Explain How Has Feminism Changed Over The Years

How has feminism changed over the years? Has it changed at all? How has the change or non change affected you or me? There are many ways that I see in which feminism has changed over the years, growing up in the 1990’s to a child it didn't seem like feminism was a big thing or at least wasn't a thing that many people talked about. People shied away from the subject like it was a disease that everyone was embarrassed about. Many people shied away from it because a lot of people have had and still have negative views about what feminism is. The word feminism by definition means the advocacy of women's rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men. Let's take a look at feminism in the 2010’s more and more people are standing up and claiming themselves to be a feminist. In this day …show more content…
Well as I said before growing up feminism wasn't something talked about a lot so before I knew what feminism was or even heard of it by definition, and by what I wanted which was to be treated as an equal I was a feminist without even realizing it. When I realized what a feminist was and that I was one it was scary at first because I knew how people thought of feminist as ‘ scary men hating women’ so up until 2013 or 2014 I would never voice my opinion on the subject or even bring it up when necessary. In 2013/2014 was when I first seen people being open about feminism and about what being a feminist is all about. When I seen that I decided to stop hiding behind a stereotype and finally let my voice be heard. Since then I have learned a lot of things through feminism, some about loving myself, some being treated equally in life, and so much more but mainly through it I have learned to be myself and to never be afraid to voice my opinion. So all in all yes feminism has affected me