FEMINISM:
WHAT’S IT REALLY ALL ABOUT?
WELCOME TO WYVERN SOCIETY!
Quiz time!
• Heads or tails
• 7 statements
• Facts about feminism
• Heads for true, tails for false
1. 100 countries have made certain jobs off-limits for women
False! 104 countries restrict the types of jobs women can undertake, and when and where they are permitted to work
2. 18 countries allow men to prohibit their wives from working
True! In 18 countries, including Bahrain, Iran and Qatar, married women cannot get a job without their husbands permission
3. The first birth control pill, that allowed women to take control of when they have children was first approved in 1945
False! It was only in 1960 that the food and drug admission approved the first birth control pill
4. Only in 2019, were women first allowed to start becoming cardinals and have a vote in the Vatican
False! Women still have no vote in the Vatican, as only cardinals can vote, and women still cannot become cardinals
5. 30% of the worlds land owners are women
False! Less than 20% of the worlds landholders are women
6. Globally in 2023, more than one in five women had been child brides
True! More than one in five women were first married before the age of 18
7. Roughly 36% of British adults define themselves as a feminist
True! In a study conducted in 2023, only 36% of British adults define themselves as a feminist, yet 76% support the ideals of feminism
DEFINING FEMINISM
CRUCIALLY, FEMINISM CALLS FOR EQUALITY.
IT IS NOT JUST “MAN-BASHING”, AND HAS SEEMED TO HAVE GAINED A NEGATIVE CONNOTATION IN RECENT YEARS.
Feminism is often associated with strong, forceful and angry women
WHERE HAS THE STIGMA COME FROM???
Feminism is associated with women bashing men
Some men think feminism means they will lose their ‘power’/it will decrease their masculinity
Extremists, who escalate things
Andrea Dworkin
Catherine Mackinnon Alice Walker
WHERE DID FEMINISM COME FROM – iconic women in the movement
THE SUFFRAGETTES
SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
GLORIA STEINEM MALALA YOUSAFZAI
WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT TO REDUCE THE STIGMA?
https://youtu.be/CBqlDWHkdHk?si=fSwxXRFLRqDQS0q3 - America Ferrara’s Speech - Barbie.
WOMEN IN GAZA
– A CASE STUDY
“InGaza, we [women] cannotmeetour simplestandmostbasicneeds:eating well, drinking safewater,accessing a toilet, having (sanitary) pads,taking a shower,…changing our clothes…” – Gazan woman.
16,000 killed
0.09% funding
1 million SEEKING SHELTER
2017Saudi Arabia finally recognised women's rights, such as finally allowing them to drive.
1968Women’s Equal Pay Act initiated by women at the Ford factory in Dagenham striking over equal pay.
2017British Army announces the 1rst female officer bound for a frontline combat job.
Why is feminism so important?
1967Contraceptive pill available to single women.
Abortion legalized in UK.
1994-
Clinton signs the "Violence Against Women Act"
1999Law introduced to entitle women to 18 weeks unpaid maternity leave.
The Iranian Womens Right Protests– present
IN SUMMARY… WHY SHOULD YOU CARE?
We are incredibly privileged at Kingswood – SO FIGHT THE FIGHT FOR THE WOMEN WHO CAN’T!
