Foremost, the idea that the way a girl dresses can influence how a male acts perpetuates the concept of girls “asking” for sexual assault. Although these concepts - sexual assault and dress codes - may seem completely different, they are surprisingly similar. Both concepts involve victim blaming; sexual assault victim are often told that they were “asking for it” in some way - whether it was their attitude or their attire - and girls who are dress coded are often told that they were “asking for it” by showing a bra strap or wearing shorts to
Dress codes have some kind of restriction on every single item of clothing, among other things, a girl can put on. Shorts and skirts have to be a certain length—normally mid-thigh or knee length. Tops are required to have a certain size strap or sleeve, and bra straps are not allowed to be seen (God forbid a teenage girl wear a bra to school and her strap is visible). No shirts that reveal midriffs are allowed either. Sometimes the amount of how much a girl’s back is showing is restricted, too. Leggings and yoga pants cannot be worn unless the shirt is long enough where the girl’s fingers touch the shirt fabric, and in some schools they are banned completely. One has to control the amount of cleavage visible, which can prove very difficult for any girl, especially those that
Two of the most hot-button issues faced in the 2016 election included abortion rights and gun control. Since President Trump’s election these issues have remained at the forefront of political discussion. With several months still remaining, 2017 had already claimed the reputation for the deadliest year for mass shootings in America’s history (Wilson, 2017). We began 2017 with six killed in the Ft. Lauderdale airport and progressed, to 58 killed in Las Vegas at the Route 91 Harvest Festival, to the most recent incident that left 26 dead in a Texas church. In addition to these three most notable events, there have been many other shootings that have brought the causality total to 112 with 531 wounded from mass shootings alone (Wilson, 2017). These senseless deaths left the American public emotionally drained and searching for a solution to a problem that the government is hesitant to proactively address, but rather leaves to the individual state’s discretion.
Every 98 seconds an American is sexual assaulted across America. 1 in 6 American women have been raped or an attempted rape. According to RAINN 4 in 10 women have had an abortion, while 1 in 8 maternal deaths are caused by unsafe abortion. Women’s rights are human rights, around the world women are being denied rights, here in America women don’t have equal pay, rights over their own bodies are in converse, in Africa and the middle east, girls and women are being stolen from their homes and from their schools. Women’s rights are an important topic because women’s rights are human rights, this should matter to all people because this issue is a social injustice all round the world, that has negatively affected women for years. Women should have the same rights as men because many women face systematic oppression, many women are despotism relation to their male counterparts, and the general population is unaware of the seriousness of the issues.
The dress code specifically bans tank tops with straps less than one inch thick, anything with visible cleavage or exposing the mid drift, cut-off shorts or shorts and pants with holes, and shorts and skirts shorter than fingertip length. The only rule applying directly to boys is prohibiting the “sagging of shorts or pants.” Not only do these rules single out girls, but “[a]t any time, a staff member or administrator may prohibit a student from wearing certain apparel to school.” Because of this addendum, I have seen girls singled out specifically for their clothing. More than once, I have witnessed administration follow a student through the halls, then wait until class starts
Today in our generation, much has changed over the years dealing with women’s rights. Women have more rights today than they did back in the early years. Conflict over social values affected the wider political environment and the readiness of institutions to facilitate the movement for equality (Chafe, W, 1978). Some people still believe today that women shouldn’t have a voice. “Empowering women isn’t just the right thing to do, it’s the smart thing to do” (Barack Obama). In this paper it examines the equality in voting, sexual harassment, and women equality in not only the workplace, but in their everyday lives.
Feminism has been around for many centuries, it’ll be around for more years to come. Women want to be seen equal to men, but that can’t happen because most men think it’s okay the way most women are treated. Feminist want equality, most feminist don’t think females is the admirable sex. On the other hand most feminist do think females are the superior sex, they sometimes take the role of being a feminist to a whole new level. Some question whether only girls are allowed to be feminist, this isn’t true. If feminists want equality they can’t turn down a someone because of their gender. We need to show the world the true meaning of feminism, they think what they see on the news is the true feminist. Feminism isn’t thinking females are better than men, we need to show that to the world. Although women aren’t treated the same as men, feminist are working hard for gender equality.
America was built on the ideas of equality and freedom yet men have tended to be in the dominant position. We grew up in america believing that everything's equal, that everyone was equal. The children of today run around believing everything they hear, little do they hear about the past. Teachers teach more of our war history little do you hear a teacher tell her second grade students that there was a point in time that if you got married to a man you would become civilly dead in the eyes of the law. In elizabeth cady stanton's “from declaration of sentiments of the seneca falls woman's rights convention” talks about the 1800s into the early 1900s on the topic of women's rights. This similar topic comes up in the text from Mark Twain “The Lowest Animal” how not only to women but disrespecting animals. America has all of this push for freedom
In society in America women are some of the most powerful leaders today, in places such as Afghanistan women have no power. This is controversial considering that women were at some point already provoked when people said that voting is not an option for women, this is not just about human rights, but about human rights for the women born without rights.
An ordinary day in any work place contains people constantly complaining about their jobs and how they remain unappreciated enough by their employers. Some of these workers go about their days, knowing that they continue to be considered worth less than their coworkers, the weight of overtime upon their backs. That alarm clock, ringing obnoxiously every morning, bringing the poor sleeper out of pleasant dreams back into a world that continuously telling them that they will never be enough. Yearning for this misery to end disappear for women forevermore. Hoping for a change to a workplace standard that remains fruitless unless the wage gap is filled.
Civil liberty is defined as freedom of action and speech. America's vision is about giving all citizens civil liberties, but not everyone acquired their freedoms at first. Through time though, American citizens slowly obtained their rights and freedoms. Civil liberty complications of the American past have been resolved because genders have the same have the same freedoms, citizens, of all races, have equal entitlements, and citizens of all social classes have the same rights.
Several generations of woman suffrage supporters engaged in "a lengthy and difficult struggle" to secure voting rights for all American women. The women's rights movement organized nationally at Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848 and produced a "Declaration of Sentiments" outlining essential rights (History.com Staff). Despite their sustained efforts, most did not live to see approval of the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution. In early efforts, several tactics were used to secure the change in national voting laws. By 1916, major suffrage groups were united to get the amendment introduced and approved in Congress and then ratified by the states. "The face of the American electorate" changed forever when ratification was certified on August 26, 1920 (United States, Congress). The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave women "equal citizenship with men" (Siegel 1045).
It’s no secret that worldwide women have unreasonably high expectations set for them. Yet it seems as though for a few days of every month, that bar is lowered and we as women are allowed to kick our feet up, complain and do practically nothing but binge-eat chocolate without judgement thanks to our on and off again friend, Mother Nature. Yes, that’s right - we’ve become so desperate to escape from the standards set by us from society that our periods have become our only excuse to relax and not have everything together. However, recent advertising from the feminine hygiene company Always Infinity is swiftly taking away our much needed break by implying women shouldn’t be taken less seriously just because of their crimson waves. Quite frankly, this isn’t the case and I’m tired of seeing this agenda being pushed.
Successful women have to fight against so much. Taking care of ourselves, chasing our dreams full force, finally getting to the top spot and then realizing that something’s missing. Too often, we build up the lives around us and forget that we didn’t make time to build a family. Now we begin to rush against the biological clock and other factors that come into play when you try to have a child at a later age. Infertility being one of them. A word that used to be considered ‘taboo’ has almost become, dare I say it a ‘hot topic’ in Hollywood. Something that women are no longer sweeping under the rugs or hiding in the closets. Celebs are being very open and honest with issues such as IVF, pregnancy, adoption, getting a surrogate mother and more.
Maya Angelou once said “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” If all people were treated with equal respect and liberty then civil liberty would not be a problem in the world. In a speech by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a picture of Susan B. Anthony’s grave, and a speech written by Susan B. Anthony, show that civil liberty issues of America’s past have yet to be resolved.