Introduction
In 1970s, with the rise of second wave feminist movement, many women have into the so-call men’s domain. They have no longer follow the patriarchy, and they started to do something that only men would do before. They started to fight for their right and fight for the gender equal. However, when women really get into the men’s jobs and domain especially in computing technology, how were they going to be? What would happen to them? Did these activities help them to improve their social status or promotes gender equality? This essay would have a discussion
‘The Seventies’: Feminism makes waves
“Oh yes I am wiseBut it’s wisdom born of painYes, I’ve paid the priceBut look how much I gainedIf I have to, I can do anythingI am strong, I am invincible, I am woman.” …show more content…
This song was a way of articulating protest against oppression or patriarchal control in women’s own lives. Also this song often invoked as a turning point in life narratives that chart a growth of feminist consciousness (Arrow 2007). Listening to ‘I Am Woman’ was a way of connecting with some of the goals of feminism as they were articulated that taking pride in womanliness, and female economic independence in popular culture (Arrow 2007). At the same time, it was women’s liberation, it meant that women was feeling powerful and independent, and the song worked to raise their consciousness of their social and cultural position (Arrow