“We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.” This quote was said by Malala Yousafzai, a well known feminist, who was shot in the head by the Taliban for trying to learn. She is an advocate for education, especially education for women. Contrary to popular belief feminism isn’t a new concept. It existed in the 1920’s when women fought for the right to vote. It’s deep roots run throughout history. Gone are the days of secret suffragette meetings, coat-hanger abortions, and the oddity of a successful woman who isn’t a housewife. Feminism is becoming increasingly popular in social media and daily life as more and more celebrities share their feminist views. But with intersectional feminism it includes every female that it is said to help.
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Some people might argue that the patriarchy doesn’t exist, but been have always been the dominant ever since women’s jobs were to stay at home and men were supposed to gather and hunt ever since then men have always been in a higher power than women and still are today. Whether it’s jobs or politics women have always been left behind trying to catch up. The patriarchy hurts everyone by dismissing male victims of rape and abuse. Some people view male victims as weak or vulnerable but that’s not the case. There are less male clinics than female clinics. More ads to stop domestic violence towards women but a sliver of ads for men. Victims shouldn’t be diminished and told that they weren 't raped or attacked their attack and pain should be acknowledged. It also hurts people by only letting men have the top positions, just look at jobs we all know that women make less but women also only make up to 5% of CEOS are women. Men always dominate the job market whether it be the video game industry or engineering. Making it harder for women to advance their career. Lastly it hurts by making men think that doing a certain thing will emasculate them or make them seem “gay”. Nothing can make a guy seem gay unless they do something literally gay like kiss another man and still they could be bisexual. The patriarchy sets men to this standard of being manly and if they show emotion they’re “weak” or “gay”. If they don’t throw well then they “throw …show more content…
It helps fight the harmful patriarchy, it assists women of color with the obstacles of being a colored woman. And it profits transgender women. I think it’s best said by radical feminist, Audre Lorde,“To acknowledge privilege is the first step in making it available for wider use. Each of us is blessed in some particular way, whether we recognize our blessings or not. And each one of us, somewhere in our lives, must clear a space within that blessing where she can call upon whatever resources are available to her in the name of something that must be
Some people might argue that the patriarchy doesn’t exist, but been have always been the dominant ever since women’s jobs were to stay at home and men were supposed to gather and hunt ever since then men have always been in a higher power than women and still are today. Whether it’s jobs or politics women have always been left behind trying to catch up. The patriarchy hurts everyone by dismissing male victims of rape and abuse. Some people view male victims as weak or vulnerable but that’s not the case. There are less male clinics than female clinics. More ads to stop domestic violence towards women but a sliver of ads for men. Victims shouldn’t be diminished and told that they weren 't raped or attacked their attack and pain should be acknowledged. It also hurts people by only letting men have the top positions, just look at jobs we all know that women make less but women also only make up to 5% of CEOS are women. Men always dominate the job market whether it be the video game industry or engineering. Making it harder for women to advance their career. Lastly it hurts by making men think that doing a certain thing will emasculate them or make them seem “gay”. Nothing can make a guy seem gay unless they do something literally gay like kiss another man and still they could be bisexual. The patriarchy sets men to this standard of being manly and if they show emotion they’re “weak” or “gay”. If they don’t throw well then they “throw …show more content…
It helps fight the harmful patriarchy, it assists women of color with the obstacles of being a colored woman. And it profits transgender women. I think it’s best said by radical feminist, Audre Lorde,“To acknowledge privilege is the first step in making it available for wider use. Each of us is blessed in some particular way, whether we recognize our blessings or not. And each one of us, somewhere in our lives, must clear a space within that blessing where she can call upon whatever resources are available to her in the name of something that must be