The Oppression Of Women In Today's Western Culture

“The extension of women’s rights is the beginning of all social progress.” -Charles Fourier Initially. Women have always been seen as the fragile sex, the one that has to be protected and kept safe. Still, not everybody thinks like that. There are several places around the world where women are seen as the weaker sex or even a burden. In order for women to be valued more we have to address the issues behind the cause, and we need to find a solution immediately. We need to achieve social progress by fighting all the types of oppression against women and by creating a better future for them. Oppression towards women is still a problem in today’s society because they are victims of modern day slavery, it causes gendercide, and have no educational

The LGBTQ+ community had fought for rights throughout history so that they would be able to live “normal” lives. By the end of the 1960’s the Stonewall riots created a movement that inspired people of the

When you think of gay rights, you probably think of parades and rainbows. The 21st century LGBT movement has become known for its message of equality for all, and other human liberties such as same-sex marriage. This progress has been very important, and has been fought for over 40 years with a lot of blood sweat and tears. But often this fight is overlooked, or dismissed as being unimportant. Gay marriage was just legalized on a national level in June 26 2015. This means that gay people have been able to only marry for 10 months, while marriage has existed between heteroseuxal couples for hundreds and thousands of years- which Is ridiculous. My book, Stonewall: The Riots That Sparked the Gay Revolution, by David Carter offers a detailed explanation of what helped cause all of this progress to be made. Everything starts somewhere, and Stonewall: The Riots That Sparked the Gay Revolution offers an excellent description of where the LGBT movement originated.

Over the years the queer community has made leaps and bounds towards the goal of simple equality, with various anti-discrimination bills, and most recently the legalisation of same sex marriage in all of the states of the United States of America, but that is not to say that the fight is over. An estimate of over 2 billion people still live in countries where homosexuality is illegal , the defence of “Trans Panic” still exists in almost all American states , and “corrective” surgery is still used on intersex individuals against their consent and in some cases their parents as well . The fight is nowhere

The oppression of women has been a constant trend throughout American history. While the US has made advancements to the equality of women, to this day women are not treated equally to men. (Intro - do last)

The actions of Delilah in Judges toward Samson accurately depicts that of a woman who has woven her way into the heart of a man only to expose and exploit him for personal gain. This is, perhaps, a founding basis for Milton’s view of women as a naturally inevitable source of weakness for men. But the persona of Delilah created by Milton in Samson Agonistes as she presents an insincere, haughty, and prideful “apology” to Samson is a reflection of what can be seen as Milton’s fear of a deceptive woman in the life of a man. To put it plainly, women left unchecked by a man have potential danger that is unparalleled and it must be kept in check.

They view economic reliance as the main cause of women’s subjection to men. In addition, socialist feminists see women’s emancipation as a necessary part of a larger goal for social, economic and political rectification. Marxist feminists feel that economic inequality, dependence, political and domestic struggle between the sexes is the root of women's oppression in the current social context (“A Short Introduction…”10 Apr. 2017).

The LGBTQ movement has been taking place since the late 19th century (Morris, 2016) with many people now acknowledging and paying attention to the colorful movement in the 21st Century.

The oppression of women is due to a ‘global culture machine’, which consists of the advertising industry, the cosmetic industry and communications media (Chapkis, 1986). From this, a constricted, westernised ideal of beauty is encouraged to women worldwide. Chapkis analyses rituals women go through to achieve ‘perfection’ such as anorexia or bulimia, using these to reveal the levels of oppressiveness these regimes are for women. “Women are entrapped in the beauty system, but there are possibilities for change if women are willing to accept themselves and their bodies as they really are” (Chapkis, 1986). For this to be possible ‘beauty secrets’ (the processes females go through to conform to the cultural ideal) would have to be carefully scrutinized

With the increase in current events taking place in the world in regards to religion, it is essential that the common public be informed with correct information about religion. Unfortunately, it is known that news gives false or one sided ideals of Islamic nations. News makes it especially difficult for its audience to understand the differences between culture and religion. Writers have the power to correct this misconception through their works, even if it is fictional writing. Author 's take on a big responsibility of giving their readers an insightful and true perspective on culture and religion. Popular scholars often choose to talk against Islam, while there is still a lack of scholars talking positively. For example, “Ayaan Hirsi Ali, [an Irani author], renounces Islam because she says it condones violence toward women, often reinforce rather than expand Western expectations about the women” (Smith). Ali is strong in her beliefs and chooses to express them to people in a way that they can understand. Similar strength is not publicized enough when it comes to supporting the true ideals of Islam. Though Nawal El Saadawi identifies as a Muslim woman, she gives off a similar impression of Islam as Ali. Saadawi shows many of the negative aspects of Islam and emphasizes Western stereotypes. By using the most religious male characters in her novel, Woman at Point Zero, to

Oppression is perpetuated in our society through supremacy and discrimination. Women of color have been subjected to the justifications of unfair treatment from their oppressors— both male and female— for generations and are expected to identify with misconceived definitions that have been externally attributed to their own realities. There is an immense pressure on the women of color who have broken out of the cycle of this socioeconomic imprisonment to maintain their standing within society 's good graces. This is often discussed as though these women have something to hide, as though a friendly and modest demeanor are enough to erase the layers of transgenerational trauma from sight of the very same oppressors that caused it. At the

From this, it is possible to analyze that performance is reproduced on the conditioning of discipline and surveillance. It can be view as a self-disciplinary or self-regulatory mechanism acts in relativity with other social audience. And it is only through this reproduction, the notion of gender sustains because the idea of gender is inseparably related with collective performance, otherwise, if reproduction or performance is not continuing, there would be no gender. This is what Judith called stylized repetition of acts. Such repetitions and imitations construct a body, especially female body, in a way, that define how a female body must be a feminized womanized body. The performative norm is not natural because a body need to achieve the

Feminism has become such a forbidden, misunderstood word nowadays. "I’m not a feminist but I believe in equal rights," is a phrase that has become all too common, often times said by those who think feminism just works towards superiority of women. Feminism itself sparks debate regarding whether or not the movement is even necessary or appropriate. Most people who don't believe in feminism, otherwise known as 'anti-feminists,' justify this because they think that working for overall equality is more important than working for women's rights. However, among the many 'isms' and movements that exist today, it is extremely relevant to have a separate movement for women. It's time for everybody to realize that feminism cannot and will not be replaced or covered up by equalism or humanism in an attempt to justify the rejection of feminism. Every movement is different.

As an American citizen, we often think about patriarchy based on our monolithic concept from colonialism. Vrushali Patil and Amrita Basu talk about the failure of patriarchy recognized internationally through an intersectional lens, and its impact on domestic life for Muslim women. This discussion on international patriarchy and oppression of women lead me to read Tuesday’s, April 18th, Afghan’s journalist Zahra Nader and Mujib Mashal’s article titled, “In Afghanistan, Women Struggle After a Divorce.” Nader and Mujib are journalists in the Kabul bureau for The New York Times in Afghanistan. Nader has written about her lived experience as a woman journalist and the misogynist behavior from men in Afghanistan. As a female reporter, Nader is

The consequence of civilization has enlightened to why in history women has witnessed a loss of freedom, hence her position. The transformation of women’s position in the society replaces the men at a higher position in the society. Arguably, the root of oppression lies in the hands of patriarchy, capitalism, and the state, in which resulted a sexist society as “the male has become a state and turned this into the dominant culture (Ocalan, 2016).” However, referring back to the women enslavement, women’s biological difference is used as an explanation for its enslavement role within the society, often degrading women work as ‘worthless.’ The appear of women in the community is controlled by men which indicates that women slavery is built on