Feminism Blog Post

               Feminism is the idea that women should have equal rights when it comes to political, economic, and social rights. There are different types of feminism, there is first wave feminism and second wave feminism. First wave feminism is the idea of having equal rights as the men. To bring more opportunities to women as the men had, focusing also on women's suffrage. Gaining the right to vote and participating and being part of politics was one of the major arguments women were looking to win. Second wave feminism focuses on more issues rather than just one. It focuses on women's sexuality and the work women do. I believe that women having the right to be as equal as men is a good thing because women can't and shouldn't be looked at any different than men. Many males believe that women should stay at home doing all the housework while they go out and work. Although some might look at this as some form of luxury I believe it isn't. Just like men, women are also able to go out there and make something great out of themselves. Women are able to be as smart and talented as men are. Limiting women to only certain things doesn't allow us to show everything we are capable of doing. We all bring in something to the country we live in so why should we be limited to certain opportunities. A really interesting question to ask is do women have rights in America?. We see how in many other parts of the world women either have the rights they want or don't. Although the United States is considered the land of the free and the country with many opportunities, women are still being treated differently. When it comes to a woman's salary a woman earns 77 cents on mens dollar. Being paid less when doing the same amount work and having the same experiences as men isn't really the equality the United States says we have. Women also make up majority of the workers in the common jobs the U.S offers us so why should we be paid differently?. Not only is this a problem with women, it also effects the minority groups in the United States. Men are looked at as being more capable than women when comes to doing various tasks. If the United States is considered a land of opportunities and equality why are people still being treated differently?. Women don't just talk about feminism to bring up topics, women talk about this because its an issue women still have their concerns about, issues that they feel haven't fully been solved.