women the rights of social, political, and economic freedom
women the rights of social, political, and economic freedom
What is Feminism? According to the Webster Online Dictionary, feminism is the “belief in social, political, and economic equality of the sexes.” Feminist movements are formed to give these rights to women who have been deprived of their privileges and rights denied by society. In this essay, I will discuss feminism in America as a movement which aims to end sexism, sexist exploitation and oppression. According to bell hooks “the feminist movement is not about being anti-male, the movement is to clearly address the problem of sexism in society today” (hooks 2000: viii-ix). What Hooks meant by this statement is that the feminist movement is not a male-bashing movement, but a movement for us as Americans and worldwide to end unfair treatment of people because of their sex.…
Feminism is a large part of society with many large groups of girls, with the support of some men, coming together to get the equality they deserve. With patriarchalism having a patriarchal government, still to this day has the United-States never had a female president and with the majority of the Congress being…
Genderqueer, also termed non-binary, is a catch-all category for gender identities that are not exclusively masculine or feminine—identities which are thus outside of the gender binary and cisnormativity. Genderqueer people may identify as one or more of the following:…
We live in an era where our sex and gender identity is defined not by how we wish, but how society has socially constructed it to be. It has built a binary, which means whatever is feminine is not masculine and whatever is masculine is not feminine (Foss et al. 16). From there an identity begins to build that is also based off of a master narrative, which instruct members of a culture to be certain types of people who live certain kinds of lives (Foss et al. 54). This is where traditional gender roles come into play with men and women as differences are established. My Mexican cultural background has taught me to follow these set of rules, but exposure to new views on gender has influenced me to also break some of these rules.…
In 2015, “It was just a joke,” is most commonly used among social media disputations. We are told not to take it seriously and to laugh it off because they’re not targeted towards us personally; and yet they degrade our gender as well as their own in every sort of way. Feminism simply means, “The advocacy of women's rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men.” Being a woman and/or being part of the LGBTQ+ community it is difficult and terrifying to be a part of in this generation. I am so fortunate to be writing this assignment and honestly being able to voice my opinions and emotions towards both Feminism and Meninism.…
“To be feminist in any authentic sense of the term is to want for all people, female and male, liberation from sexist role patterns, domination, and oppression”. Bell Hooks succinctly sums up what it means to be a feminist, and yet when we look to the feminist movement and feminist theorizing today, we see a disturbingly different picture. In a social movement founded on equality for all human beings, the patriarchy and its’ power structures have still made a negative impact in the way this movement is shaped and perpetuated, especially in terms of intersectionality and identity politics. Whose voices are heard? What issues are prioritized? Who is considered a “true” feminist? When we ask how and why issues of identity and intersectionality are relevant to feminist theorizing, the answer is simple. When the true and complex identities of individuals and social groups are ignored, what forms is a limiting and narrow view inherently oppositional to the movement’s foundation and goals. Essentially, ignoring these issues means perpetuating the oppression the movement itself is trying to fight. What follows is a brief analysis on three reasons why feminists should care about identity and individuals with complex identities: 1) addressing oppressions in a movement dedicated to eliminating all oppression, 2) identifying the negative consequences of elision of difference, and 3) recognizing the real importance of intersectionality in terms of survival in the real world, as opposed to simply theorizing in academics.…
Women who are disabled have double the disadvantages to overcome in order to, participate and succeed in the patriarchal nature of contemporary society. Cultural assumptions determine a person's position in the socially constructed hierarchy that has been created by the ruling class who tend to be white, heterosexual, able-bodied, wealthy males with outdated disablist and sexist attitudes (SWLF 3726, Multiple Identities; Stanford, 2015). The literature provided by both Ghai (2009) & Dossa (2009), place an emphasis on the fact that it is not individual abilities that prevent participation in society but the cultural and political barriers put into place by the ruling class. This paper will discuss the complexity of having multiple identities…
In America in today's society people are have the right to express themselves however they please. In America, everyone has equal rights. If a male wants to wear makeup or wear women clothes that is a choice, or even if a woman wants to grow facial hair and change her name to a more masculine name than that her right. Even though others may judge that person, they still have the right to express themselves how they please. Gender dysphoria means that a male or female feels like they are put in the wrong body and causes them to be confused with their sex. It is hard for people to be happy with themselves and for them to present themselves how they want to but what holds them back more than anything is someone discrimination them. That is what…
In order to be more aware of what things play a part in privilege, power, and inequality , we covered quite a few topics related to the privilege non trans people have and how certain parts that are normal and taken for granted are used to hold power over and discriminate against trans individuals. One of these topics being the that some medical professionals act as gatekeepers to the medical necessities of trans individuals. Trans people are required by some professionals to prove that they are trans but dressing a certain way that matched up traditionally with the gender you identified as (Serano, 2016). For these situations trans people were required to pass as their gender though not for their sake but for the sake of non trans people who would be made uncomfortable by the knowledge or presence of a trans person. Another problem tied in with the medical aspect of transgender discrimination…
With transgender individuals not being accepted as the societal norm, many people are having a hard time understanding what transgender is, and because of that they are shunning people who identify as transgender. This is just one way that transgender individuals are oppressed. Oppression is present in the life of every transgender individual in the world. There is always going to be people who believe that they are inferior than you because they do not fully grasp the concept of someone being born the wrong gender. These people many times believe that a transgender person is just going through a phase, and that is why they are acting like an individual from the opposite sex. There are also people who take it a step further and just flat out…
The generally accepted reason that explains barriers between people of different identity markers--like gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, and social class--is that majority groups feel that other groups are inferior. But this idea goes deeper; it originates from humans’ tendency to separate themselves into groups according to these identity markers. Their sense of identity is dependent on it, and when other groups threaten this, it causes people to create separations. Therefore, walls within communities are caused by the inclination to defend one's identity.…
Feminism is the name given to a political movement that gathered momentum in 1960’s giving a call for ‘liberation’ of women from certain forms of gender based discriminations that deprived women of the opportunities for self-promotion and equality men simply because they were women. It refers to political, cultural, and economic movements aimed at establishing greater rights, legal protection for women and/or women's liberation. Feminism includes some of the sociological theories and philosophies concerned with issues of gender difference. It is also a movement that campaigns for women's rights and interests. Nancy Cott defines feminism as the belief in the importance of gender equality, invalidating the idea of gender hierarchy as a socially constructed concept.…
First, the feminism battle has been an ongoing battle for hundreds of years. Women in history were forced to do unpaid labor weather that be cleaning the house, cooking, and doing whatever else the housewife must do while men get to bring home the bacon. Also, marriages were arranged and women had to be loyal to their husbands. The sixties was a decade of change and the first step for equality among all people. The women’s liberation movement began with the ultimate goal of freeing women of oppression and men supremacy. And even today the fight still goes on but it seems as though we are getting closer and closer to a equality if you haven’t notice Hilary Clinton ran for president,…
Feminism Simply put: Feminists fight for the equality of women and argue that women should share equally in society’s opportunities and scare resources. Types Individualist feminism Relational Feminism (Karen Offen) History As old as human history itself.…
In a town in Persia there dwelt two brothers, one named Kasim, the other Ali Baba. Kasim was married to a rich wife and lived in plenty, while Ali Baba had to maintain his wife and children by cutting wood in a neighboring forest and selling it in the town. One day, when Ali Baba was in the forest, he saw a troop of men on horseback, coming toward him in a cloud of dust. He was afraid they were robbers, and hid behind a bush for safety. When they came up to him and dismounted, he counted forty of them. They unbridled their horses and tied them to trees. The finest man among them, whom Ali Baba took to be there the leader of the thieves, went a little way among some bushes, and said:…