It is a man’s world. From this verity, feminism has emerged and exists to empower women all over the globe. The feminist movement’s roots go back to the middle of the nineteenth century. In the United States, the first major outburst of feminism was the battle for women’s suffrage in the early twentieth century. The 19th amendment was passed in 1920, granting women the right to vote. In the 1960s, feminism had another phase and this one attracted more people. “Whereas the first wave of feminism was generally propelled by middle class, Western, cisgender, white women, the second phase drew in women of color and developing nations, seeking sisterhood and solidarity” (Rampton). Although over a century has passed since the first sightings of the
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Abortion is a big debate topic, in this sense. Feminism strongly supports pro-choice. A woman should have the right to choose what she does or does not do with her own body. Though it is legal, “abortion restrictions on the state level have made abortion harder to access and harder to afford, making it just as inaccessible to many women as it would be if it were outright illegal” (Marcotte). An unborn fetus is not more powerful than an actual human. Adoption is an option, of course; that is after the birth, though. Some people cannot go through pregnancy. Pregnancy is a nine month commitment and not everyone can handle it. It will interfere with school, work, and just life in general. Equal pay for equal work is talked about in every conversation about feminism. Women are paid significantly less than men. Most people bring up that average “women who work full time, year round in the United States are paid only 79 cents for every dollar paid to their male counterparts. But the wage gap is even larger when we look specifically at African American women who work full time, year round—they are paid only 60 cents for every dollar paid to white, non-Hispanic men” (Equal Pay). That is almost half. This shows the concept of intersectionality and the need to fight sexism as well as racism. Women are given menial jobs, while men easily obtain the managerial positions. As children, girls are asked if they want to be a nurse or a teacher or a hairdresser, but no one ever mentions scientists or doctors or astronauts to these young girls like they do to the boys, already establishing the belief at that age that women cannot be as successful as men. This country is half women, however “to date, 46 women have served in the United States Senate, with 20 serving at this time” (Women in). Higher jobs, like CEOs of companies, businesswomen, and doctors require certain qualities that the stereotypical female is
Abortion is a big debate topic, in this sense. Feminism strongly supports pro-choice. A woman should have the right to choose what she does or does not do with her own body. Though it is legal, “abortion restrictions on the state level have made abortion harder to access and harder to afford, making it just as inaccessible to many women as it would be if it were outright illegal” (Marcotte). An unborn fetus is not more powerful than an actual human. Adoption is an option, of course; that is after the birth, though. Some people cannot go through pregnancy. Pregnancy is a nine month commitment and not everyone can handle it. It will interfere with school, work, and just life in general. Equal pay for equal work is talked about in every conversation about feminism. Women are paid significantly less than men. Most people bring up that average “women who work full time, year round in the United States are paid only 79 cents for every dollar paid to their male counterparts. But the wage gap is even larger when we look specifically at African American women who work full time, year round—they are paid only 60 cents for every dollar paid to white, non-Hispanic men” (Equal Pay). That is almost half. This shows the concept of intersectionality and the need to fight sexism as well as racism. Women are given menial jobs, while men easily obtain the managerial positions. As children, girls are asked if they want to be a nurse or a teacher or a hairdresser, but no one ever mentions scientists or doctors or astronauts to these young girls like they do to the boys, already establishing the belief at that age that women cannot be as successful as men. This country is half women, however “to date, 46 women have served in the United States Senate, with 20 serving at this time” (Women in). Higher jobs, like CEOs of companies, businesswomen, and doctors require certain qualities that the stereotypical female is