Dorothy Cobble, Linda Gordon, and Astrid Henry further explain this idea in their book Feminism Unfinished! by explaining that the earlier generations of feminists focused on identifying the political and social inequalities they dealt with. Whereas the third wave of feminists sought out to address these inequalities. In further explanation, these authors stated, “While connected to earlier movements to advance gender equality and social justice, this new feminism was not a mass-based movement for social chance like its 1970s predecessor... nor was it tied to concrete political and policy goals [referring to the first wave movement]…”
Third wave feminists focus less on mass political action, and more on individual societal changes and perceptions. Third wave feminists identify with many different generations of women and they believe that the female gender includes the masses – that one female does not represent all. Because of this mass inclusion of stances and people, the severity of this movement seems to get lost when referring to main ideas, goals, or stances. Though mass inclusion is a vital component to have – this factor seems to …show more content…
Covering a broad range of platforms created a difficulty determining what third wave feminists were specifically fighting for. Though multi-culturalism and inclusion are both vital to feminism – seeing that political, social, and economic equality are the common factors in each issue – this sense of “mass inclusion” weakened the credibility and seriousness of third wave feminist views. Though the platform is too broad to pin down, third wave feminists have an accepted idea of who represents their wave. These women recognize that all women are diverse and not one single female represents the entire female population. Where mass inclusion confuses the main idea of the feminist platform – it unifies the groups which partake in that
Third wave feminists focus less on mass political action, and more on individual societal changes and perceptions. Third wave feminists identify with many different generations of women and they believe that the female gender includes the masses – that one female does not represent all. Because of this mass inclusion of stances and people, the severity of this movement seems to get lost when referring to main ideas, goals, or stances. Though mass inclusion is a vital component to have – this factor seems to …show more content…
Covering a broad range of platforms created a difficulty determining what third wave feminists were specifically fighting for. Though multi-culturalism and inclusion are both vital to feminism – seeing that political, social, and economic equality are the common factors in each issue – this sense of “mass inclusion” weakened the credibility and seriousness of third wave feminist views. Though the platform is too broad to pin down, third wave feminists have an accepted idea of who represents their wave. These women recognize that all women are diverse and not one single female represents the entire female population. Where mass inclusion confuses the main idea of the feminist platform – it unifies the groups which partake in that