feminism

 1) Why did Laura Bates start the Everyday Sexism project?

faced sexual harassment frequently 

2) How does the Everyday Sexism project link to the concept of post-feminism? Is feminism still required in western societies? feminism is still clearly required as society is still unfair as women have less major roles in society and face more harassment and assault 

3) Why was new technology essential to the success of the Everyday Sexism project?
it was an online website so peoplel from all over the worls could join 
4) Will there be a point in the future when the Everyday Sexism project is not required? What is YOUR view on the future of feminism? I think that in the future feminism will not be needed as much as society hopefully will be equal 


Media Magazine: The fourth wave?

Read the article: The Fourth Wave? Feminism in the Digital Age in MM55 (p64). You'll find the article in our Media Magazine archive here.

1) Summarise the questions in the first two sub-headings: What is networked feminism? Why is it a problem?

2) What are the four waves of feminism? Do you agree that we are in a fourth wave of ‘networked feminism’? 
i do agree that we are in the fourth wave of feminism as people from all over the world are networking to make their voices heard and challenge sexism ect
3) Focus on the examples in the article. Write a short summary of EACH of the following: Everyday Sexism, HeForShe, 
Everyday sexism - campaign. The project was started by Laura Bates back in 2012 as a website which posted examples of sexism that users faced every day. Laura set it up after finding feminism hard to talk about, saying: ‘Again and again, people told me sexism is no longer a problem – that women are equal now’. The response she received proved differently, with 50,000 entries of sexist experiences made by December 2013. Three years later, Everyday Sexism is one of the most high-visibility feminist digital campaigns, arguably due to its
 user-generated content and its well- used #EverydaySexism Twitter feed.

Heforshe - He For She campaign led by Emma Watson. In a speech to the UN as a Goodwill Ambassador, Watson said: Fighting for women’s rights has too often become synonymous with man-hating... it is not the word that is important but the idea and the ambition behind it... Men, gender equality is your issue too.


4) What is your opinion with regards to feminism and new/digital media? Do you agree with the concept of a 'fourth wave' of feminism post-2010 or are recent developments like the Everyday Sexism project merely an extension of the third wave of feminism from the 1990s?
i think we are in a new wave of feminism as the role of social media has abled the idea of feminism to go global and for everyone to hear therefor making more people change their behaviour and become more knowledgeable 

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