Beyonce Knowles sparked controversy with the release of her self-titled album as it features a song that focuses on feminism, “***Flawless”. The song includes a section of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's TED Talk, “We Should All Be Feminists”, in which she talks about the differences in the social structure of a woman's and a man's life. While men are taught they can do or be anything, women must make choices in life “always keeping in mind that marriage is the most important”. Beyonce's mention of feminism throughout the album caused discussion around the issues of gender equality but unfortunately the topic is not treated as seriously as it used to be. While women have gained rights over the last century that has made them more equal to men, invisible restrains in both the workplace and in everyday life still limit women from reaching complete equality. In a society where equal rights should be demanded and expected, why has feminism become a dirty word?
The origin of the word feminism goes all the way back to the …show more content…
Of the top 500 film from 2007 to 2012, only 2 directors out of 500 were black women, 30% of actresses wore sexually revealing clothing while the statistic was only 7% with men. All of these statistics show just how under-represented and over sexualised women are in the massively unfair and sexist film industry. Professor Martha Lauzen of San Diego State University states, “90% of the time, the people who you pitch your idea to are male, and even though they might be very sympathetic, they do look at the world from a different perspective.” And so again we see the vicious circle of women not being able to advance up the corporate ladder which leads to very little women “high up”, which makes it more difficult for women to be understood when pitching their ideas to
The origin of the word feminism goes all the way back to the …show more content…
Of the top 500 film from 2007 to 2012, only 2 directors out of 500 were black women, 30% of actresses wore sexually revealing clothing while the statistic was only 7% with men. All of these statistics show just how under-represented and over sexualised women are in the massively unfair and sexist film industry. Professor Martha Lauzen of San Diego State University states, “90% of the time, the people who you pitch your idea to are male, and even though they might be very sympathetic, they do look at the world from a different perspective.” And so again we see the vicious circle of women not being able to advance up the corporate ladder which leads to very little women “high up”, which makes it more difficult for women to be understood when pitching their ideas to