Feminism has become a phenomenon that has come to stay in today's society. For some, it has become a way of life and for some others it is a concept that should be fast done away with. As a very controversial concept, Feminism has come to be identified with gender equality, fairness, equal rights, etc however, it has been labeled with several dirty stereotypes.
Simply put, Feminism is the advocacy of women's rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men. Marie Shear (1986) on her own part believes that 'Feminism is the radical notion that women are people'. Generally the word 'feminism' represents women, women's rights, equality, etc and largely stemmed out of the inequality between the male and female sexes.
Over the years, several misinterpretations have been associated with feminism, placing feminists in a bad light. Contrary to several absurd notions like;
* Feminism being Sexist
* Feminism and Feminists hating men
* Feminism propagating the eradication of men and abortion
* Feminism telling women that it's wrong to be house wives and mothers
* Feminism ignoring the difference between Gender and Sex and trying to impose the dominance of the female folk against the other
*Feminism preaching Lesbianism...,etc
Feminism rather speaks equity for all irrespective of gender, sex, race, etc, feminism tries to acknowledge the oppression of women while also acknowledging the fact that in some areas women are also privileged. This way, the concept and all that it stands for remains unbiased. Feminism encourages men to treat women with respect and vice versa as it is also all about eliminating sexism and oppression for all genders. Feminism tries to inculcate in women the notion that they can aspire and become whatever they've really set out to achieve even in a male-dominated field. Feminism simply preaches #FemaleEmpowerment #Equity #Justice #OppositionToSexism #FemaleEnlightenment amongst several others. And yes! Men can be feminists too.
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