De Beauvoir wrote this text in the 1940's, and she explored how women and men were unequal socially, economically and politically. At this time, women had a political voice thanks to being awarded the vote and it meant that many people believed that feminism was done, the fight was over. On the contrary, this was not true and De Beauvoir explored that.
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Last week I explored how diet culture has allowed patriarchal beliefs to become deeply ingrained into our society. I briefly touched on how diet culture shifts to match that of societies ideal body type. Therefore, I decided that today I am exploring how the "ideal body type" is an ever changing phenomenon. This week I will be focusing on the idolisation of certain female body types and I plan to write another post concerning male societal standards.
This weeks blog will be exploring a side of feminism that is often overlooked; how the patriarchy can lead to mental health issues. Evidently, the rise of social media has been a catalyst for many people, particularly teenagers, developing eating problems or even eating disorders. However, people are quick to blame social media but not the misogynistic structure that is interwoven into our screen time.
This week I will be exploring one of my favourite fiction books: "The Handmaid's tale" by Margaret Atwood. One of the most influential books of the post-modern era and is, without a doubt, an incredibly important text to modern day readers.
This weeks blog is going to be more personal. I will explore how motherhood has been glorified for centuries and how this has catalysed many stereotypes that are potentially harmful.
This weeks blog will be focusing on one of the most controversial figures in modern politics: Donald Trump. At the time of writing this, Trump is coming to the end of his first term of presidency and the election is fast approaching. Trump is known for his incredibly controversial views, most of which are sexist, homophobic, transphobic and racist. This has led to a question that I hope to answer in this blog: Can I be a Trump supporter and a feminist?
This week I sat down with my younger sister and asked her a few questions regarding her views on feminism. She is younger than me by four years and is growing to be a budding feminist. Both her her dad have consented to her answers being shared on the blog.
This weeks blog will be exploring one of the most infamous characters in British political history- Margaret Thatcher. Much debate surrounds Thatcher: Was she a good leader for the UK? Can Thatcherism ever be positive? Was she a feminist?
This week, the blog will be focusing on an exceptional woman: Barbara Castle. Whilst the political sphere is, slowly, seeing more women having key influential roles, it is important to note that it has not always been that way. Many women have played a key role in helping with that rise. Castle is one of them.
This weeks blog is focusing on another feminist text and the importance of its message. The book the blog will be exploring this week is Naomi Wolf's "The Beauty Myth", one of the most important feminist texts of the third wave of feminism.
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