The original outbreak of feminism began in the late nineteenth century and the early twentieth. As feminism erupted the focus was on the gender equality between men and women, regarding the right to vote and to work.
As time went by and feminism gained more attention and followers, the focus extended to political power, as well as sexual, reproductive and economic rights for women.
Slowly women gained the right to vote and gaind political power, what was once a dream for most women became a reality - The right to vote was first granted to South Australian women in 1894 . Soon the rest of Australia and the rest of the world followed in the footsteps of South Australia, and the rights of women began to expand – allowing women to vote, sit …show more content…
As more and more people became involved in the ‘new feminism’ the media contributed largely to how and why feminism is so important to the young girls and boys today, who are constantly belittled to stereotypes
Social media has contributed largely to the reconstruction of feminism. Social media formats have been at the centre of many disputes regarding feminism and it's true definition. The miscommunication caused via Internet conversation is largely to blame for why the general public have a misconception of what feminist is and why the two different opinions on feminism clash constantly.
The media has been a catalyst to the miscommunication on what feminism is. Through social media those who consider themselves feminist and those who don't or are against the idea of feminism constantly clash with each other. The numerous different opinions and definitions that have emerged throughout media and social media are a large cause of he negative and positive ideas of …show more content…
As time goes on and the viewpoints of people change and more people become involved in the attention attracted from the outside community, through media and social media grows. Media forces the growing popularity of feminism onto the public allowing people to have misconceptions about what feminism is and what the media defines it as.
The media has a large effect on how feminism and feminist differ from their original means and beliefs. Due to the many conflicting views of people on social media and on the media the true meaning is easily changed and/or forgotten to fit a newer, different meaning.
Writers Statement
This expository piece of writing is written in the format of an online blog targeted towards an audience who spends a lot of time on social media, particularly the ages of 18-30. The purpose of this piece is to educate and inform an audience on the effects social media has on how people perceive different situations, mostly how it has affected the definition of feminism and feminist. A brief background history on the original wave of feminism was given in order to provide the audience with an understanding of how feminism changed and how the media has changed it. This section of writing is considered
As time went by and feminism gained more attention and followers, the focus extended to political power, as well as sexual, reproductive and economic rights for women.
Slowly women gained the right to vote and gaind political power, what was once a dream for most women became a reality - The right to vote was first granted to South Australian women in 1894 . Soon the rest of Australia and the rest of the world followed in the footsteps of South Australia, and the rights of women began to expand – allowing women to vote, sit …show more content…
As more and more people became involved in the ‘new feminism’ the media contributed largely to how and why feminism is so important to the young girls and boys today, who are constantly belittled to stereotypes
Social media has contributed largely to the reconstruction of feminism. Social media formats have been at the centre of many disputes regarding feminism and it's true definition. The miscommunication caused via Internet conversation is largely to blame for why the general public have a misconception of what feminist is and why the two different opinions on feminism clash constantly.
The media has been a catalyst to the miscommunication on what feminism is. Through social media those who consider themselves feminist and those who don't or are against the idea of feminism constantly clash with each other. The numerous different opinions and definitions that have emerged throughout media and social media are a large cause of he negative and positive ideas of …show more content…
As time goes on and the viewpoints of people change and more people become involved in the attention attracted from the outside community, through media and social media grows. Media forces the growing popularity of feminism onto the public allowing people to have misconceptions about what feminism is and what the media defines it as.
The media has a large effect on how feminism and feminist differ from their original means and beliefs. Due to the many conflicting views of people on social media and on the media the true meaning is easily changed and/or forgotten to fit a newer, different meaning.
Writers Statement
This expository piece of writing is written in the format of an online blog targeted towards an audience who spends a lot of time on social media, particularly the ages of 18-30. The purpose of this piece is to educate and inform an audience on the effects social media has on how people perceive different situations, mostly how it has affected the definition of feminism and feminist. A brief background history on the original wave of feminism was given in order to provide the audience with an understanding of how feminism changed and how the media has changed it. This section of writing is considered