Feminism And Women 's Rights On The Grounds Of Political, Social, And Economic Equality

Feminists today are viewed as raging, man-hating bitches, but feminism in its true sense simply advocates women’s rights. While there are extremes on either side of the scale, most feminists fight

The Merriam-Webster definition of feminism is “the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes.” In the past century, gender roles have been challenged because of feminism. The very idea has completely flipped households, workplaces, and the general community and changed it for the better. A plethora of women’s movements were initiated in the 1960’s, and it gave people a look at how powerful women are when we stand united. Feminism has gained many followers in the past thirty to forty years as more people are becoming aware of conflicts pertaining to discrimination. However, there are many that were hesitant both in the 1960’s and in the present day, but for very different reasons. Nevertheless, persistence seems to be a beacon in women’s rights movements, thanks to very strong and level-headed role models.

Feminism has become an ugly word. Some say it does not even live up to its definition anymore. However, the definition remains unchanged in the pages of history. Webster’s Third New International Dictionary’s definition of Feminism reads, “The theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes.” If one digs deep into this definition, beyond the surface of society’s view on feminism today, one can see that feminism would benefit both sexes. The true ideals of feminism break down gender roles, thus benefitting men, women and future generations.

For years, women have fought to gain the same rights and treatment as men. Those women that have been fighting to gain equality have been held back and their opportunities have been stripped away from them due to the simple fact of being women. “Feminism is the belief in social, political, and economic equality of the sexes” (Scholz 2013). The feminist movement has been the key factors in helping women gain equal rights for those who have been underprivileged of their rights and equivalence that society refuse to give to them. A woman has every right to be treated equally to men and feminism is accomplishing this slowly. Feminism is not only beneficial to women, it helps both men, women, and children because it is allowing the communities

In his article, “Why Men Have a Problem with the Word ‘Feminism’”, author Martin Daubney explains how he doesn’t clearly like the word feminism. Though he believes in what the word stands for, equality and freedom of choice, irrespective of gender, sexuality or race, he is repulsed by the word feminists. This is because of how the word is perceived; the word feminism now tends to symbolize an aura of negativity. The reasons behind the negativity are the acts of the radical feminists. “All men are rapists”, that statement was supposedly said once but as is can’t be taken back it is all that the men tends to remember. What was supposed to be a positive message for the benefit of mankind became a word that gives people a personal bad attitude.

Feminism is more than a word, more than an individual, and more than an identity. In the words of Tavi Gevinson, editor-in-chief of Rookie Mag, an online feminist magazine for teen girls, feminism is a discussion, a conversation, and a process. It’s not a set of rules and restrictions, and it’s certainly not an attack targeted on men, but it is a fight, and it’s a long one. Over time, various connotations surrounding the word “feminist” have developed to form an image of angry, misandrist, bra-burning women who shouldn’t be taken seriously as thinkers and agents of social change. A dismissal of feminism that I hear often seems to be that feminists are just looking for things to be angry about, seeking out reasons to complain so we feel

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 with modern day feminism, or believed that we had already achieved equality. And finally, I received some very strong — yet positive — responses to feminism, however, these people explained that feminism itself is on a downward spiral.

Does society perceive the word, “Feminist” as the newest F-word? Despite the movement’s true advocacy, individuals often correlate the feminist movement with negative views and stereotypes. These stigmas often leave people afraid or sometimes angry at the movement, which will ultimately neglect the campaign’s goals. Stereotypes regarding feminism must be eliminated, but to address this issue, people must first know the true definition of feminism, identify the differences between the truth and the stigmas, and ____

What does feminism mean, does it mean equal rights or power to all women? Not many people think it, but feminism is important. Women are underestimated, underpaid, and underappreciated by men and sadly other women. Till the 1960’s women have been known for being hosewives and mothers because they really didn’t do much of anything else. Feminism is equality between both genders, it is not, like some people think, about all power to women and hating men. The protesting and marches that have been going on for years and some people just ruin the real meaning of what the word is. Some “feminists” hate men and want all power to themselves, but that is not what feminism is about and now men have made “meninsm” a thing and are using it as a joke towards

Feminism was once a movement understood to focus on the rights of women. Feminism today involves a countless range of other human right affairs aiming to defend a state of equality and legal protection for men, women, and everyone in between. Throughout American history feminism has been associated with negative, false images that devour the efforts of activist who strive to bring justice to widely ignored issues. The theory of feminism has existed since the nineteenth century and has since evolved over generations to fit modern society, yet the label “feminist” continues to bring up controversy and criticism. Feminism has a stigma attached to it brought on by opposition and misconceptions which make it difficult to be taken seriously.

Previously, when the movement was first established, the main goal was equality of women to men politically, socially, and otherwise. This goal was achieved and now feminist mindsets focuses purely for the advancement of women and neglects men’s issues. By dictionary definition feminism is, “the doctrine advocating social, political, and all other rights of women equal to those of men.” It notices the rights of women only; the definition does not mention human rights and men’s equality to women. (cite dictionary.com). If the act was for overall equality, the definition should follow the lines of equal human rights for everyone instead of focusing on women to men. Moreover, they have a victim-complex mentality. This may seem like a bold claim, but articles written supporting feminism often paints the image that women are victims. In an article discussing the progress made by the movement, the following is stated, “Sexual harassment was recognized as crime but continued to compromise women’s full equality...” (Mandle). The fact that the crime is still being committed does not compromise full equality, it is merely a fact of life. A crime will not be entirely wiped out by equality, it will still be commit, just as homicide is still committed. In addition, the VAWA categorized rape as a gender-based hate crime. This toxic view silences all men who have been raped and sexually assaulted (Doak). The disregard of men’s

Feminism. The f-word. This word has many different connotations. The dictionary definition of feminism is the doctrine advocating social, political, and all other rights of women equal to those of men (dictionary.com). The simpler, more stereotypical, definition is policies that are pro-women and anti-men. Before this class all I ever heard, was that the stereotypical feminist is a woman who hates all men and everything about men. She probably does not shave (ever) and she is most likely an angry lesbian. Those are just a few misconceptions. This may be true for some feminists, but not all. Feminism is an evolving movement. Feminism strives for equality for all not superiority for women. This view is also shared in both “Feminism is for everybody” by bell hooks and “Men and Feminism” by Shira Tarrant.

A common misconception of the movement is that feminists believe that women are better than men. However, the definition of feminism is “the advocacy of women's rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men.” Feminists are fighting to be granted the same rights and opportunities as men, not to be granted rights and opportunities that surpass those of men.

Almost one hundred years later, and the media still portrays the feminist movement and feminists themselves in a similarly negative light, which have effectively contributed to the misinterpretation of many individuals’ deception of what a “feminist” is and what their purpose is. This subjection and oppression of feminists in the media affect the decision of women on whether or not they want to be a part of this movement in fear of what society will think of them. Through hindrances of oppression such as negative stereotyping of feminists through the media, society will never be able to reach a state of complete equality among all genders despite the constant advocacy of women's rights throughout history and the modern

Feminism is considered to be controversial due to its beliefs and ideas. People tend to question what feminism does and how it affects others. To those who support feminism, believe that the movement gives them a sense of empowerment, purpose, and unity. However, those against the movement, strongly feel that the movement is nothing, but a radical idea and its purpose is to hate men and to create an overwhelming domination of women. For many women around the world, feminism is a way to express and speak out about how women are treated and to support the idea that women deserve to be treated equally to men. For most feminists their goal is to create equality between males and females and to resolve not just the issues that