FEMINISM - ITS TRUE MEANING
WHAT IS FEMINISM?
Feminism means the advocacy of women's rights for equality between the sexes.
Feminism aims towards fighting gender stereotypes and to achieve gender equality.
It has different ideologies and social and political movements.
Feminist Movements have campaigned for women’s rights to vote, to work, to earn equal wages, equal rights within a marriage and to protect women from rape and sexual harassment.
THE FOUR WAVES OF FEMINISM
The Feminist Movement has had four “waves” which dealt with different feminism issues prevalent at the time.
The first wave was promoting women’s right to vote in the 1800s and early 1900s. It also promoted equal rights in marriage, contracts and property.
In UK in 1882, the Tender Years Doctrine was passed to give women custody rights of their children for the first time.
The second wave wanted legal and social equality for women in the 1960s.
Projects were aimed at integrating women into the workforce and to achieve Women’s Liberation.
The third wave continued from the second wave and focused on its failures and began in the 1990s.
The fourth wave began around 2012 and is associated with the use of social media or technology.
These include workplace harassment, rape culture and sexual assault.
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THE #ME TOO MOVEMENT
The #MeToo Movement is a Movement against sexual harassment and sexual assault, especially in the workplace.
It started in 2017 on social media.
The hashtag started with a purpose for people to share their stories of sexual harassment and the hashtag went viral and even spread to different languages. This movement included both men and women.
This helps the society to realise the “magnitude of the problem.”
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DIFFERENT FEMINIST VIEWS
Different Views shared by some famous personalities are:
"All men should be feminists. If men care about women's rights, the world will be a better place. We are better off when women are empowered." —John Legend
"I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat." —Rebecca West
"It needs to be said and heard: It's okay to be who you are." —Hailee Steinfeld
"The most courageous act is to think for yourself. Aloud." —Coco Chanel
"A man told me that for a woman, I was very opinionated. I said, 'For a man, you're kind of ignorant.'" —Anne Hathaway
“Just like charity begins at home, we have to start making change from our home and society. We need to work together to make this world a better place for women.” — Smriti Irani, HRD Minister, India
“People used to say that boxing is for men and not for women and I thought I will show them some day. I promised myself and I proved myself.” — Mary Kom, Indian Woman Boxer
“Strong men, men who are truly role models, don’t need to put down women to make themselves feel more powerful.”— Michelle Obama
“No country can ever truly flourish if it stifles the potential of its women and deprives itself of the contributions of half of its citizens.” — Michelle Obama
"When we empower girls hungry for education, we cultivate women who are emboldened to effect change within their communities and globally." — Meghan Markle
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