Pro-feminism

Roughly around the first century C.E, Northern China was ruled by the Han Dynasty. This Dynasty promoted a philosophy that was based off of Confucianism through their own government. Confucianism was built around social order and peace through patriarchy. Majority of the time men were the only gender to have a say in government. North Chinese women were always left out of their beliefs in community. Their role was to honor her husband and take care of the house chores and to reproduce. North…

patriarchal ideals? Scholars generally hold “two dichotomous standpoints” (Luo 2) on such feminist consumerism, either embracing it as the assertion of free choice on the part of the woman (Luo) or another form of “gender retrenchment and the undoing of feminism” (McRobbie 542). They…

gaining the title of extremist or controversial. Germaine Greer, an Australian author, professor, and public figure born in 1939, is known to be a controversial feminist due to many of her actions which lead her to fame. Greer mostly wrote about feminism and social issues…

The feminism in China after Chinese economic reform Yangweihong Liu According to Feminism (June, 2007, p.5), feminism is “a recognition of an imbalance of power between the sexes, with women in a subordinate role to men”. It is a term that women fight for their right. From global aspect, feminism was founded in later 18 centuries during and after the French revolution. Since that time, the world began to realize the raising power of women and their equal power. Women show their power by abandon…

conversation surrounding the feminist movement and the discriminatory view of women when represented in a beauty contest. Second wave feminism, which was the period of time between the 1960s and 1980s when feminist activity sparked in America, women from across the country joined…

Feminism has evolved, from first wave feminists who gained rights for women in the first part of the century through the bra burning the second wave we have arrived where we are today with at third wave of feminists. Kelsey Hopson-Shiller is a modern third wave feminist and social worker in her 30’s, and we communicated regarding her views on modern feminism, patriarchy and the role of religion in modern America. We started talking about her views on feminism and patriarchy. According to…

Before the 1940’s, women in the workplace was uncommon and frowned upon; women were to be housewives and specifically designated to the home, until the start of WWII. Rosie the Riveter is a cultural icon has forever shaped and changed the role of women in society. During WWII Rosie represented the women that helped in shipyards while the men of the country were out fighting in the war; this still being a time where it’s uncommon for a woman to even be in the workplace. This has given society a…

primary goal of this social movement is to fight the Anglo oppression through the emphasis on a united familial unit and cultural identity. With the single objective in mind, the Chicano movement viewed the Chicana feminism as “irrelevant and Anglo-inspired” and completely rejected Chicana feminism from their movement for the sake of unity among the Chicano community (Gomez 184). The Chicano movement regarded sexism as a consequence of racism; this type of sentiment is reflected in Crenshaw’s…

not really fit to please the women in society. The inequity in these reasons is the reason why feminism was started by white, middle class women. The only problem with feminism is that since it was made my middle class women, it really deals with problems faced by middle class white women, therefore excluding black women and the problems they face. Lorde addresses this problem and calls it “white feminism”. Lorde said “If white American feminist theory need not deal with the differences between…

women. Contrary to popular belief feminism isn’t a new concept. It existed in the 1920’s when women fought for the right to vote. It’s deep roots run throughout history. Gone are the days of secret suffragette meetings, coat-hanger abortions, and the oddity of a successful woman who isn’t a housewife. Feminism is becoming increasingly popular in social media and daily life as more and more celebrities share their feminist views. But with intersectional feminism it includes every female that it…