Title: Western Feminism in a Global Perspective - Inquiries Journal
Headings: Western Feminism in a Global Perspective
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Western Feminism in a Global Perspective
History & Overview of Issues
Identification and Analysis
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Appendix A: Key Terms
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Content: Keywords: Westernization Feminism Empowerment Gender Identity Globalization
American women have struggled historically against certain paradigms of inferiority that all women experience. The female identity is different according to each culture and their customs, but many cultures are based on a patriarchal past where men wield more power than women. Women worldwide experience subjugation in the form of jobs, education, sexuality and reproductive choice. American women have strived to overcome these stereotypes and have gained a position of near equality in many societal constructs. In the United States today, men and women enjoy almost equal social standing. Women can and do vote, own businesses, hold political office and have a full spectrum of rights. They have reproductive and social rights to divorce, abortion and birth control. They can wear whatever they choose. Laws are in place protecting them from sexual assault and physical abuse.