MIGRAIN: Introduction to feminism
Everyday Sexism
Watch the Everyday Sexism TED talk from Laura Bates (linked above) and answer the following questions:
1) Why did Laura Bates start the Everyday Sexism project?
to show the world how women are treated but are normalised and that people don't mention it enough because they think it is not important as it happens to them regularly.
2) How does the Everyday Sexism project link to the concept of post-feminism? Is feminism still required in western societies?
women nowadays have more rights so post feminism links to it yet women until now still get harassed and post their stories online.
3) Why was new technology essential to the success of the Everyday Sexism project?
People nowadays get their 9information and share everything on the internet so it was a good idea for women around the world and different places to share their experiences.
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?
No i don't think sexism will stop any time soon , there is a lot of people that are not feminists and would be sexist to women and would not care and it should always be open for people if they would like to say what they have went through maybe to help and warn others or to just share their experience
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?
The new fourth wave of feminism is also known as ‘networked feminism’. it aims to tackle social equality issues found both on, and using, modern technology.
2) What are the four waves of feminism? Do you agree that we are in a fourth wave of ‘networked feminism’?
The ‘first wave of feminism’ began in the late 19th to early 20th centuries, with a main focus on suffrage. The ‘second wave’ began in the 1960s, campaigning for the growth of equal rights and leading to the Equal Pay Act of 1970, amongst other equality laws. Since the late 1990s, we are believed to have entered the ‘third wave’ (often identified as post-feminism). The new fourth wave of feminism is also known as ‘networked feminism’. it aims to tackle social equality issues found both on, and using, modern technology.
I agree that we are in the fourth wave of feminism as everything now works with technology and can be shared online.
3) Focus on the examples in the article. Write a short summary of EACH of the following: Everyday Sexism, HeForShe, FCKH8 campaign, This Girl Can.
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. 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.
He For She campaign led by Emma Watson. Watson’s campaign focuses on male support for gender equality, highlighting the fact that feminism is not about promoting matriarchy, but solidarity. Her digital commitment means that you can pledge to help the women’s issue online, and has generated a huge response.
FCKH8 campaign is for-profit company, and the video is in fact trying to sell its t-shirts. This exploitation of feminism as an advertising tool created a huge backlash. In addition, the equation of swearing with ‘good’ feminism didn’t play well with a majority in the movement; and the digital aspect left the campaign open to numerous parodies and anti-feminist diatribes.
This Girl Can campaign, which has been described as the first fitness campaign for women which doesn’t shame or exclude them, by sharing photos, videos and quotes of women without the usual sexual exploitation of a women’s fitness advert and without body shaming.
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 agree with the concept of the new digital media and the fourth wave and networking because life works this way now and some people would prefer not saying things as themselves and reveal their identity but would like to share their experiences anonymously or talk to more people about their experiences. feminism should be talked about more and should not be normalised if women go through things they are uncomfortable with regularly.
Watch the Everyday Sexism TED talk from Laura Bates (linked above) and answer the following questions:
1) Why did Laura Bates start the Everyday Sexism project?
to show the world how women are treated but are normalised and that people don't mention it enough because they think it is not important as it happens to them regularly.
2) How does the Everyday Sexism project link to the concept of post-feminism? Is feminism still required in western societies?
women nowadays have more rights so post feminism links to it yet women until now still get harassed and post their stories online.
3) Why was new technology essential to the success of the Everyday Sexism project?
People nowadays get their 9information and share everything on the internet so it was a good idea for women around the world and different places to share their experiences.
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?
No i don't think sexism will stop any time soon , there is a lot of people that are not feminists and would be sexist to women and would not care and it should always be open for people if they would like to say what they have went through maybe to help and warn others or to just share their experience
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?
The new fourth wave of feminism is also known as ‘networked feminism’. it aims to tackle social equality issues found both on, and using, modern technology.
2) What are the four waves of feminism? Do you agree that we are in a fourth wave of ‘networked feminism’?
The ‘first wave of feminism’ began in the late 19th to early 20th centuries, with a main focus on suffrage. The ‘second wave’ began in the 1960s, campaigning for the growth of equal rights and leading to the Equal Pay Act of 1970, amongst other equality laws. Since the late 1990s, we are believed to have entered the ‘third wave’ (often identified as post-feminism). The new fourth wave of feminism is also known as ‘networked feminism’. it aims to tackle social equality issues found both on, and using, modern technology.
I agree that we are in the fourth wave of feminism as everything now works with technology and can be shared online.
3) Focus on the examples in the article. Write a short summary of EACH of the following: Everyday Sexism, HeForShe, FCKH8 campaign, This Girl Can.
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. 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.
He For She campaign led by Emma Watson. Watson’s campaign focuses on male support for gender equality, highlighting the fact that feminism is not about promoting matriarchy, but solidarity. Her digital commitment means that you can pledge to help the women’s issue online, and has generated a huge response.
FCKH8 campaign is for-profit company, and the video is in fact trying to sell its t-shirts. This exploitation of feminism as an advertising tool created a huge backlash. In addition, the equation of swearing with ‘good’ feminism didn’t play well with a majority in the movement; and the digital aspect left the campaign open to numerous parodies and anti-feminist diatribes.
This Girl Can campaign, which has been described as the first fitness campaign for women which doesn’t shame or exclude them, by sharing photos, videos and quotes of women without the usual sexual exploitation of a women’s fitness advert and without body shaming.
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 agree with the concept of the new digital media and the fourth wave and networking because life works this way now and some people would prefer not saying things as themselves and reveal their identity but would like to share their experiences anonymously or talk to more people about their experiences. feminism should be talked about more and should not be normalised if women go through things they are uncomfortable with regularly.
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