Female athlete triad

She insisted that women should not be reliant on a man, for they are completely capable without. Her parents were never married, and neither were other women in her life, so she saw female independence first hand. This was evident when she decided to join the convent instead marrying off. She also claimed to be a virgin that was free of a man in many writings (“Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz." Feminist). Because of the recurring theme of…

When you think about civil rights, what comes to mind first? For many it’s MLK or Rosa Parks, however there are numerous cases that have expanded civil rights for citizens of America. One important case that expanded civil rights for African Americans was the Rosa Park incident in 1956. Another case in 1974 protected civil rights of pregnant women, and in 1987 a case protected employee’s sex, which determined if they would be promoted or not. To begin with, Rosa Parks was an African…

myth, yet society manages to cover the seriousness of the issue. Sports over the years have helped shed light on some of the inequalities females endure in their lifetimes, except on a much higher scale. Being a professional athlete is a common dream of youth all across the world, and regardless of economic class, most aspire to live the illustrious life of an athlete. The issue with feminism in the world is that it diminishes the dreams of the next generation. So many young women will become…

Women had suffered of gender discrimination and still do till this day. Women should have equal rights as men do. Women can work the same or even harder than men do and still get paid unfairly. The gender wage gap ,is the difference between male and female earnings expressed as a percentage of male earnings, it is not only about the inequality towards the pay. Higher pay industries or jobs are often dominated by men as Pay Scale stated. According to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) ,…

Laura Mulvey states in male controlled society “the pleasure in looking is split between the active-male and passive-female.” this is echoed in the dominant forms in film. Classic Hollywood narratives traditionally focus on a male protagonist with an assumed male viewer. Men are presented as controlling characters and treat women as docile objects of desire; this applies to both on screen and to viewers. Women are objectified in relation to the male gaze, showcasing women as an image and men as…

which embodies the garden of Eden, and a separation of male and female figures, seen most prominently with…

circumstances, it is obvious that a person will feel alienated, even when he or she is surrounded by people, because society does not accept him or her. Friedan creates a similar kind of alienation between society and individuals with his example of females feeling alienated. Friedan writes “Most women with this problem did not go to see a psychoanalyst however. ‘There’s nothing wrong really,’ they keep telling themselves. ‘There isn’t any problem.’”. (Friedan, 19) Friedan evaluates the problem…

In the essay titled “Erotica and Pornography” by Gloria Steinem, the author starts out by pointing out that humans, selfly proclaimed lords over the animal kingdom, are the only animals that have the mental capacity to separate ideas. Steinem says “ for human alone, sexuality can be and often is primarily way of bonding, of giving and receiving pleasure, bridging differentness, discovering sameness, and communicating emotion” (p.1). The author explains at the beginning of her essay how sex…

The image of La Virgen has been present throughout most of our lives. From our homes to the murals in our communities. Growing up in a Hispanic/ Latino community it’s the norm to see her image either in tattoos, candles, shirts, posters, cars as well as in our churches and grocery stores. Historically, speaking her image has been used politically for instance, Cesar Chavez used her image, during the Mexican War for Independence her image was used as well. The image of La Virgen has evolved…

Equality In the short story, “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., the author explores the idea of equality within mankind. Most of the characters get forced into equality by getting handicapped and masked. In theory, the idea of striving for equality may seem like the perfect society, but once everything is said and done, it turns out that equality is not an ideal situation. In the process of creating forced equality, everyone gets weighed down to the weakest link. Kurt Vonnegut Jr.…