feminism
At its core, feminism is the simple conviction that women are equal to men in every regard, and should be treated as such.
Equal Work for Equal Pay 2018
Women earn 80 cents for every man’s $1.00. This is still true in 2018. We are 200 years away from pay equality here. When women start complaining more about the pay gap is when we find that it can equalize. This is constant discrimination that women face daily in the workplace. When I started working, I became very aware of this discriminatory process. Pay disparity is everywhere around us, dependent on what career a person is working in. Women like E! News host Cat Sadler are becoming more aware of this gap every day because she left the network due to a pay gap she noticed between herself and her male co-host.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez8 years ago in Viva
10 Things Women Don't Owe You
Though honestly, women don't owe anyone anything, this is the ultimate list of the things women don't owe you, without a doubt. From a smile to sex to children or a conversation, these are the things that unfortunately our society has taught men to believe that they are deserving of from women.
By Kelsey Lange8 years ago in Viva
Saying Goodbye to Toxic Femininity
We need to talk about toxic femininity. It’s something that doesn’t get enough screen time when it comes to our conversation about personal relationships. We talk about toxic masculinity and the ways in which the patriarchy negatively impacts men and their interpersonal and intrapersonal relationships, we talk about how the patriarchy interferes with our romantic relationships, and we talk about how the patriarchy governs our careers. What we’re not talking about though is toxic femininity and how a male-dominated society has taught women to compete with each other.
By Stripes Joplin8 years ago in Viva
Changing Perspective
We all see the statistics of how many women report being raped, assaulted, and harassed each year. But what we fail to recognize in this verbiage is that for every one woman who got assaulted, there's a (statistically speaking) man COMMITTING assault.
By Sarah Cook8 years ago in Viva
Conservative Feminism
Feminism. The first thoughts that come to mind are feminazi, man-hater, the women's march, abortion, the anti-Trump movement etc. Those are all stereotypes. Of course, for the majority that identifies as feminists, that’s reality. I want to break the stereotypes and misconceptions that feminism is exclusively appointed to liberal ideals.
By Anne Westmoreland8 years ago in Viva
My Surprising First Experience in a Strip Club
So last night, I went to a strip club for the first time. And it was great. Not the response you'd expect from someone who opposes the sexual objectification and exploitation of women. But I am about to explain to you how I, a woman in her early twenties, experienced the strip club as a safe, enjoyable and empowering place.
By Becky Williams8 years ago in Viva
The 'Feminist Agenda' in the Modern World
It has become important to dissociate the word feminine with feminism. Over the years, feminism has been given a negative connotation by society. It has been misinterpreted as a fight for a civilization where women dominate men. However, it is important to think logically and realize that this is not the case. Feminism simply means political, economic, social, and cultural equality amongst both men and women. Radical feminism is, a lot of the time, used as a representation of the feminist movement. However, this is fallacious thinking in the sense that we cannot allow unfortunate occurrences to represent a whole movement of individuals, each with their own different interpretation of what this movement means to them while sharing the common idea of equality. Women fear to associate themselves with the term because of the trail of negativity that comes along with it. Modern feminism is complex in every sense of intersectionality. I will admit, I too have thought about the negative implication that comes with the label of a feminist, and have asked myself if that is the message I want to send, and it is. It is because I do not allow popular opinion and ignorance to influence my beliefs in something that is greater than one individual’s perception. Unfortunately, there are several isolated matters that, one could argue, have faulty reasoning and rationale. This does not necessarily mean that all feminists agree, or even tolerate the issue, and that is what is being overlooked. Do not let poor judgment of a situation overcome one's logic and common sense.
By Vanessa Cid8 years ago in Viva
