What is Feminism?
Feminism is the advocacy of women's rights on the ground of the equality of the sexes.
First wave
The married women's property act: was the first in the world to allow women (who owned property) to vote in municipal elections after 1861 and the first public school for girls teaching an academic curriculum leading to matriculation for university was established in Adelaide.
Second wave
This movement also includes the concerned issues such as family planning, abortion, child-care, rape in marriage, domestic violence, social welfare and divorce.
Third wave
Talks about gaining an equal share in power and positions of decision-making to help shape the nation's future.
3rd slide
Legislation was seen as the means to redress injustices …show more content…
Second-wave feminism encouraged a common female identity in which all women could find political solidarity, which led to criticisms from the following generation of 'third-wave' feminists, who found this line of thinking too restrictive and all-encompassing as it was based heavily towards female excluding a male’s point of …show more content…
It also encourages women to question the power of traditional authority figures – such as doctors, psychiatrists, priests and the police – who at the time were not used to being questioned, and to explore their own sexuality.
How second wave of feminism has shaped australia now?
It has changed Australia now as, females are getting more recognised and heard by society. Gender enquality still exist, but it is not as severe as it used to be. Here is a graph showing The Australian award course completion rate shows: a gender imbalance where female graduates are outnumbering male graduates.
The gender compositions of higher education award course completions in 2015 show that a higher proportion of women graduated than men
Religion Christianity
Between 1971 and 2001, the proportion Christianity in Australia fell drastically from 86% to 68%, while those with a non-Christian religion increased from 1% to 5%. Some non-Christian religions grew more rapidly than others over this period. Whereas the number of Australians of all ages affiliating with Judaism increased modestly between 1971 and 2001, affiliation with Buddhism, Islam and Hinduism increased more
Feminism is the advocacy of women's rights on the ground of the equality of the sexes.
First wave
The married women's property act: was the first in the world to allow women (who owned property) to vote in municipal elections after 1861 and the first public school for girls teaching an academic curriculum leading to matriculation for university was established in Adelaide.
Second wave
This movement also includes the concerned issues such as family planning, abortion, child-care, rape in marriage, domestic violence, social welfare and divorce.
Third wave
Talks about gaining an equal share in power and positions of decision-making to help shape the nation's future.
3rd slide
Legislation was seen as the means to redress injustices …show more content…
Second-wave feminism encouraged a common female identity in which all women could find political solidarity, which led to criticisms from the following generation of 'third-wave' feminists, who found this line of thinking too restrictive and all-encompassing as it was based heavily towards female excluding a male’s point of …show more content…
It also encourages women to question the power of traditional authority figures – such as doctors, psychiatrists, priests and the police – who at the time were not used to being questioned, and to explore their own sexuality.
How second wave of feminism has shaped australia now?
It has changed Australia now as, females are getting more recognised and heard by society. Gender enquality still exist, but it is not as severe as it used to be. Here is a graph showing The Australian award course completion rate shows: a gender imbalance where female graduates are outnumbering male graduates.
The gender compositions of higher education award course completions in 2015 show that a higher proportion of women graduated than men
Religion Christianity
Between 1971 and 2001, the proportion Christianity in Australia fell drastically from 86% to 68%, while those with a non-Christian religion increased from 1% to 5%. Some non-Christian religions grew more rapidly than others over this period. Whereas the number of Australians of all ages affiliating with Judaism increased modestly between 1971 and 2001, affiliation with Buddhism, Islam and Hinduism increased more