Feminist Perspective Analysis

In this session, I will discuss the gender roles in my family. The definition of gender role is the degree to which a person adopts the gender-specific behaviors ascribed by his or her culture (Matsumoto, D. R., & Juang 2013, 156). For example, traditional gender roles recommend that males are aggressive, angry, and unemotional. It goes further and explains that the male should leave the home every day to make a living and be the main wage earner. The traditional gender role for the female purpose is to stay at home and care for the children. It explains that the female is to be nurturing, caring, and emotional (Matsumoto, D. R., & Juang 2013, 156). These traditional roles for female and male are the opposite of one another. It is believed that the culture is likely to influence our perception about gender role in a family. In my family, my parents utilize the traditional gender role. Growing up, my father went to work every day and my mother stayed home with me and my sister. I believe my parents were influence by their parents and their culture to be traditional gender role parents. My father explained to me that they chose traditional parenting role because both sides of the family utilized traditional parenting gender roles. I believe my parents felt pressure to obtain the gender roles of the mother staying home with the children while the father worked. However, when my younger sister was old enough to go to school, my mother started to work. It was believed that when

In Ahmed’s Living a Feminist Life, the author describes the power struggle that feminists face when they go against large institutions. The willingness to make change is halted by whether or not the institution wants to actually make change or just appear to. Ahmed describes two forms of “diversity work” which include trying to change an institution and not belonging to the norms in a given institution. They argue that knowledge comes about when trying to change an institution, do you think this knowledge is limited? How can someone know the true nature of an institution when the presence of a diversity worker alters it? Furthermore, if the people who do not display the norms in an institution are asked to change the institution how could they

Daddy’s princess. Big brother’s responsibility. Daddy’s little girl. Some people view these as a sweet pet names for young ladies, but these verbal cues inexplicitly condition women to view themselves as the property of men starting at a young age. These learned notions may take hold as women begin to develop. As young girls mature, they find themselves striving to please their fathers and other male figures as one of their main aspirations in life due to this conditioning from society. (Rholetter p. 1) The submissive nature of young girls is a common theme in literature, but looking through the Feminist Lens offers readers a better understanding of the struggle surrounding remaining submissive or demanding power occurs.

In “Who Is a Feminist Now?” Marissa Meltzer explores different female celebrities on their views of feminism. Meltzer starts off by asking Charlene Woodley’s , “whether or not she considers herself to be feminist.” To which she responded no , giving the reason that those who are feminist are taking the power away from the man. As the article progresses, Meltzer continues asking other female celebrities’ their opinion regarding whether or not they consider themselves to be feminist. As the article progresses Meltzer expresses her opinion on how different this generation is compared to those prior. Also stating that not all females see themselves as feminist due to the lack of knowledge regarding the topic. Meltzer continues by taking into

In the history of England, there have been many rulers, but none quite like the queens. Between the time of the first Queen of England and the present Queen, there have been many drastic changes. Though these two women share the same name, Elizabeth, they are known for their own contributions and styles during their life in the monarchy. Their eras were full of rich culture and historic importance. These two women made an impact on not only England, but all over the world. Their decisions and actions lead to both times of celebration and times of grievance.

Feminism: Opposing Viewpoints is a non-fiction novel that addresses the many contradicting beliefs in feminism. It looks at the different viewpoints held by different women on some controversial topics such as the wage gap, the glass ceiling, and Arab feminism. It also addresses the two questions of

Why is the feminist lens focused only on one perspective: females?. Throughout history females have being oppressed by sexism and racism ideologies, not only based on gender differences, but in skin color and body shape as we see in today’s society. Due to this reason, can men do Feminist theory?. To illustrate, “[men] do not have the life experiences of belonging to an oppressed group and [do not have] shared personal stories that reveal their wounds from patriarchy”(Klocke). This demonstrates that men can not be in the feminist theory because they didn't suffered the struggle and the pain that many women experienced in order to gain their natural rights. Moreover, of course males can relate and be part of the theory, but the main focus will

There are many social agents that cause the construction of gender roles. Parents and family are important socialization agents in the gender role development of children. They have different values and attitudes regarding male

Although gender roles have come to a certain amount of change, American society has created greater peer pressure for females. Culture shaped gender, and has allowed social media to establish the ideal male and female creating a harmful environment to grow up in. affects every aspect of our life, from how we feel about ourselves as well as the nature and extent of our participation in social and civic life. In my culture the gender roles consist of the mother working, cooking, cleaning, & yelling. The gender roles of the father consist of working, paying the bills & being laid back. Our expectations are different from the American culture from the language, our up brining, discipline, education, religion &

In The Fiat 500 Abarth vehicle 2013 advertisement, it depicts a man walking by a woman fixing her shoe on the side of the street. The woman in the commercial, by modern day standards, is attractive as well as dressed sexually, therefore capturing the male’s gaze. When she noticed that she was being subjected by a male’s gaze, she proceeds to flirt with him for much of the commercial. However, at the end of the advertisement, the man realizes that this girl was simply a daydream, and that he had actually been checking out a car. In this commercial, the modern day standard women are viewed only as an object for a man to acquire; not as individual human beings. She is portrayed to have been a car this whole time during the commercial,

When choosing to lead readers through a novel in the point of view of a woman that is described as “so impetuous, yet self-contained! Incapable of insincerity, devoid of affection and courageously naturally beautiful. . . . So unlike most women,” (Stoddard) Stoddard knows exactly what she is doing. The Morgesons resists the conventionally domestic, passive 19th-century feminine ideal and Stoddard purposefully chooses to ignore the previously set paths for a female writer. Instead she chooses to present readers with a narrative that is rich with emotional intensity, physicality, and sexuality. She does this, in order to present us with a character that is on a journey of sexual awakening. Cassandra’s varying degrees of hunger in the novel

Abigail Adam told her husband during the Constitutional Convention to ¨Remember the ladies!¨ The feminist group perspective was most fully developed. ¨Elizabeth Cady Stanton organized the first convention for women's rights in Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848.¨ The group's perspective that was not fully developed was the people that were against the movement. ¨However, the feminists discovered that many people felt woman neither should nor could be equal to men.¨

During my residence in Southern France I had a friend, Millan, who was your average “feminazi”- at least that’s what I thought at the time. In the summer of 2013, the more she spoke about gender equality the more annoyed I became with the entire idea of feminism. It seemed less like equality and more like an attack on men. The night of Wendy Davis’ filibuster against a bill with strict restrictions on abortion, I just knew that Millan and I would be bickering the next morning. Although I wasn’t actively against abortions, her constant nagging about women’s rights irritated me to no end.

Within and across different cultures, we can find great consistency in standards of anticipated gender roles. In the United States, like many other countries, males are expected to be independent, assertive, and competitive. Females are expected to be more passive, sensitive, and supportive. For example, when a woman gives birth, she is the one that is expected to stay home and take care of her children while the father goes to work and is the breadwinner for the family. In society, it is more acceptable and common to see the women stay home and take care of the house and children while the husband goes to work instead of the other way around. Stay at home dads are not as common as stay at home moms. However, it is up to the individuals on what they decide as a couple. Because of this, gender appropriate behaviors can be seen because of sex segregation and starting at young ages.

Of course I would choose to read anything that has to do with Feminism, Feminist criticism, or just women empowerment period, No matter how cliché is sounds. In the Feminist criticism sections so many problems and different theories stood out to me, yet Shulamith Firestone's approach was one of the most important ideas expressed. According to her discourse ' "norms" were clearly "gender based". I one hundred percent agree with her, because the rules and laws of time have only been written by a head of white male power. No matter how much our society tries to claim that every man and women are equal, that is a lie and has been a lie for centuries. The first ever social group/ government was full of men who only wanted men in power, they do whatever they can to push women to the back and keep them inferior. Postmodern Feminism is the branch of feminism that strives for equality for everyone. These women don't want to elevate over men they just want equality; to be able to vote when the black men did, get hired for the jobs men did, not get cheated out of pay because of their gender. If black women and men were slaves and they were once considered property and the men can vote how can a black man who was not even a person to society get to vote before women. All along they have set it up for women to not prosper and succeed in life and be there for the men when they need. For so long it had been 'women shouldn't do this women do that', it still is. During the 19th century