Essays on Feminism

Over the past century, feminism has manifested worldwide to advocate for equal political, legal, and social rights between women and men. The movement has been divided into four waves, separated by decades and major influencing events within our society. Judy Brady, a large influencer within…

According to Thelma Golden, “There is no question that representation is central to power. The real struggle is over the power to control images.” Women and African Americans as two groups that suffer issues of discrimination and injustice, also struggle with the dilemma in the…

“Title IX states that no person in the United States shall be excluded from participation in any education or sport.” This rule is easily one of the most important guidelines to be kept within sports. Don’t you think that it would be easy to just…

In this essay I will examine how feminine performativity is shown in sport. There has always been some discrimination when you think female being involved in sport. Whether it be by what sport females are participating in or how they look and dress or even…

In 2014, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Malala Yousafzai. She is currently the youngest person ever to receive it. July 12, Malala’s birthday, is “National Malala Day”, but there’s more to her story. On July 12, baby Malala was born. In Pakistan, when…

She is fearless. That was my first thought when Zahida Kazmi started telling me her story about how she became Pakistan’s first female taxi driver. Zahida Kazmi, a 64 years old widow and a mother of seven children, drives a taxi in Rawalpindi since the…

Is there a genuine sexual equity in our community? Or on the other hand there is still a point of view that the men are the prevalent and the women’s are subjected. Conceivably, we can say that the men are the predominant, yet in some…

This source is a collection of four essays about Anthony’s important contribution to the history of women’s rights in the united States. The volume does not exclusively focus on Anthony’s life and works, but it deals with her times and the political and social climates…

Throughout the years women are considered weak and only good for one thing. Women are viewed to take care of the children and be a housewife. Women in many eras fought for their desire to be equal. Equal rights weren’t just handed to women, that…

Past laws did not give women rights. Women were directly affected all because they are seen to be less than men. This issue made women want to change that. Women’s rights are the fundamental human rights that were enshrined by the United Nations for every…