Essay 1

Feminism in the 21s century

Outline:

•          Introduction
•         Body:

         - Feminism through the history

         - Actual Feminism

•          Conclusion

Introduction

Feminism is a social and political movement that begins at the end of the 18s which implies the awareness of women as a group or collective human, which visualize the unfair treatment within our society from the roles of gender taxes, which decant in the vision of the supposed superiority of male sex. The oppression, domination, and exploitation of that have been and are the subject of the collective of males in the bosom of the patriarchy under its different historical phases of production model, which moves them to the action for the release of their sex in various aspects.

Body

The French Revolution of 1789 marked the beginning of a current, linked to the egalitarian and rationalist ideology of the Enlightenment, and to the new working conditions that emerged from the Industrial revolution. In Western Europe and North America began feminism, which fought for the equality of women and their liberation. During that period, the main objective of the women's movement was to achieve the right to vote. Thus the suffragette movement was born.

After the suffragette period, the new feminism was created. At the end of World War II, women got the right to vote in almost all European countries, but in parallel there was a reflux of feminist struggles. This reformed current begins in the late 60’s of the last century in the U.S. and Europe, and falls within the social movements that emerged during that decade in the more developed countries.

Inside of contemporary feminism there are many groups with different tendencies and orientations, exist radical feminism, liberal feminism, Marxist feminism, Socialist feminism, de-colonial feminism and much more.

Conclusion:

In conclusion, with the recognition of the multiplicities and heterogeneity of the movement there is a crisis and great discussions in its bosom. Some talk about a third wave. It points out the relational character between genders and denounces the power structures that occur among women. The contributions of the psychoanalysis allowed visualizing the emotional manipulation that the mothers usually exert. It breaks with the prevalent idea of the victim woman. In the present century women as an active social group have been able to empower their image, has achieved recognition and achievements although there is still a long way to go.