The Feminist Movement: Women's Struggle For Equality

A country with every person living in it is equal, no matter what their gender is, sounds ideal right? This would be a much better world if that was true, but unfortunately it 's not. To this very day, people are unfairly treated all because of race, sexual orientation, Gender, and many other reasons. When it comes to inequality due to gender, Females are unfairly treated compared to men. Females don’t get the same amount of pay as men do for the same job. Women also don’t get the same amount of job opportunities or respect that men do. Women around the world are coming together to find equality, called the feminist movement. It 's important that women finally get the equality that they deserve. Feminism is important and still needed in order for females to get the same pay and job opportunities as men, gain control over their reproductive rights, and to help increase gender equality around the world. …show more content…
Feminists and scholars divided the feminist movement 's history into three different waves. The first wave is during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and their main focus was for woman to gain the right to vote. The second wave began in the 1960’s, their main goal being to fight for legal and social rights for woman. The first well known official feminist group was formed in 1966 and they were called the National Organization for Woman. The third wave begins in the 1990’s and continues to this day. Most third wave feminists don’t identify themselves as feminist, but are known for breaking many boundaries in order to find