Feminist Perspective Of Feminism

Janet Lee’s and Susan M. Shaw’s, Women’s Voices Feminist Visions Classic and Contemporary Readings did provide the proper data to support their analyses. Lee and Shaw used sufficient evidence to address their main topic- the analysis of women’s gender studies by examining historical and contemporary writings. In chapter one Lee and Shaw discussed the purpose of women’s studies and examined gender. The ideas of feminism we evaluated, Lee and Shaw explained the negative attributes associated with feminism as well as the history of the gender movement. Women’s studies is a field of study that has been slowly expanding in the academic world sense the 1970’s. Lee and Shaw did provide the results to the data they analyzed. To prove their statements regarding the study of the

Early feminism was typically focused only on white women, likely because racism was still extremely prominent at the time feminism began emerging. It was not until Kimberlé Crenshaw introduced the term “intersectionality” in 1989 that feminism started to look at oppressed group’s needs (Nash, 2008, 2). Intersectionality is a way of thinking that acknowledges that when a person has identities that belong to more than one oppressed group, it impacts their quality of life more negatively. In this paper, I will argue that intersectionality is important in the discussion of feminist theories and activism because it ensures that feminism is for all women, not just a select group of them. Intersectionality has changed the way the feminist movement handles the overlapping of different identities, which has helped feminist theorists understand the experiences of women of colour much more clearly. While intersectionality has a very important role in the conversation and practice of feminism, there are certainly critiques of the concept that should be brought up. These critiques, however, can offer a way to improve the study of intersectionality.

The modern definition of feminism: “an ideology that, in its most basic form, directly opposes sexism by supporting gender equality and portraying women and men as equal.” (Finsterbusch 59). This definition was the early direction towards treating women like human beings rather than a housebound body, and this is why feminism should not be viewed as a harmful ideology. By exemplifying the importance of the ideology of feminism, by refuting those who claim that women have used feminism to exploit their personal wants and desires, and by presenting women’s first hand encounters of inequality, case studies, sound arguments and documented research one will be persuaded that the ideology of feminism is not discrimination towards men, but rather an encouragement for a woman’s rights and equality.

Feminists around the world fight for one thing: the social, economic, and political equality of the sexes. However, depending on a number of factors, the path which a feminist must take to accomplish this goal changes drastically. These variations further complicate discussions of feminism because they may seem like sticking points, when, in reality, they are able to enrich the conversation of what . By virtue of the word “women” being so broad, it’s difficult to have a unified feminist movement throughout the world fighting for the same goal. Every woman needs something different out of feminism, therefore, it’s counterproductive for feminists to ignore these differences while pursuing equality. Admittedly, all feminists have the same objective, however, the path to this goal is different for every feminist, and the movement requires closer attention to differing desires.

Feminism is the belief in the social, economic, and political equality of the sexes. Although vastly arising in the West, feminism is embodied worldwide and is represented by various institutions committed to activity on behalf of women’s rights and interests (Burkett & Brunrll, 2018). To many individuals, feminism is a way to express their thoughts and opinions on certain political issues that often times do affect one sex more than it does the other, thus creating gender inequality. Throughout history, women have always been oppressed by the ‘dominant’ sex, males. However, thanks to feminism, feminist theories and theorists, the oppression has become lesser.

When he was eleven years old, George Washington, the first United States president, owned slaves. After his father deceased, Washington inherited his 280-acre farm and ten slaves, and the number increased to seventeen by his twenties.Though United States citizens today increasingly look to founding fathers such as him for a sound, enduring ideological foundation to stand on, many do not know how different today’s ideas are from those of America’s genesis. Few people know, however, that the progressive ideals that most ascribe to the better-known founding fathers belonged not to them, but to Thomas Paine, the revolutionary of revolutionaries. Paine was a driving force in the American revolution

What I appreciated most about this article was how it outlined the need for Women’s Studies. Often feminism is construed poorly by the media and is resisted by many. The fact that so much resistance occurs creates a tough situation for women’s studies to thrive, especially along with the lack of strong feminist movement. There indeed lies a great importance in women and gender studies, since there still exists a lot of inequality in society.

The theory that this research explores is the feminist theory. It will explore the equality of women to men in the military as well as the hardships differentiated in the military but specifically upon whether or not women are most likely to be the victim rather than men. The Feminist Theory is a way of looking at the social world through the lens of gender inequality. The focus is on male and female power. Feminist theory addresses the roles women have in society and the ongoing battles women face. Most importantly, this way of thinking about the social world focuses on the rights of women, including: economic, sexual, reproductive, property, and voting rights. This theory is the most applicable for multiple reasons. First attitudes toward the role of women in the military require the reconciliation of two often conflicting beliefs: those toward the roles and rights of women and those toward the military. Second, sexual assaults are more so caused with women more so than with men causing it to be more of a feminist issue, as well as a gender role issue. Women have served in all the nation 's wars, but today make up a larger percentage of the service than in previous conflicts.

"Do you have a vagina? And do you want to be in charge of it? If you said 'yes ' to both, then congratulations -- you 're a feminist!" (Kingston). People who advertise feminism in this manner are exactly how feminists have reached the point they are today. Feminists are demonizing men to sexual predators and using popular culture as ground zero for their activism campaigns, to show females as either a victim or the hero who empowered herself as a woman. These absurd characteristics come to mind when someone speaks of feminism today. When a modern feminist does not adhere to some ridiculous trait people ask, is she really a feminist? As a society we do not recognize what feminism was created for. The true role of a feminist is to advocate women’s rights in hopes to achieve a political, social, and economic equality to men. Politically, a feminist should follow the lead of women candidates in the running for United States president. Socially, a feminist should stand against the men who exert social control over women. Economically, a feminist should stand against unequal pay for men and women. A feminists’ job is to uphold a civic responsibility through creating an equal environment for men and women. This is what feminism should be about, but that is no longer the case. The Western feminist is not interested in civic obligations that should be occurring, but instead with the overreaction to sexist elements in popular culture and the fixation of identity privileges.

“But, of course, you might be asking yourself, 'Am I a feminist? I might not be. I don 't know! I still don 't know what it is! I 'm too knackered and confused to work it out. That curtain pole really still isn 't up! I don 't have time to work out if I am a women 's libber! There seems to be a lot to it. WHAT DOES IT MEAN? ' I understand. So here is the quick way of working out if you 're a feminist. Put your hand in your pants. a) Do you have a vagina? And b) Do you want to be in charge of it? If you said 'yes ' to both, then congratulations! You 're a feminist.” This is a quote by Caitlin Moran in her book How to Be a Woman describing what she believes to be feminism. Feminism has come to be known by and large to be a women’s rights movement, to the point where the word feminism is synonymous with women’s rights. Merriam Webster dictionary even defines feminism as “organized activity in support of women 's rights and interests”.

When people think of the words “feminist” or “feminism” it sometimes open the doors to a scrutinizing debate. People will go back and forth on their opinions of this delicate topic causing some people to change their minds where as others will just add more fuel to their own fire by making their beliefs even stronger for the next time they wish to defend their thoughts and ideas. Those people who stand by their strong supportive thoughts, ideas, and beliefs on the topic of feminism are known as a feminist’s. These feminists are strong believers for gender equality but most importantly empowering and celebrating women. Feminism dates as far back as to the 20th and 21st century when women were seen as inferior beings to the male population.

Feminism is an interesting topic to cover. Feminism is often associated with or assumed to be radical feminism, despite the fact that they are two different mindsets. Feminism, in its purest sense, is the seeking of gender equality in society. It seeks to go against the idea of male supremacy and gender stereotypes, saying that both of the two are oppressive and uncalled for. Radical feminism tends to have more to do with the concept of patriarchy, saying that female dominance has been “historically proven” to be beneficial. While the concepts within radical feminism became popular in the 1960s, during the arisal of second-wave feminism, feminism itself has been around for quite some time. This essay will be looking at the origins of and development of first-wave feminism in the late 1800s.

Before we begin, I want you to create a picture in your head. You read that there is going to be a feminist rally in your local city this afternoon. What does your mind picture? Lots of pink I’m sure. Who is there? Why, a bunch of women, of course! And what could they possibly want this time? I’ll let you keep that one to yourself. We all know that in today’s world, feminism is often seen as a joke. Just a bunch of white women prancing around with signs expressing their angst for the patriarchy, right? Just obnoxious women wanting equal pay and to not be seen as lessers is all feminism is really about, right? I hate to break it to you, but you’re way off. Though the dictionary definition of feminism is stated as “the

Since the 19th century to the present day, feminism has evolved over periods of time, shaped and molded our structure of society into what it is today. Feminism, the exploration and critique of male power that challenges traditional sex roles has always played a major role and been expressed in classic and modern literacy. From press articles, to film productions. From plays to books. Along with this, feminist literary and cultural theories were born from feminists who also challenge and analyze the expressions and resistance between women’s roles and views and patriarchal, or the dominant power given to men over women, oppression. One way that such feminists observe and analyze this resistance is through the feminist analysis, a text that draws on and influences the various applications of women’s roles in society such as gender and class, sexuality, race/ethnicity, psychology, literary form, etc. But how can one text appeal to and demonstrate every possible perspective in feminism? The feminist analysis isn’t alone. Over time, various authors and feminists publishing well-known literary texts demonstrate a theme and challenge feminism that tests society’s structure. Authors such as Kate Chopin and her novel “The Awakening” include the everyday roles of women in a common household during the 19th century, with Chopin knowing to have been living in this time in America. Smaller texts such as “The Yellow Wallpaper”, a short story by Charlotte Gilman, are enough to demonstrate

“You’re a Hardcore Feminist, I Swear,” by Jessica Valenti focuses on the different perceptions and definitions of being a feminist. According to Valenti, most us are undercover feminists, we are afraid to admit it because we are concerned what others will think, or have a lack of clarity regarding the definition. Feminism is largely seen as all about the anti’s, especially anti-men, but it is primarily concerned with progression and equality rather than anti anything. Valenti debunks many modern counter-arguments for the feminist movement such as things are fine the way they are, feminism is outdated and tackles the lack of clarity regarding feminism itself. Recent polls demonstrate most women support feminist goals, like equal pay, ending violence against women, childcare, women’s healthcare and so on. To Valenti, feminism is simply about belief in equality of the sexes, and the movement organized around this belief. Feminists are everywhere and many people support feminist goals without even considering to be a feminist.