One definition of feminism is: The advocacy of women’s right on the basis of the equality of the sexes. I agree with this definition because every feminist is fighting for their voices to be hear in oder to make a change in the way women are being treated. In my opinion feminism is wanting to better yourself in order to be seen as equal, I believe every women that feels good about themselves would not tolerate being treated like they are less. After reading Feminism is for everybody, I think most people said that they are feminist and others are against feminism because they do not understand the point of it. Feminism represents women of all backgrounds, a feminist should be involve in a one of the movement in oder for them to get the sense of being part of something bigger than what they expected.

Based on the google search of Feminism, Feminism is, “the advocacy of women’s rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes”. Based on this definition, I definitely agree with it. There is no reason why men and women shouldn’t be on an even playing field, and nobody should be turned down just because of their gender.

The problem is that some media portrays feminism as a man-hating agenda that is used to create an unequal playing field on the other side, when in reality that’s a small minority and majority of people just want equality. This is supported in the reading “Bad Feminist” by Roxanne Gay, and she states, “When feminism falls short of our expectations, we decide the problems is with feminism rather than with the flawed people who act in the name of the movement”

According to Encyclopedia Britannica, “Feminism is the belief in social, economic, and political equality of the sexes. Although largely originating in the West, feminism is manifested worldwide and is represented by various institutions committed to activity on behalf of women’s rights and interests.” I agree with this definition of feminism because I believe that women should be equal socially, economically, and politically to men. I really like this definition I found in the article Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay stating, “I believe in equal opportunities for women and men. I believe in women having reproductive freedom and affordable and unfettered access to the health care they need. I believe women should be paid as much as men for doing the same work.” I will be focusing on women’s suffrage for my project because of how important it is. Women being able to vote is extremely important since politics allow us to shape/change the social and the economic aspects of society. I believe I will focus primarily on first wave: suffrage. Since the pioneers of feminism had to be especially brave to tackle this civil right. 

Feminism has a host of interpretations when it comes down to it’s definition. I agree most closely with the interpretation offered by Roxanne Gray in the excerpt of “Bad Feminist” that our class read. She offers that feminism is a movement consisting of flawed individuals who aren’t what society would deem “perfect” or “capable” fighting for their deserved right as human beings to be heard & included. She also touches on the fact that not every woman will automatically take to the “feminist label” even with knowledge of who and what this movement is in fact fighting for. However, that does not mean that the individuals who are choosing to actively fight to oppose patriarchal societies’ norms should give up or protect these women’s rights any less. 

My proposed definition of feminism is a movement of individuals who are seeking to reshape society’s current structure for the betterment of women & their freedoms (or lack thereof). I think the first issue to tackle would be the flaws within the capitalist system that hinder women’s ability to fully thrive in today’s workforce. Another barrier that I would like to see broken is that of which we have between each other as women. In order to successfully address the issues women face within society today, (whether that be within the workforce, reproductive rights violations, even class & race bias) women must stand in solidarity for change.