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Feminism as defined by Merriam-Webster dictionary is as follows:
Feminism (noun) : the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities : organized activity in support of women's rights and interests
Well, wait… that isn’t so scary. This whole time we have been being told that feminism is aggressive, angry even, something to be feared. When in reality all it is, is an ideal that men and women should be equal. That doesn’t seem so bad, it actually sounds rather nice. But, wait… we ARE even right? Men and women have equal opportunities; they make the same amount of money for the same job; and they aren’t held to different standards than men… right? Wrong. The fact is that women in general make about 17 percent less than men FOR THE SAME JOB. There is also a prevailing concept of what is called “The Glass Ceiling” which has been explained as "the unseen, yet unbreachable barrier that keeps minorities and women from rising to the upper rungs of the corporate ladder, regardless of their qualifications or achievements." See also the attached chart explaining average wage differences between men and women. So as we can see in this chart it clearly shows a pretty wide pay gap between similarly qualified men and women. If there is a clearly quantifiable difference in pay, then it would be understandable to make the assertion that there are similar gaps in areas less quantifiable than annual income. So here we are, we have defined what feminism is and also that it does in fact exist based on a societal need to make men and women equal. It is a tangible issue in our modern culture that has existed as long as recorded history.
Feminism (noun) : the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities : organized activity in support of women's rights and interests
Well, wait… that isn’t so scary. This whole time we have been being told that feminism is aggressive, angry even, something to be feared. When in reality all it is, is an ideal that men and women should be equal. That doesn’t seem so bad, it actually sounds rather nice. But, wait… we ARE even right? Men and women have equal opportunities; they make the same amount of money for the same job; and they aren’t held to different standards than men… right? Wrong. The fact is that women in general make about 17 percent less than men FOR THE SAME JOB. There is also a prevailing concept of what is called “The Glass Ceiling” which has been explained as "the unseen, yet unbreachable barrier that keeps minorities and women from rising to the upper rungs of the corporate ladder, regardless of their qualifications or achievements." See also the attached chart explaining average wage differences between men and women. So as we can see in this chart it clearly shows a pretty wide pay gap between similarly qualified men and women. If there is a clearly quantifiable difference in pay, then it would be understandable to make the assertion that there are similar gaps in areas less quantifiable than annual income. So here we are, we have defined what feminism is and also that it does in fact exist based on a societal need to make men and women equal. It is a tangible issue in our modern culture that has existed as long as recorded history.
