Feminism Discussion
It is ironic that it is 2016 and not much has changed other than some improvements. We have a Women's Day, thankfully. The subordination of women is deeply imbedded in social institutions such as the legal system, the workplace, the family, and religion. We have to fight for reproductive rights and it’s our own bodies . Some educational institutions encourage girls and women to pursue occupations in traditionally female areas rather than traditionally male areas. Unfortunately, women studies have not been integrated into mainstream education. Now women's studies has become part of the Academy that offers majors, minors, master degrees and doctorates . We women have bad reputations regardless of race. My African-American sisters are stereotyped as domineering head strong women, Jewish women are depicted as status-obsessed princesses, Asian and Latina women are depicted as docile , mysterious , and exotic. The American concepts of femininity include a...
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