“Feminism is an interdisciplinary approach to issues of equality and equity based on gender, gender expression, gender identity, sex, and sexuality as understood through social theories and political activism” (Day, 2016). Feminism first came to light in 1840 when two brave women named Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton attended a World Anti-Slavery Convention (“Seneca Falls Convention Begins,” n.d.). During the convention, the two women were barred from the convention floor because of their sex. However, the issue did not stop the women from expressing their opinions and exercising their invisible rights. Mott and Stanton later on held a women’s conference in Seneca Falls, New York which is now known as the notorious Seneca Falls Convention.
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The first wave introduced women’s civil liberties interests of voting and right to vote. This was accomplished in 1920 by the government ratifying the 19th amendment. The 19th amendment would prohibit the government or states from denying a person to vote based on their sex. The second wave consisted of women fighting for their rights to occupy jobs with competitive qualifications and introducing equal pay. The third wave of women’s rights and gender equality occurred during the 1990’s. The third wave offers many topics of concern including abortion, slut shaming, the sexual pleasure of a woman, and sexual harassment. Since the introduction of the first wave in the attempt to bring awareness to feministic awareness, many writers and media outlets proclaimed that feminism has slowly perished despite the fact that many countries and corporations are still exploiting female workers to maximize their …show more content…
In an article called “What feminism means today” by Bridget Murray Law, a psychologist Doctor Cynthia de las Fuentes states that the current challenge with feminism in America today, is that many young people think that women’s rights have already been accomplished because of Title IX and laws against gender discrimination. De las Fuentes further states that there are still many factors looming against women’s rights such as reproductive choices and pay equality (Law, 2006). This idea that Doctor Cynthia de las Fuentes brought awareness to supports the idea of feminism dying in the US during recent decades. Feminism movement appears to have triumph over many issues such as the ability for women to vote and recognition of abilities with employment but there are still more problems that needs to be addressed. One of the topics that affects a women’s right is currently being discussed by President Donald Trump. The steaming topic is that should women continue to have right to pro-choice even though they play the most significant role in child reproduction. Many individuals are blindsided with their accomplishments and they accepted simple social reconstruction of their feminism ideology to fit a simplified
The first wave introduced women’s civil liberties interests of voting and right to vote. This was accomplished in 1920 by the government ratifying the 19th amendment. The 19th amendment would prohibit the government or states from denying a person to vote based on their sex. The second wave consisted of women fighting for their rights to occupy jobs with competitive qualifications and introducing equal pay. The third wave of women’s rights and gender equality occurred during the 1990’s. The third wave offers many topics of concern including abortion, slut shaming, the sexual pleasure of a woman, and sexual harassment. Since the introduction of the first wave in the attempt to bring awareness to feministic awareness, many writers and media outlets proclaimed that feminism has slowly perished despite the fact that many countries and corporations are still exploiting female workers to maximize their …show more content…
In an article called “What feminism means today” by Bridget Murray Law, a psychologist Doctor Cynthia de las Fuentes states that the current challenge with feminism in America today, is that many young people think that women’s rights have already been accomplished because of Title IX and laws against gender discrimination. De las Fuentes further states that there are still many factors looming against women’s rights such as reproductive choices and pay equality (Law, 2006). This idea that Doctor Cynthia de las Fuentes brought awareness to supports the idea of feminism dying in the US during recent decades. Feminism movement appears to have triumph over many issues such as the ability for women to vote and recognition of abilities with employment but there are still more problems that needs to be addressed. One of the topics that affects a women’s right is currently being discussed by President Donald Trump. The steaming topic is that should women continue to have right to pro-choice even though they play the most significant role in child reproduction. Many individuals are blindsided with their accomplishments and they accepted simple social reconstruction of their feminism ideology to fit a simplified