The year is 2014 and it is transparent that women still do not have the same privileges that men do in our society and that women are still fighting for equal rights. However, due to the successes of the second wave feminists, we as women are better off than where we could be in society. When the second wave feminist movement began in the late 1960s, women were fed up. Women wanted to be taken seriously and they wanted to fight back against a society that allowed for them to be sexually harassed at work, domestic violence to be accepted as a norm, and their bodies to be continuously objectified by the media. Women wanted liberation of their bodies and reproductive health, they wanted birth control so that they could say how and when they were
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It is interesting that through every feminist movement that women are still struggling to be seen as equals to men. A major problem is the fact that feminism is perceived to be a dirty word. This is nothing new. The second wave feminist movement also had women who were hesitant to be called feminists despite the fact that that was what they were. They did not want be viewed as the nasty stereo-types that were more than likely developed by men in order for these same men to halt feminist movements and retain their power. People often do not want to be associated with the word “feminist” because they do not know what it means. Some of the major stereo-types of feminists include: lesbian, bra-less, man-hating, unattractive women. The truth is, the term feminist refers to equal rights. Not only are there women feminists, but male feminists as well.
Social Workers are people who fight for the underdog and for those who are disenfranchised. They work to promote the social well-being and they fight for equal rights. While the feminist activists of the second wave movement may not necessarily have a social work degree, activism is a major part of social work. It is the macro- social worker that many of us aspire to be. It is now time for the social workers and activists to come together to fight the plagues that are still holding women back in our
It is interesting that through every feminist movement that women are still struggling to be seen as equals to men. A major problem is the fact that feminism is perceived to be a dirty word. This is nothing new. The second wave feminist movement also had women who were hesitant to be called feminists despite the fact that that was what they were. They did not want be viewed as the nasty stereo-types that were more than likely developed by men in order for these same men to halt feminist movements and retain their power. People often do not want to be associated with the word “feminist” because they do not know what it means. Some of the major stereo-types of feminists include: lesbian, bra-less, man-hating, unattractive women. The truth is, the term feminist refers to equal rights. Not only are there women feminists, but male feminists as well.
Social Workers are people who fight for the underdog and for those who are disenfranchised. They work to promote the social well-being and they fight for equal rights. While the feminist activists of the second wave movement may not necessarily have a social work degree, activism is a major part of social work. It is the macro- social worker that many of us aspire to be. It is now time for the social workers and activists to come together to fight the plagues that are still holding women back in our