Dbq Women's Rights

As said by Janet Mock, “A movement is much more than a march. A movement is that different space between our reality and our vision. Our liberation depends on all of us." (Mckenzie, 2017). This quote was said at the Women’s March on Washington which had many smaller, sister marches throughout the country, and one of these marches was held in Madison. The Women’s March on Madison was an event that aimed to contribute to this movement with the goals of promoting equality for all. People of different races, genders, sexual orientations, and ages could be seen filling the streets marching towards the Capitol, expressing their thoughts, and chanting for a cause. The Women’s March on Madison positively contributed to the movement for equality …show more content…
However, the Women’s March on Madison served to fight the stereotype the media has placed on feminists as “dykes who hate men” (Weissman, 2012, p. 35) by welcoming and supporting people of all identities. It is explained that stereotyping deploys a strategy of splitting (Das, January), and placing a stereotype on the identity of a feminist ultimately hurts the whole movement. While participating in the Women’s March I observed fathers, sons, husbands, and grandfathers taking action alongside thousands of women. “In Women’s Studies: A Man’s Perspective”, Evan Weissman expresses “I came to realize that I have many privileges as a white man. I learned that my skin color and gender give me an unfair advantage in American society…These privileges make life easier for me than for those who do not benefit from their skin color or sex.” (Weissman, 2012, p. 35). By the Women’s March encouraging men to partake in the event as well, they are giving them the opportunity to use the …show more content…
More recently, movements like the Women’s March are pushing to recognize the different cultures, battles, and lifestyles that diverse women experience. The Women’s March is striving to recognize transnational feminism, and Women’s Studies and Transnational Feminism by Heather Hewett explains that transnational feminism “reveals how ideas about women’s rights and feminism have originated and developed in many different places, and how these ideas have traveled between individuals living in very different circumstances.” (Hewett, 2012, p. 28). At the Women’s March on Madison, creating and marching with signs was extremely prevalent. Images of women of different races, ethnicities, and religions were present on these posters, and issues faced by these identities were brought to the forefront. Along with signs, while walking to the Capitol, chants could be heard throughout the city. The chants revolved around reproductive rights, equality, and peace. Some of the chants were even shouted in other languages, which welcomed and celebrated diversified identities that were present at the march. Thoughts on Indian Feminism by Kate Shanley reveals that “Key issues to the majority women’s movement—affect Indian women as well; however, equality per se, may have a different meaning for Indian women