What Is The Importance Of Feminism Essay

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Feminism is Equality for All Since the beginning of time, man has ruled our world. It is the man who created fire and lead his people through the dark. It is the man who created the largest ancient Ottoman Empire in which he controlled all provinces, and inhabitants. It is man who made laws restricting the woman from power since the beginning of time. Women have struggled with inequality in this male dominated world since man first roamed this earth. Even though women are gaining equality by entering the work force, and gaining licenses, women still struggle to earn as much money, and maintain the status quota of the man. In Sheryl Sandberg’s essay “Lean In: What would you do if you weren’t afraid” Sandberg creates an inviting and…show more content…
Sandberg talks about the history of feminism through her personal experiences as a woman to build the message that woman and men are equal. For instance, at an early age Sandberg began to notice the social order in society, and how the misconduct of young women who reached out to break this order were afraid. She goes on the explain that the stereotypes young boys and girls are taught become “self-fulfilling prophesies” later in life. (p.653) As an example, she provides an excerpt from a little boy named Rylie, who gives a speech that disagrees with the stereotypes of toys. Rylie writes “some girls like superheroes, some girls like princesses. Some boys like superheroes, some boys like princesses. So why do all the girls have to buy pink stuff and all the boys have to buy different color stuff?” This is important because Sandberg is building her message by using external evidences that highlight the need for change and that this inequality is a large problem that affects all types of people including children. After the depression, the world has started to see more change when it comes to equality between men and women. Women began to fight for their rights, thus creating a new revolution. Though Sandberg uses personal information to pull the reader in, she also keeps an “end in mind” with her conflict in the world by offering shocking statistics that prove change is happening. For instance,
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