The document summarizes the three waves of feminism. The first wave in the late 19th and early 20th centuries focused on women's suffrage, education, and property rights. The second wave from the 1960s-1980s addressed legal and social inequalities faced by women. The third wave from the 1990s onward recognized diversity among women and emphasized issues of identity, gender, race, sexuality and media portrayals.
The document summarizes the three waves of feminism. The first wave in the late 19th and early 20th centuries focused on women's suffrage, education, and property rights. The second wave from the 1960s-1980s addressed legal and social inequalities faced by women. The third wave from the 1990s onward recognized diversity among women and emphasized issues of identity, gender, race, sexuality and media portrayals.
The document summarizes the three waves of feminism. The first wave in the late 19th and early 20th centuries focused on women's suffrage, education, and property rights. The second wave from the 1960s-1980s addressed legal and social inequalities faced by women. The third wave from the 1990s onward recognized diversity among women and emphasized issues of identity, gender, race, sexuality and media portrayals.
The document summarizes the three waves of feminism. The first wave in the late 19th and early 20th centuries focused on women's suffrage, education, and property rights. The second wave from the 1960s-1980s addressed legal and social inequalities faced by women. The third wave from the 1990s onward recognized diversity among women and emphasized issues of identity, gender, race, sexuality and media portrayals.
2017/10/18 What feminism is • Feminism is a collection of political movements, social movements and ideologies that defend the political, the economic, the personal and the social rights of women. • Feminist movements aim at achieving and establishing equality between women and men. • Feminists act, speak, write and advocate on behalf of women's issues and rights and identify injustice to females in the social status quo. What feminism is
Feminist: A person who believes
in the social, political and economic equality of the sexes. What feminism is NOT
• Feminism is not the belief that
women are superior • Feminism is not hating men (misandry) • Feminism is not male oppression Waves of Feminism • The history of the feminist movements is divided into three "waves". • The first wave refers to the movement of the 19th through early 20th centuries, which dealt mainly with suffrage, working conditions and educational rights for women and girls. • The second wave (1960s-1980s) dealt with the inequality of laws, as well as cultural inequalities and the role of women in society. • The third wave of feminism (1990s-2000s?) is seen as both a continuation of the second wave and a response to the perceived failures. First-Wave Feminism First-wave feminism involved a period of feminist activity during the 19th and early 20th centuries, especially in Europe and in the United States. Key concerns: • women's suffrage (the right to vote) • the right to education • better working conditions • marriage and property laws • reproductive rights First-Wave Feminism
Woman Suffrage Parade of 1913 Silent Sentinels 1917-1919
Second-Wave Feminism Second-wave feminism is a period of feminist activity and thought that first began in the early 1960s in USA and spread all over the western world and beyond. Key concerns: • raising consciousness about sexism and patriarchy • raising consciousness about gender based violence, domestic abuse and marital rape • inequalities in the workplace • legalizing abortion and birth control • sexual liberation of women Third-Wave Feminism The third wave of feminism (1990s-2000s?) arose partially as a response to the perceived failures of second-wave feminism Key concerns: • Intersectionality • The diversity of "women" is recognized and emphasis is placed on identity, gender, race, nation, social order and sexual preference • Changes on stereotypes, media portrayals and language used to define women. • Sexual identities Thank you for your attention! • Some text – Some more text • Additional text Feminism in the 21st century • What is the place of feminism in the world today? • Does feminism have a place in your country? • Do women in your country call themselves feminists? • Is feminism “a bad word” in your country?
