Title: What Is Feminism, And Why Do So Many Women And Men Hate It?
Headings: What Is Feminism, And Why Do So Many Women And Men Hate It?
What Is Feminism, And Why Do So Many Women And Men Hate It?
Part Of The New Series “Building A World That Works For All”
First, let’s understand what feminism is meant to be.
So how can we gain a deeper understanding of where we personally stand on the issue of equality?
Why do so many hate the term feminism and the feminist movement?
What about sexuality – what does that have to do with feminism?
Unconscious gender bias.
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Content: What about sexuality – what does that have to do with feminism? In reading about the media uproar over Emma Watson’s baring a bit of her breasts in Vanity Fair this month, we see that women are fighting among themselves about what feminism is and how women should behave if they’re true feminists. Emma (and Gloria Steinem) make a powerful point – feminism at its core is about choice. Feminists can wear whatever they want. If we cannot choose freely how to behave, speak, act and present ourselves, then we’re moving backwards. Unconscious gender bias. In my friend Kristen Pressner’s powerful TEDx talk “ Are You Biased? I Am ” she shares how her own unconscious bias against working women (in fact, against women who were just like her) was affecting her ability to treat men and women equally. Her brave revelation paves the way for all of us to think more deeply about our unconscious biases, and work tirelessly to bring these biases to light. Her suggested strategy of “flip it to test it” is an effective tool to help us do just that.