed. Those who are on top and have more advantages find it hard to stop and think about those who are not as privileged.

There is a heavy stigma surrounding the word “feminism”, saying it out loud evokes emotional responses from many people. During my conversations, I received many casual responses to feminism, or rather the traditional, “I believe in equality” response. I also received some negative responses from people that did not approve

Andi Zeisler explains the importance of studying popular culture, emphasizing how the latter “teaches us about aspects of our own society” (Zeisler, 1-22). She describes how politics and culture are intricately interwoven; they do not exist in vacuums but rather influence each other in complex ways that are “not always immediately clear” (Zeisler,

Serena McNeil Dr. Willson Gordon English 366 18 April 2016 Words: 1011 Men as Apart of the Feminist Equation The word feminism can cause people to have many different reactions. Watson suggests that some people feel that feminism is “man-hating”. Others feel that feminism should mean that women should be the dominant gender. Watson defines feminism in her speech as equality of genders on a political, economic and social spectrum (Watson). Watson is primarily arguing, however that feminism is not an issue that is specific to women. Feminism is the issue of all people; she also suggests that by address the issues of men’s inequality that it will transfer into resolving issues of women’s inequality. She proposes that men need to engage more in the conversation. That they to suffer from inequality and she provide good examples that personally affect her life. Emma Watson effectively argues that by addressing the issue of gender inequality people can work towards solving the issue of feminism.

Today’s society is rich with inequality, there exists struggles in the workplace, in politics, at home, nearly anywhere you look you can find instances of inequality manifesting. Inequality takes shape in many different forms, gender, sexual orientation, race are all commons forms of discrimination present in the world, Feminism has emerged as a proposed solution to the problem of inequality, aiming to bridge the gap between the genders.

Feminism is the public support of women's rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes. Some say that it structures relations between people. We need feminism because we deserve equal pay and jobs. Also, we live in a world where women continually being slut-shamed. This article by Stevi

Many people believe that all feminist are the same. They all believe in the same thing and are all white, millennials that want all men to die and suffer. While I’m sure by now you understand that not all feminist are like this. Many people actually don’t want to be called feminist because of this negative stigma that is associated with it. While, for the most part, all feminist do have the same dogma of equality among men and women, they do have different ideas on how this equality looks like. In this essay I will address three kinds of feminism, talk of their goals, inclusiveness, and relationships between women and men.

What Is Feminism? In our world today, feminism has become a recent topic of interest, being discussed all over social media, as well as being represented by various celebrity advocates for the movement. There is such a negative connotation with feminism, and this negative connotation more often than not comes from those who have refused to “come closer” to feminism.1 Because if you take a closer look, it is not all about women who despise men, or the victimization of women. By definition, feminism is “the advocacy of women 's rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men.” While that is an accurate description of what feminism is, in a larger context, it is a fight for gender equality. Feminism is a contribution

Feminism, in theory, binds women from all over the world. They come together to protect their rights as equal human beings. For such a long time, men have dominated over women, looking down upon them and perceiving them as lesser beings. Feminism has allowed women from all cultures and races, to come together to fight for their rights. However, nothing is ever as simple as one may hope. Feminism constitutes women from all over the world, making it difficult from time to time to understand and empathize with each other due to different cultures, races and religions. Teresa de Lauretis (2014) says that “the identity as a woman of color is one not given but acquired, attained, and developed out of the specific historical experience”.

injustices. Women’s rights has been and issue for many years as women continue to fight the

women and women’s rights, whether those rights be in the home, workplace, or anywhere in

Feminism was mentioned because the women at that time aware of the women in society by the unfair treatment and hopes to improve such treatment, and then get the same social status with men, rather than fight for power