Nancy Garbla
Professor Jacqueline Rampey
CRS101-12
01, December 2017 I am a woman, hear me In society, feminism is a difficult problem to discuss because women are the ones being oppressed and the group with the higher power does not see what the problem is. According to, “We Should All be Feminist” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie published 2014, “My Body Is My Own Business” by Naheed Mustafa published 1993, and “Body and Volleyball” by BBC News 9 published 2016, Adichie, Mustafa, and BBC News 9 gives their readers an insight on the challenges women faces that makes the idea of feminism relevant. As a society, we should stop ignoring gender inequality by rectifying it. Despite women have power and equal rights as men, feminist ideas and theories are still relevant in the …show more content…
Firstly, feminist ideas and theories are still relevant because of the expectations and division of responsibilities society places on women that reinforce feminism. According to Adichie, a husband and wife had the same job but whenever they are home, the wife will always do all the housework. But what struck Adichie was the fact that the wife will usually say thank you to the husband whenever he change the baby (Adichie 37). By Adichie showing gender roles, she emphasizes that feminism is a big issue in society. Society has put a label on women that they are more fit to do housework than men which is unfair because if a woman and a man have the same job, work the same number of hours a week, whether full-time or part-time, getting the housework done should be
Professor Jacqueline Rampey
CRS101-12
01, December 2017 I am a woman, hear me In society, feminism is a difficult problem to discuss because women are the ones being oppressed and the group with the higher power does not see what the problem is. According to, “We Should All be Feminist” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie published 2014, “My Body Is My Own Business” by Naheed Mustafa published 1993, and “Body and Volleyball” by BBC News 9 published 2016, Adichie, Mustafa, and BBC News 9 gives their readers an insight on the challenges women faces that makes the idea of feminism relevant. As a society, we should stop ignoring gender inequality by rectifying it. Despite women have power and equal rights as men, feminist ideas and theories are still relevant in the …show more content…
Firstly, feminist ideas and theories are still relevant because of the expectations and division of responsibilities society places on women that reinforce feminism. According to Adichie, a husband and wife had the same job but whenever they are home, the wife will always do all the housework. But what struck Adichie was the fact that the wife will usually say thank you to the husband whenever he change the baby (Adichie 37). By Adichie showing gender roles, she emphasizes that feminism is a big issue in society. Society has put a label on women that they are more fit to do housework than men which is unfair because if a woman and a man have the same job, work the same number of hours a week, whether full-time or part-time, getting the housework done should be