Why are women more obsessed with aging and beauty than most men? Why are women commonly the subject and target of products in the beauty industry? How are women being portrayed in beauty product ads? All of these are just three of many subjects involving Feminism today.
The rise of women and the beauty industry
Merriam-Webster defines feminism as, “the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities”. It also offers the definition that it is an “organized activity in support of women's rights and interests”.
In geist, feminism is the journey of women struggling to be on equal footing with men. It is the story of women moving up and beyond being the perceived “weaker sex” to the empowered people women are today.
Indeed, …show more content…
The trend is no different today. Women are quickly finding out that there is more to the world than being equal to men — heck, women can always best …show more content…
With women calling for more natural products that are easy on the skin and on the environment, the beauty industry is taking a hard look at their product offerings and are re-evaluating the ingredients they are putting in skin creams, among many other products.
Whereas women once won the right to suffrage not so long ago, the new feminist movement has called upon a more responsible beauty industry. The new wave helped inspire the non-pollution of the environment in the recent banning of ‘micro-beads’ which many beauty products from facial cleansers to toothpaste are carried, in a new US law vetoed by President Barrack Obama. The statement that came with the announcement of the new ban highlighted how these ‘micro-beads’ made with plastic components stayed in the environment and failed to be degraded. It said it left drainages clogged and even contaminated drinking water.
Of red lipsticks and makeup-free
The rise of women and the beauty industry
Merriam-Webster defines feminism as, “the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities”. It also offers the definition that it is an “organized activity in support of women's rights and interests”.
In geist, feminism is the journey of women struggling to be on equal footing with men. It is the story of women moving up and beyond being the perceived “weaker sex” to the empowered people women are today.
Indeed, …show more content…
The trend is no different today. Women are quickly finding out that there is more to the world than being equal to men — heck, women can always best …show more content…
With women calling for more natural products that are easy on the skin and on the environment, the beauty industry is taking a hard look at their product offerings and are re-evaluating the ingredients they are putting in skin creams, among many other products.
Whereas women once won the right to suffrage not so long ago, the new feminist movement has called upon a more responsible beauty industry. The new wave helped inspire the non-pollution of the environment in the recent banning of ‘micro-beads’ which many beauty products from facial cleansers to toothpaste are carried, in a new US law vetoed by President Barrack Obama. The statement that came with the announcement of the new ban highlighted how these ‘micro-beads’ made with plastic components stayed in the environment and failed to be degraded. It said it left drainages clogged and even contaminated drinking water.
Of red lipsticks and makeup-free