Feminist Argument Essay

What if someone faked their true identity and acted a different way? Would you feel offended? Would you feel uncomfortable ? Most or some people do something about this like making themselves look or be the other sex. When people do this did they stop to consider how others would feel? There are a lot of issues on this subject such as discrimination, which bathrooms they use, and what principles and leaders are doing about it.

In the past and present women have had to endure sexism as a part of everyday life. This is unfair and unjust to the female species. In this paper I am going to be talking about some of the issues of sexism and how they affect women. Some of the issues I will be talking about are the white males club and how non-membership effects women. What are the benefits of having a membership to it. How women are kept in their place by society and by themselves. How has this unequal affected women through their lives and the business world. If women are being liberated or not. What types of problems women are experiencing. These are the issues we will be discussing in this paper. The first issue we will be discussing in this paper is the

One of their arguments is that there are classes for women’s studies, but nothing about men’s studies. They are oblivious to the fact that the reason there are women’s studies classes is because history classes in general focus mainly on the history of men. Another argument is that, when divorced couples are fighting for custody, the mother gains custody more often than the man. For this, they blame feminism. The only reason this happens is because the judge may have the misogynistic idea that women are better with children. This idea is misogynistic because, throughout history, motherhood was seen as the only thing that women were worth, that they were unable to do anything outside of serving her husband and/or children. What many people don’t understand is that feminism can benefit both men and women (Mekinski, Maddy paras 1-6). For example, feminism helps fight hyper-masculinity. Hyper-masculinity is a term used to describe a feeling that some men often get where they feel that they have to do something to avoid looking cowardly or feminine. They have a fear of femininity because it’s a trait used to

When thinking about feminism in today’s society we tend to direct our minds and thoughts to a more radical and powerful train of thought. Feminism has been going on for centuries, with two main ideologies at the forefront; liberal and cultural feminism. Someone who identifies as a liberal feminist is someone who believes that women and men are a like and equal in most respects and deserve equal roles and opportunities (Wood & Fixmer-Oraiz, 2017, p. 58). And cultural feminism is someone who identifies as someone who believes that men and women are fundamentally differently; you have different rights, role and opportunities (Wood & Fixmer-Oraiz, 2017, p. 58). The women’s rights movement can be understood and broken down into three “waves”.

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

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.

The definition of feminism is very elusive. Maybe because of its ever-changing historical meaning, it’s not for certain whether there is any coherence to the term feminism or if there is a definition that will live up to the movement’s variety of adherents and ideas. In the book “No Turning Back,” author Estelle Freedman gives an accurate four-part definition of the very active movement: “Feminism is a belief that women and men are inherently part of equal worth. Because most societies privilege men as a group, social movements are necessary to achieve equality between women and men, with the understanding that gender always intersects with other social hierarchies” (Freedman 7).

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

In 1923, the women’s rights act became officially noticed by the U.S. Congress when they established the nineteenth amendment. The nineteenth amendment states that women have equal rights to men. In school settings, that view is not as noticed as we believe it to be. Students are divided by race, intelligence, strength, career goals, cultural backgrounds, what we wear, what we say, how we appear, and what our gender is. Society wants to believe that there isn’t a problem with dividing students up. Most of the time we do not even realize we are doing it.

Feminism is not a popular topic of conversation topic in my family. We’ve debated about LGBT rights, abortion, war, and religion, but somehow, feminism has never come up. I decided to break this cycle by interviewing three generations of Loazers- my grandfather, my father, and my sister. In addition interviewed my maternal grandfather to compare how men of a similar age think about feminism, as well as my friend Jon who is outside of my feminist circle of friends.

By definition, Feminism is the advocacy of women's rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men. This is demonstrated when Margot experienced feminism by the pushing of her boundaries to be happy, independent and to feel equal in society. Like her husband, Francis, whom was a wealthy, successful businessman. Who in some ways is the stereotypical example of masculine or “powerful”. Margot wasn’t the typical woman, she on the other hand was more like Francis. Margot was powerful and knew how to use it. She defied gender roles by defying gender roles by acting in the manner of a man while staying true to womanhood.

Can women have it all? Throughout history women have shown remarkable strength and resilience when faced with some of the most difficult times. In the biblical days there was Ruth who overcame adversity. During the Victorian era, there was Eleanor Roosevelt who overcame the death of her parents. During the post-civil war era there was Harriet Tubman who led scores of slaves to freedom. In each example above there was a woman, a mother who not only tapped into the nurturing needs of her family but that of others as well. In each example of above you find the very definition of “thrive”: the ability to stay the course and progress in a seemingly hopeless situation. However, I can imagine that these stories are without

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A year ago, few folks were talking about Sheryl Sandberg. Her thoughts on feminism were of little interest. More significantly, there was next-to-no public discussion of feminist thinking and practice. Rarely, if ever, was there any feminist book mentioned as a bestseller and certainly not included on the New York Times Best Seller list. Those of us who have devoted lifetimes to teaching and writing theory, explaining to the world the ins and outs of feminist thinking and practice, have experienced that the primary audience for our work is an academic sub-culture. In recent years, discussions of feminism have not evoked animated passion in audiences. We were far more likely to hear that we are living in a post-feminist society than to hear voices clamoring to learn more about feminism. This seems to have changed with Sandberg’s book Lean In, holding steady on the Times bestseller list for more than sixteen weeks.

The past century saw women in Britain gain control of their fertility, acquire access to education and establish their status as equal citizens. The British social order came a long way from 1890s when women in Britain were legally restricted to the point they could not enter a contract, own property or have parental rights; unmarried women were challenged by society and pressured in to marriage (British History Oxford, 2007).The women’s rights and suffrage movements in the period between 1832 and 1918, which is known as ‘The first feminist wave’, aimed to challenge the idea of women being the inferior sex and demanded equal rights. This ‘so called’ first wave ended with the ‘Royal Assent to the Representation of the People Parliament Act’