Feminist stories

1.    http://thefeministwire.com/2013/04/short-story-small-change/

“The woman’s blink rate tells him she’s nervous: almost once per second, four times the normal count. Jack knows a touch of nerves can help soften up a client, especially in the clinic’s private waiting cubicles, but if he overdoes it she may fear opening her wallet. And that must be avoided at all costs.”

2.    http://womensenews.org/story/books/150206/why-women-are-conflicted-the-feminist-label

“Feminism's association with activism is one reason people shy away from it, says Deborah L. Rhode in this excerpt from "What Women Want." A history of negative media coverage has also fueled this aversion. … Public opinion polls over the last two decades underscore the problem. Taken together, they reveal a striking ambivalence.”

Feminist plays

1.    http://www.dramaonlinelibrary.com/plays/the-devils-gateway-iid-115816

The Devil’s Gateway by Sarah Daniels

“Second floor flat in Bethnal Green, and the world is looming large over the lives of Betty and her neighbours. If it's not Social Services, then it's Social Security; if not's unemployment, then it's the bomb. Betty and her old friend Enid, who is trapped in an abusive marriage, are mirrored across town by Enid's daughter Linda, and Linda's lover Fiona, while Betty's daughter Carol tries and fails to duck in and around the whims of her bullying husband.

And all the while on Greenham Common, women are taking action. Against the bomb; and against the patriarchal system that would drop it. We're used, Daniels writes, to seeing men go off to war but we should get used to women going off for peace.

The Devil's Gateway was first performed at the Royal Court Theatre, Upstairs, London, in 1983.”

2.    http://www.dramaonlinelibrary.com/plays/cloud-nine-iid-14838

Cloud Nine by Caryl Churchill

“Churchill’s wickedly comic and compassionate study of sexual politics glimpses the relationships of a family and their lovers, with an interval of twenty-five years of their lives, and around a hundred years of history.

Highlighting the parallels of sexual and colonial oppression, the first act is set in a British colony in Africa in Victorian times. Clive is the traditional colonial patriarch, proud of his perfectly domesticated wife and black servant (‘played by a man’ and ‘played by a white’ respectively), and striving conscientiously to ensure his son and daughter play with gender appropriate toys. But furtive adultery and secret homosexuality threaten to subvert the moral order of the household.

The second act finds some of the same characters living in 1979, twenty-five years older and played by different actors, finding new liberations in bisexuality and polyamory, but finding new anxieties about gender and fulfilment. The intricacies of these relationships and the play’s doubling create a complex and moving account of the multiplicity of individual sexualities.

Cloud Nine was first performed in 1979 at the Dartington College of Arts, before touring and transferring to London.”

Testimonies of feminism

1.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM4Xe6Dlp0Y

Cameron Russel explains her struggle become the model she is today. The model agency wanted a woman for the media when she was merely a teenager. She reaches out to the girls that want to be like her and explains that models in magazines are modified by technology which wrongly provides a fake image that they idolize.

2.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXKNA_vfHWs

Courtney Martin had been raised by two feminists and activists. She had grew up in the era of technological advances which meant that approaches became more related to media and electronic devices. Surely she explains that no matter the differences in our lifestyles being an activist is doable and applauded.

3.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxkxcsrveLw

Leymah Gbowee exposes the difficult life young girls may suffer in third world countries. She encourages everyone to help unlock the intelligence, passion, greatness of girls to the benefit on themselves and the rest of the world. Their education is the key to the happenings of a positive community. 

Feminist songs

1.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MOavH-Eivw&list=PLiwEgsp174nmMe_C7XA3PvsGzuk9W6pxD

This song talks about the way women are portrayed in country songs lately. Maddie & Tae feel they do not receive the respect they used to as part of our society. Their attire affects how men perceive them when it should not be of importance. The singers present how stereotypical comments on how women look will not be tolerated. They are criticizing the patriarchal image which needs to be ruptured to its core.

2.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXoZLPSw8U8&index=5&list=PLiwEgsp174nmMe_C7XA3PvsGzuk9W6pxD

Colbie Caillat sings about women’s empowerment in being simple and natural regardless of what society dictates. It starts with comments on how women do these modifications to satisfy what others expect from them outside their natural state. She asks women to not “try so hard” and if they like themselves when they’re alone, implicitly reminding them that it is what matters.

3.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dg8QgUIKXHw&list=PLECA1B5EF9BB3ECB1

Christina Aguilera raps about social injustice between men and women’s standards. She mentions how it is unfair for women to not have an opinion on the double standards of the views of both men and women. Aguilera dedicates this song to women around the world who are going through those struggles and urging them to not be held down. 

Short composition (NEW)

Feminism

In Post Modern times, feminism is known to attack the male population of society intending to provide more power to the female population. The reality of the topic is that it pursues equality for both genders. Nowadays, the idea of women being able to wear whichever type of clothing they prefer is a right to express themselves regardless of what society's ideals on gender roles are. Without a feminist movement, women and men would be deprived of a fair establishment of equal relationships in diverse social and economic sectors. 

Suffrage was an important point in women’s lives due to the liberty it provided to the both literate and illiterate. This movement gained force when they noticed it was for the better of society’s development and enrichment. Mothers, spouses, and their entire families became exposed to a closer stage of equality between men and women. In our days, this movement for equal rights still stands strong. We must teach society not only the convenience of actual equity but of the right that is being withheld from women.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an7-gDMOe4s

Draft of expository essay about impostor

There is no doubt that feminism important in our Post Modern Era.

Matt Robertson is young tv host who supports Christian ideals and topics like the relevance of feminism. As a Christian, he supports ideals that provide an equal status for both women and men in our society with the help of these specific beliefs. Patriarchy is not the guide he wishes to promote. He finds himself connecting feminist points of view and human rights for our people.

Robertson has been internationally known for charisma on the topics of human rights and equality between men and women. He has popularized religions as advocates of the feminist movement. He has appropriately fostered freedom of speech and the liberal Christian ideas of a better society hand in hand with feminism. Matt Robertson has even prized the companies for their development on equality. He understands human rights should be respected regardless of the different ideals they have from one another.

This way, he demonstrates his respect of ideals that are substantial to the society and are implicit in his Christian beliefs. He has never dishonored the feminist movement. He has not undermined the relevance it has in our society and has funded organizations regarding that ideal. Matt Robertson separates the purposes of feminist from ill intentions and links them to Christian beliefs for people to acknowledge its importance.

Finally, he sustains the idea of women and men being equal in social, economic and political aspects and our need for a suited change for better living standards. He understands it is a necessity because of what his Christ taught and the commandments implicitly teach. With this euphoric personality, he provides an innovative view to all those in our society. Robertson includes social, economic and gender roles for the commonwealth this way reinforcing his spiritual way of living and the uprising equality.

In conclusive, Matt Robertson encourages people to revolutionize to extent and let equality between genders in our society prospers relying on Christian beliefs.

Feminist videos

1.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-iFl4qhBsE

Emma Watson’s UN speech reaches out to male advocates to support equality.  She speaks of the need of feminism around the world for women and men to not be judged for being less submissive or less aggressive. Watson understands that freedom will come when we are seen in a spectrum and not opposing sides of characteristics. With powerful words, she invites us to become part of this revolutionary movement. 

2.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=TI2Gst05m68

Comedian Katie Goodman points out celebrity comments that seem to be either against feminism or that they do not identify with it at all. She clarifies in sing song that they have not realized that they are part of the movement and negating the name. Goodman brings common events from our history shedding light on politic and economic injustices directed towards women.

3.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Obt32tD7nDI

Marina debunks myths about feminism in a sarcastic comedic tone. She explains typical thoughts uneducated people understand to be true about the topic. This Youtuber explains the fallacy in the ideas of hating men and women, how feminists look, feminists who wear make-up, cat-calling, and other topics in a passive aggressive manner. 

Feminist articles

1.  http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2014/05/the_silent_stro

When seven year old Charlotte complained of there being too little “girl people” in her toys, Nayla Ziadeh decides to elaborate on the situation all girls have been going through with pink fluff and dolls. She exposes how female role models stay in occupations that do not need physical strength or are separated for their gender and not their achievements. Even so, she explains that there should be more “girl people” and not just super heroines for us to look up to.

2.   http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2010/10/out_with_the_ol

Hanna Thomas explains how some feminist are guides by the same ideals of the suffragettes in their times. Women unite for a cause that searches for the good of both sexes. They use important dates from the suffrage movement as key points to not only commemorate their relevance but to make an alliance among women.

3.   http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/09/feminism_of_tod

Feminism is not merely for educated women who have no children and are leaders of crowds and providers of powerful speeches. Annika Spalding mentions how she felt insecure that she was not portraying the feminism her colleagues wrote or spoke about. She wondered if feminism was reaching other audiences like women who lack resources or do not know the English language but live in the states. Spalding understand it should reach any and all levels of our society regardless of their advancements. 

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United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women

Activists aim to have women participate in all aspects of life. They set global standards to achieve gender equality. The organization works with governments and civil society to design laws, policies, programs and services needed to implement these standards. Their desire is to improve resources and accountability on gender equality in various countries. This way it will make gender equality the central for development planning.

The agency reaches out to increase women's leadership and participation regardless of the area. It educates on the ending of violence against women, therefore ending the circle of violence in the family ambiance as well. It tries to engage women in all aspects of peace and security processes. This would include an array of people helping out the cause with no distinction of gender and sex. 

United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women

Presentation of my character

Have you found yourself wondering what feminism really is?

Never fear! I, a young Christian tv host with equality between men and women as my base value, will help clarify doubts about this revolutionary movement. 

I am a young, not so tall, white skinned tv host, with dark brown hair, and glasses. My purpose is to educate you for you to continue to do the same for this generation.

Letter

Paloma Martínez Estrada

paloma.martinez@upr.edu

787-235-7254

February 4th, 2015

Dr. Carmen González

carmen.gonzalez2@upr.edu

Greeting, professor;

My name is Paloma Martínez Estrada and I was assigned to write a letter to someone influential. You were my first choice. My chosen topic is "Feminism in our Post Modern Era". There is relevance where this topic surfaces various key points in our decade's changing status. Feminism is the most powerful equality movement we've been challenged to defend. It includes equality between females and males in the social roles, the unification of disabled people with people who don't have disabilities, and the acceptance, respect and tolerance of genders recently afloat.

My skills in conveying a message easy to relate to are proficient, I have good diction and I am understanding towards my colleagues. This topic is important because its goal aims for a common wealth and greater surroundings.

This is a respectful request for you to inform students or acquaintances about a few of the ideals in the feminist movement developing around the world. It is better to provide the commentary when the time arises or to provide an input in a conversations about the possibilities about the intentions of a person who calls himself or herself a feminist.

Thank you for your time.

Farewell,

Paloma Martínez Estrada