Definition Of Feminism In The 1920's

Definition of Feminism The advocacy of women's rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes. Feminism was founded of the ideals of equality for both sexes-but as the years has progressed and we’ve moved closer to total equality for both men and women, the movement ideals have changed. There are currently 3 waves of feminism; 1st wave feminism that took place in the 1920s, 2nd wave feminism which took place in the 1960s, and now this current wave of feminism that was started in the late 1990s. 1st wave feminism was important for many reasons. Women were discriminated against and were thought of as being less important than men. There were many women who started to feminism movement to make a change because they were tired of being discriminated against.
There were these women who are called flappers challenged the …show more content…
I believe the idea of equality for both sexes has been taken away from the feminism movement. In western society in today’s culture, men and women are very close to being equal. But there are “issues” that feminists are trying to solve that aren’t even issues. You have the proposed wage gap. Now, most statistics that calculate the wage gap don’t take certain factors into consideration. The $.77 to a $1 is not true. That being said, there will always be minority groups and certain companies that don’t pay equal for both men and women but on average most places do pay equal. So even with those minority groups, if the wage gap existed it would be statistically irrelevant. Then you have the argument of a rape culture in western society. That is simply not true. We punish rapists and even if wrongly accused, their reputations are ruined forever. But again, there will always be minority groups or certain cases that don’t punish convicted rapists appropriately. You have the Brock Turner case for example. Even though the time served in prison was not close to being long enough, the fact is that he was still