Introduction to Feminism

 

Feminism

Everyday Sexism

1) Why did Laura Bates start the Everyday Sexism project?

In one week, Laura had met three different individuals who harassed her. When she experienced this, she became more aware of her past and realized that this is something she often faces. As a result, she wanted to make a change and live up to her thoughts on this situation of sexism and harassment.

2) How does the Everyday Sexism project link to the concept of post-feminism? Is feminism still required in western societies?

Post-feminism is an expression used to designate the perception of society that many or all of the aims of xenophobia have already been achieved, attempting to make ever more variations and expansions of the movement ineffective.

3) Why was new technology essential to the success of the Everyday Sexism project?

Everyday Sexism projects connection to this theory as it tries to argue against the concept that 'feminism goals have already been accomplished' since Laura has explained many statistics that do not match this, as well as the website itself contains of millions of true experiences that women also have endured with these concerns of misogyny.

4) Will there be a point in the future when the Everyday Sexism project is not required?

In my opinion, there's going to come a point when the Everyday Sexism project and feminist groups won't be needed. And over years, males and females have progressively become more equal, but there is still improvement.


Media Magazine: The fourth wave?

1) What is networked feminism? Why is it a problem?

The new fourth wave of feminism is also known as 'networked feminism.' It intends to address the issues of social equality that have arisen both in modern technology and in the use of it.

2) What are the four waves of feminism? Do you agree that we are in a fourth wave of ‘networked feminism’? 

The ‘first wave of feminism’ began in the late 19th to early 20th centuries, with a main focus on suffrage. The ‘second wave’ began in the 1960s, campaigning for the growth of equal rights and leading to the Equal Pay Act of 1970, amongst other equality laws. Since the late 1990s, we are believed to have entered the ‘third wave’ (often identified as post-feminism). The new fourth wave of feminism is also known as ‘networked feminism’.

3) Write a short summary of EACH of the following:

Everyday Sexism: Laura Bates started the project back in 2012 as a website that hosted examples of sexism that users have encountered every day. Laura set it up after finding it hard to talk about feminism, claiming, 'Time and time again, people told me that sexism is no longer a problem – that women are now equal.'

HeForShe: It is a movement to accelerate gender equality, started by Watson. It focuses mainly on the promotion of gender equality by men, drawing attention to the fact that feminism is not about the promotion of patriarchal society, but about unity.

FCKH8 campaign: The movement focuses on the modern portrayal of women and the enormous social injustices they face, while showcasing 'F-Bombing' young women to recognize the inequality of society when it comes to crime.

This Girl Can: It has been defined as the first women's fitness project that does not dishonor while excluding females, uploading pictures, recordings, and citations of women but without usual sexual exploitation of women's fitness advertisements and without objectifying women, as well as without objective or fetishizing them simply because they are 'woman.'

4) What is your opinion with regards to feminism and new/digital media?

There's a distinct fourth wave that connects people together over the internet. Via online technology, people are eager to display their stories, increase awareness and cause a big drastic shift that is still needed as gender inequality is a constant issue.