Introduction to Feminism

Everyday Sexism 

1) Laura Bates started the everyday sexism project due to her getting sexually harassed on several occasions and she realised this was also common for other women but nobody spoke out on it as it became normalised

2) The everyday sexism project links to the concept of post feminism as it contradicts the idea that feminism isn't needed currently. By allowing people to talk about they're experiences shows people that sexism is still an issue for society that needs to be dealt with not ignored.

3) New technology was essential for this as it allows women from across the world to express they're difficulties with people due to sexism. New technology essentially gave everybody a platform so that they can be heard.

4) Hopefully there will a point where the everyday sexism project isn't required but personally I doubt that they will come. Equality is a very difficult goal to achieve as sadly there will always be people who have twisted views and perceptions on others. So I believe there's a long way to come for everyone to reach true equality but we're obviously closer then in the past.

Fourth wave

1) Networked feminism/Fourth wave of feminism is the newest wave and they aim to tackle social equality issues through using social media platforms on modern technology.  However the problem currently is that the common misconception is that women are now completely equal when there's still problems and gaps to this.

2) The four waves of feminism are:

1. (Late 19'th century) They promoted equal contract and property rights for women and opposed ownership of women through marriage. This wave was also about suffrage and granted women the right to vote.
2.  (1960's) They focused on issues of equality and discrimination. They went against sexist power structures. They criticised sexist movies like the feminine mystique and went against the notion that women found there identity through there husbands and children.
3. (Late 1990's) This was regarded as "post-feminism" and sought out to challenge the failures of the second wave and the stereotypes of women.

3)Everyday sexism is a website set up by Laura Bates where people across the world could talk about sexism they faced everyday. He For She is a solidarity movement that aimed to advance gender equality by also talking about male and female. 

4) I believe fourth wave feminism is a lot different then the third wave with the public believing we have achieved the equality feminism has been fighting for. I believe feminism is needed for society to outline when the world turns a blind eye to the issues of sexism.