Feminist: A person who believes in the social, political, and economic equality of the sexes.
The basic idea of Feminism revolves around the sole principle that because our human bodies are designed to perform differently in order to procreate – our intelligence, social functions, capabilities, and rights should be considered equal.
The word “feminist” has picked up a negative connotation in recent years. Why is that? How did independence turn into “man-hating”?
Men and women pay the same for college tuition. So, how does it make sense that we could leave college, get the same job, but as woman I make 75-cents for every man’s dollar?
Women were, and in certain ways still are, treated as inferior to men. Sexism began as early as Aristotle, who claimed that women were ‘imperfect’ men since they did not contain a male reproductive system.
Children are taught in princess movies that a prince has to come and save the day for everything to be okay. How about we teach our daughters that they can save themselves instead?
Actress, model, and spokeswoman Emma Watson was named U.N. Women Goodwill Ambassador. She gave a life altering speech recently on this very subject, feminism. The speech left the entire room in tears and on their feet clapping – both women, and men.
We expect society to change but as a society we do not do enough to change it.