Separatist feminism

Gone Girl, written by Gillian Flynn, has multiple ways of reading. I have chosen to look at Gone Girl in terms of reading it in the feminist theory, paying attention to the females both in and surrounding the book, including the production company for the film adaptation produced in 2014. The character of Amy is a complex, determined and intelligent woman. These traits are against the common stereotypes of women in literature. Amy can appear as a feminist role model as she is very anti-traditional

Men are considered to be the dominant gender in basically every industry. This heavily applies to the “Hollywood” film industry, where most films are directed, produced and/or written by men. With this, it’s no doubt that these men have a sense of power over everything, since they are in charge. Unfortunately, some men take this power a little too far. Over the years, various male celebrities have been accused of sexual abuse and harassment towards their female co-stars, assistants etc. The most

When we talk about gender inequality nowadays, people will usually, most of the time more often than not think that it’s females’ problem. Why wouldn’t they? for the past years, there have been lots of social justice movements organized by a group of people that advocate gender equality more specifically sexism towards female called feminist .I’ll be honest, I don’t like no, I hate most of them. They advocate gender equality but disregards inequalities that male suffers .Feminist frequency, an non-profit

When I first stumbled upon benevolent sexism in the textbook I had to stick to the section for a little bit. I was very intrigued by the concept as I was completely unaware that it classified as sexism, let alone that it was actually harmful to the egalitarian movement. Benevolent sexism is mistaken with an appreciation and respect for women, which can make it hard to identify and then classify correctly. In the textbook, this concept is described as the following: “a more subtle kind of sexism that

Two Feminist Perspectives on Perceptions and Understandings of Contemporary Feminism “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

There is a metaphorical point in which achievements seize to be within the realm of possibility for women and minorities. At said demarcation, only men are able to truly surpass and thrive in whatever area of experience they so choose. This, of course, is a subjective idea with objective facts attached to it, and is generally recognized as a democratic idea. This is known as the glass ceiling, a metaphorical cap on how much women can succeed in the world. Despite major steps to eliminate this ceiling

Women have struggled to achieve gender equal rights. Feminist solidarity raises awareness of women’s issues and it gives empowerment to women to continue to fight from inequality and race discrimination. Maia Kotrosits states, “It was not just that we were different . . . it was that we each had a tremendous stake in our difference,” which indicates that women of different races have united to address the problems that they have experienced (Kotrosits 134). Consequently, they will continue to fight

The gender gap between men and women has definitely improved throughout the years thanks to the first and second waves of feminism. America was extremely close to having their first female president Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election year, yet there still happens to be a generation gap. Margaret Anderson in her book Thinking About Women shares that “ Although women are reaching new heights of political power old attitudes and stereotypes still remain.” (Anderson, 2015). Anderson also follows up

1960’s focused solely on the improvement and well- being of women. The idea of Feminism is a critical theory as it is an analytical examination of social conditions and what tools could be utilized to proactively improve these conditions. Overcoming the consistent barriers women had to endure during this era remains prevalent and continues to have psychological effects. In order to strengthen one’s mindset regarding feminism, we must first refer back and understand the intellectual history of the women’s

and feelings of the first wave feminist movement was Kate Chopin. Within her short stories, Chopin was able to express her feminist view on topics such as the patriarchy, marriage, and on general womanhood.     One of the most prominent goals of feminism was to disassemble the patriarchy. During that time period society was primarily controlled by males and as a result of this women were often very oppressed. Chopin showcased these oppressive tendencies within “ The Story of an Hour”. When a woman