Feminism tagged posts

I was talking to a family friend several years back. She is an older woman, in her early 60s, married for almost 40 years and has two adult children. Recently, she told me I needed a boyfriend. She then said with a questionable tone, "or girlfriend?" When I told her I wasn't a lesbian, she seemed flustered. She's always asking two questions to me, "Do you have a boyfriend?" And, "When are you going to get a boyfriend?" I just politely say I haven't seen anyone who's caught my eye. What I really want to say is, "I'll find one when I feel like it and not before!" Seeing as though she's old enough to be my mother I just keep the rage within and moved on.Read On...

The traditional image of a lady conjures the image of an elegant woman sipping tea, probably indulging in light needlework, or a good, moral novel. A lady of course could not read anything that was remotely scandalous and her education was based on preparing her for marriage and running a household. This image has not changed much over the nineteenth and early twentieth century, until the after the Second World War. With a world that was forced to accept women in factories and physical jobs, the breed of the lady was a fast dying one. Traditionally a young woman of refined means and background was presented before the queen, and this tradition was last performed in the early 1950s.Read On...

When some people hear the word ‘feminist’ or ‘feminism’ they often associate it with stereotypical and negative connotations. Sure, there’s no certain way to escape that, but what if they knew how far women have come? What if instead of viewing feminists as a bunch of crazy women who despise men and all things to do with them, there’s more focus on the journey that has been a progression of women’s rights and the future? The following is by no means everything that’s happened, but certainly some key bits that have shaped how women live today.Read On...

Life has supposed to have moved on a lot since a man’s wandering hand was just considered part of the job in the workplace. Some people would swear that feminism has achieved everything it needs and should be consigned to the history books since sexual harassment has all but "disappeared" from work. This might be the case for work environment since it is tolerated far less, but it is the everyday harassment that continues to happen on a wide scale.Read On...

Let’s not beat around the bush or put countless euphemisms at play; when it comes to talking about pornography we often get lost in all the terminology and lose focus of the fact that actually there are countless women exploited in its manufacture. But then could every case be defined as exploitation? What is the difference between a sex scene in a mainstream movie and a pornographic video clip on the internet? Take a look at both sides of the coin, draw up a conclusion, but remember–both sides exist in the first place, and both aspects play their roles.Read On...

"If ever there was a book calculated to make a man in love with its author, this appears to me to be the book. She speaks of her sorrows, in a way that fills us with melancholy, and dissolves us in tenderness, at the same time that she displays a genius which commands all our admiration."Read On...

Women’s lives have completely turned around in the last fifty years due to the impact of feminism. Every aspect from work to family life have turned from traditional to liberated. There is however an area that remains largely unchanged. As little girls we are encouraged to be the doctor and the nurse, the mother and the father, and not to worry about dressing in boys' clothes or playing with tractors and diggers, but for some reason, the white wedding is a dream instilled in many girls.Read On...

There are hundreds of misconceptions about feminism, all giving it a bad name. They're all created by society, by those that are convinced that only white, upper class males are the ones that count. If you have a vagina; if you're not white enough; if you don't have enough money or you choose to follow your heart and not the path that's been carved out for you, the majority don't like it. They create lies; misconceptions that people convince themselves are true. This is why shows like QI have a section called General Ignorance - just because people believe that something is true, that doesn't make it so. Here's a list of some of the most common misconceptions of feminism, and why they're complete and total nonsense.Read On...

Unbalanced (just like me), and often very accurate, the 'five things' list is a classic formula. Though there are lots of good and bad points about being a writer in general, often the fact that you're female (as in many things) tends to tip the scales a bit, and certainly not in a direction that's in your favour. Don't believe me? Let's look at this more closely.Read On...

We've had a list all time girl power anthems, but what about for 2012...?Read On...