An Example Of The Feminist Movement

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No, I think the feminist movement still has some work to do. However, I see that the feminist movement has helped women to have jobs, voting rights and a voice. On the other hand, men are still muffling our voice. Since we are still being sexualization and looked at as objects, we are taught that being sexy and pretty is good for us if we want to be successful. It is also shown that the movement not successful because there are still waging gaps to this day definitely for women of color. Which I understand since on page 109 it explain the reason why women make less than males with the following example of “labor is interrupted by childbirth and child rearing”. However, it doesn’t explain why there is a waging gap between women of color and

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