Women artists

attention. She interviewed a lot of highly known news networks and reporters to get the truth out about what is happening to women all over the globe. The word “vagina” is a one that most of the public has little to no interest in. A lot of people think the word is actually really gross. Ensler informed the public about misconceptions about the vagina, in addition to helping women realize the community they do have. Ensler’s monologues have set new ground by telling many truths about the…

terms of equality, justice and safety. Numerous individuals had differentiating perspectives on the massacre that took place. Many questions were raised: Why did Marc Lépine shoot and murder fourteen women, while leaving the men alive? Why was Lépine yelling "You’re all feminists?", yet shooting at women who guaranteed they weren 't feminists? (Porter, Catherine) Regardless of the Montreal Massacre being a negative event, the long term consequences were positive. Despite the fact that the media…

Recognition of Domestic Violence In 2015, Women’s Aid released a campaign ad about the topic of domestic violence. Located in England, the foundation works to raise awareness for an end domestic violence in both women and children. They paired up with WCRS agency, a marketing company, to create a digital billboard that uses facial recognition to make the ad interactive, which is a main feature of the campaign video. The video outlines the strategy set up by the billboard, highlighting the…

without that person’s freely-given consent. Women are generally the victims of sexual violence, but men can also be victims. Sexual violence can involve aggression or discrimination towards women. (Wallace & Roberson, 2014). 35 % of women worldwide have experienced either physical or sexual intimate partner violence in their lifetime. Violence against women is a violation of human rights. It affects women, their families, and the community. For years, many women movements have tried to put an…

The use of sexual description of female victims also acts as a method of victim blaming (Malamuth & Check, 1981). The way in which a victim is described and the details surrounding her persona play an influential role in the way she is represented. The inclusion of details of her past relationships, her appearance, whether she had been drunk or on drugs, where she had been and what her activities are often aimed to blame the victim for her attack (Meyers, 1997). In the same report on the rape…

Feminist Oppression This assignment will tackle the concepts mentioned in Question 1 Must all women be free of oppression if any woman is to be truly free of it? 1 A person sits on a bench blanked faced looking at the sunlight. Step closer you notice that the person has chains on their ankles. Chains, which tie them down. They are unable to move. They are without volition. They are forced into this submission by a higher force, and no matter how hard they try to break the chains that tie…

Men are drafted to go to war and fight for the country where as women and children cannot be drafted. So men’s lives are considered of less value than that of women and children seeing how they are expendable resources to use for war. The argument continues onto the point of dehumanizing men stating that when we watch TV shows or movies we always see men engage in…

Domestic violence can occur between two people in an intimate relationship. It is a serious and pernicious problem around the world that ruins lives, breaks up families, and makes a lasting impact on the victim. Victims of domestic violence are more likely to experience repeating victimisation than victims of any other types of crime. Additionally, domestic abuse shows no preference. If one partner feels angry or upset, no matter their sexual orientation, eventually the feelings will come out…

Domestic Violence Can Happen to Anyone Most people don’t realize domestic violence can happen to anyone, Its happened to me, I was young and didn’t consider myself to be in that typical abusive relationship considering he had never hit me before. He was charming, kind to others, always willing to help those in need and loved his family. It only took one day for him to just snap and send him into a rage I will never be able to forget for the rest of my life. I remember most of the ambulance…

sexual aggression toward women than non-athletes” (Messner & Sabo, 1994). Male athletes show dominance on the field when playing a violent game, but it can drag off the field to show dominance and toughness that can have great affect another person’s life. “Male athletes are accused or convicted of assault, sexual assault, rape, gang rape, and even murder create an impression that violence in certain sports influences off the field actions and relationships, especially with women” (Armstrong et…