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Feminist persuasive speech topics

108 feminist persuasive speech topics

- the top current women's rights & feminist issues.

By: Susan Dugdale | Last modified: 07-20-2022

There are 108 persuasive speech topics here covering many current feminist issues. For example:

that copy-cat fast fashion reinforces the relentless consumer cycle and the poverty trap,
that the advertising industry deliberately manufactures and supports body image insecurities to serve its own ends,
that gendered language reinforces the patriarchal structure of society...

They're provocative and challenging topics raising issues that I like to think should be of concern to us all!

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25 feminist persuasive speech topics about beauty and fashion
16 the media and feminism topics
8 the role of language and feminism speech ideas

8 feminist speech ideas about culture and arts

9 topics on education and gendered expectations, 27 feminist topics about society & social inequality, 8 business & work related feminist speech topics.

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References for feminism

What is 'feminism'?

Feminism is defined as belief in and advocacy of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes, expressed especially through organized activity on behalf of women's rights and interests.

(See: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feminism )

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25 feminist speech topics about beauty & fashion

that from puberty onward a woman is targeted by cosmetic companies
that the shape of woman’s body is valued over its health
that physical beauty in a woman is conferred by popular beliefs
that striving for what is regarded as the epitome of female physical perfection destroys women
that physical perfection is a myth
that compassion and collaboration is needed between women (and men) rather than competition and comparison
that beauty, fashion and feminism can co-exist
that clothing reflects social position or class
that the fashionable clothing of any era reflects its dominate cultural beliefs
that a modern feminist does not need to ban either the bra or the razor
that prescriptive beauty norms (PBNs) reinforce sexism, racism, colorism, classism, ableism, ageism, and gender norms
that western feminine beauty standards dominate globally
that there is no legitimate historical or biological justification for the ‘white’ beauty myth
that modern beauty standards were used as “political weapons" against women’s advancement (see Naomi Wolfe - The Beauty Myth )
that the beauty industry cynically and callously exploits women through “self-empowerment” campaigns – eg L'Oreal's “Because you're worth it”
that beauty shaming of any sort is shameful
that health and beauty need to work together for the empowerment of women
that beauty and fashion role models need to be independent of major brands
that fashion and cosmetic industries have a moral responsibility to use the immense power they have in shaping people’s lives for their betterment
that the unfair balance of power between the consumers of fashionable clothing and those who make it is a feminist issue
that copy-cat fast fashion reinforces the relentless consumer cycle and the poverty trap
that genuinely sustainable fashion is only responsible way forward
that clothing/fashion can make a feminist statement. For example: the 1850s “freedom” or “bloomer” dress named after women’s rights and temperance advocate Amelia Bloomer , the wearing of trousers, shorts, or mini skirts by women, or skirts and dresses by men
that boss dressing for women is unnecessary and toxic
that establishing superiority through wearing elitist fashion is an age old ploy

16 the media and feminism speech topics

that feminism in mainstream media is often misrepresented through lack of understanding
that some media deliberately encourages a narrow polarizing definition of feminism to whip up interest and drama for its own sake
that mainstream media plays a significant role in keeping women marginalized
that social media has created an independent level playing field for feminists globally
that the #metoo movement reaffirmed the need for community and solidarity amongst feminists
that the advertising industry deliberately manufactures and supports ongoing body image insecurities to serve its own ends
that the advertising industry decides and deifies what physical perfection looks like
that the ideal cover girl body/face is a myth
that eating disorders and negative body image problems are increased by the unrealistic beauty standards set by mainstream media
that women get media coverage for doing newsworthy things and being beautiful. Men get media coverage for doing newsworthy things.
that social media gives traditionally private issues a platform for discussion and change: abortion, domestic abuse, pay equity
that print media (broadsheets, magazines, newspapers...) have played and continue to play a vital role in feminist education
that ‘the women’s hour’ and similar radio programs or podcasts have been and are an important part in highlighting feminist issues
that ‘feminist wokeness’ has been hijacked by popular media
that social media reinforces prejudices rather than challenges them because the smart use of analytics means we mainly see posts aligned with our viewpoints
that social media has enabled and ‘normalized’ the spread of pornography: the use of bodies as a commodity to be traded

8 the role language and feminism speech ideas

that frequently repeated platitudes (eg. girls will be girls and boys will be boys) are stereotypical straitjackets stifling change
that the derogatory words for females and female genitalia frequently used to vent anger or frustration demonstrate the worth and value placed on women
that feminism is neither male nor female
that gendered language reinforces the patriarchal structure of society
that sexist language needs to be called out and changed
that gendered language limits women’s opportunities
that gendered languages (French, Spanish, Arabic, Hindi...) need to become more inclusive
that the real enemy of feminism is language
that limitations in any arena (work, sports, arts) placed on woman because they are women need challenging
that male bias in the organizations awarding major awards and grants needs to change
that the ideal woman in art is a figment of a male imagination
that historically art has objectified women
that heroic figures should be celebrated and honored for their deeds – not for what they look like or their gender
that strong feisty female characters in literature can inspire change eg. Elizabeth Bennet from Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre from Charlotte Bronte’s novel of the same name, and Offred from Margaret Atwood’s The Hand Maiden’s Tale.
that the role of feminist art in any field: literature, film, theatre, dance, sculpture..., is to transform and challenge stereotypes. Examples of feminist artists: Judy Chicago, Miriam Shapiro, Barbara Kruger (More: feminist art )
that feminist musicians have used their influence as agents of change, and to inspire: Beyonce, Queen Latifah, Pussy Riot, Lorde, Aretha Franklin, Carole King, Nina Simone
that there no subjects more suitable for boys than girls, or subjects more suitable for girls than boys
that toys, clothing, and colors should be gender neutral
that student achievement and behavioral expectations should be gender free
that feminism should be actively modelled in the classroom
that eligibility for educational institutions should be merit based
that boys should not ‘punished’ or blamed for our patriarchal history
that gendered performance is actively supported and encouraged by some educational philosophies and schools in order to maintain the status quo
that the belief that ‘male’ and ‘female’ intelligence are different and that male intelligence is superior is false
that education is vital for the advancement of black feminism
that rigidly adhered to gendered workplace and domestic roles sustain and support inequalities
that domestic violence is typically a male gendered crime
that patriarchal attitudes toward women make sexual harassment and rape inevitable
that a safe legal abortion is a fundamental right for every person who wants one
that humiliation and control either by fear and threat of rape, or rape itself, is an act toxic entitlement
that a person is never ever ‘asking for it’: to be sexually harassed, or to be raped
that safe methods of birth control should be freely available to whomever wants them
that full sexual and reproductive health and rights for all people is an essential precondition to achieving gender equality
that men should not have control over woman's sexual and reproductive decision-making
that the increase in sperm donation is a feminist victory
that a person can be a domestic goddess and a feminist
that there is a positive difference between assertive and aggressive feminism
that the shock tactics of feminist anarchists is justified
that powerful feminist role models open the way for others to follow
that intersectional feminism is essential to fully understand the deep ingrained inequalities of those experiencing overlapping forms of oppression
that a feminist’s belief and practices are shaped by the country they live in, its dominant religious and cultural practices
that female circumcision is an example of women’s oppression disguised as a cultural tradition
that honor crimes are never justifiable
that period poverty and stigma is a global feminist issue
that we need to accept that some women want to remain protected by patriarchal practices and beliefs
that environmental issues are feminist issues
that everybody benefits from feminism
that feminism works towards equality, not female superiority
that anti-feminist myths (that feminists are angry women who blame men for their problems, that feminists are anti marriage, that feminists have no sense of humor, that feminists are not ‘natural’ mothers, that feminists are anti religion, that feminists are actually all lesbians ...) are desperate attempts to maintain the patriarchal status quo
that toxic femininity is a by-product of fear and insecurity eg. The need to ridicule another woman in order to impress a man, shaming a man for not being ‘manly’, raging against a women for being seen to be powerful, competent and successful in a leadership position ...
that blaming the patriarchy is far too simple
that one can hold religious beliefs and be feminist
that gendered jobs and job titles belong in the past
that pay scales should be based on merit, not gender
that adequate maternity and child care plus parental leave provisions should be mandatory
that flexible working hours benefits both the business and its employees
that token feminism is not enough
that corporate feminism is for wealthy white women
that feminism and capitalism are in conflict
that women in power owe it to other women to work for their empowerment

Useful resources

The first three resources below provide an excellent starting point to get a broad overview of feminism: its history, development and current issues.

I've included the fourth link because I'm a New Zealander, and proud of what its women's suffrage movement achieved: the vote for women in 1893.

What’s the definition of feminism? 12 TED talks that explain it to you
An overview of feminist philosophy – Stanford University, USA
Britannica: an excellent over of the history and development of feminism
The symbolism of a white camellia and the Suffrage Movement in New Zealand

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Speech on Feminism

Feminism is a belief that everyone should have equal rights and opportunities, no matter their gender. It’s a movement fighting for fairness in society.

You might have heard of it. It’s about making sure no one is left behind just because they’re a girl or a boy.

1-minute Speech on Feminism

Friends, we are here today to talk about a very important idea called ‘feminism’. Now, what is feminism? It is the belief that all people, boys and girls, men and women, should have equal rights and chances. It is about fairness.

Imagine a world where your sister cannot go to school because she is a girl, or your mom cannot work because she is a woman. That is not fair, right? Feminism fights against this. It says, “Hey, girls can learn and women can work just as well as boys and men!”

But, feminism is not just about girls and women. It is also about boys and men. It tells us that it is okay for boys to cry and show feelings. It tells us that men can be nurses, teachers, or stay-at-home dads, and that’s perfectly fine.

Sometimes, people think feminism means women want to be better than men. That’s not true. Feminism wants everyone to be equal. It does not want to put anyone down. It wants to lift everyone up.

In conclusion, feminism is like a big, warm hug. It says, “You can be who you want to be, and do what you want to do, no matter if you are a boy or a girl.” It is about fairness, respect, and love. And that, friends, is why feminism is so important. Let’s all be feminists, and make the world a better place. Thank you.

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2-minute Speech on Feminism

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, today we talk about a topic close to our hearts – feminism. Feminism is the belief that all people, regardless of their gender, should have equal rights and opportunities. It’s about fairness, about treating everyone with respect and dignity.

Let’s begin by talking about why feminism is important. Imagine you have a brother or a sister. You both love to play soccer. But one day, someone tells your sister she can’t play anymore because she’s a girl. That wouldn’t be fair, would it? This is what feminism fights against. It says, “Hey, girls can play soccer too. Girls can do anything boys can do.”

Next, let’s talk about the history of feminism. Long ago, women were not allowed to vote, to work, or to go to school. They were told their only job was to take care of the home and family. But many brave women and men said, “This is not right. Women deserve to have the same rights as men.” They worked hard, they protested, they fought, and slowly, things began to change. Women won the right to vote, to work, to go to school. This was the result of feminism.

Now, you might be thinking, “But we’ve come a long way since then. Women can vote, work, go to school. Why do we still need feminism?” That’s a good question. The truth is, even though we’ve made progress, there’s still a lot of work to do. Women still earn less money than men for doing the same job. Women are often not treated with respect and are sometimes even hurt just because they are women. This is why we still need feminism.

Finally, let’s talk about what we can do to support feminism. It’s simple. Treat everyone with respect. Stand up against unfairness. If you see someone being treated badly because of their gender, say something. If you hear someone say, “Girls can’t do that,” remind them, “Yes, they can.” And remember, feminism is not just for girls or women. Boys and men can be feminists too. Because feminism is about fairness, and fairness is something we all deserve.

So, in conclusion, feminism is not a scary word. It’s not about hating men or wanting women to rule the world. It’s about fairness. It’s about respect. It’s about giving everyone, regardless of their gender, the same rights and opportunities. And that, my friends, is something we should all stand for. Thank you.

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500 words essay on feminism.

Feminism is a social and political movement that advocates for the rights of women on the grounds of equality of sexes. It does not deny the biological differences between the sexes but demands equality in opportunities. It covers everything from social and political to economic arenas. In fact, feminist campaigns have been a crucial part of history in women empowerment. The feminist campaigns of the twentieth century made the right to vote, public property, work and education possible. Thus, an essay on feminism will discuss its importance and impact.

Importance of Feminism

Feminism is not just important for women but for every sex, gender, caste, creed and more. It empowers the people and society as a whole. A very common misconception is that only women can be feminists.

It is absolutely wrong but feminism does not just benefit women. It strives for equality of the sexes, not the superiority of women. Feminism takes the gender roles which have been around for many years and tries to deconstruct them.

This allows people to live freely and empower lives without getting tied down by traditional restrictions. In other words, it benefits women as well as men. For instance, while it advocates that women must be free to earn it also advocates that why should men be the sole breadwinner of the family? It tries to give freedom to all.

Most importantly, it is essential for young people to get involved in the feminist movement. This way, we can achieve faster results. It is no less than a dream to live in a world full of equality.

Thus, we must all look at our own cultures and communities for making this dream a reality. We have not yet reached the result but we are on the journey, so we must continue on this mission to achieve successful results.

Impact of Feminism

Feminism has had a life-changing impact on everyone, especially women. If we look at history, we see that it is what gave women the right to vote. It was no small feat but was achieved successfully by women.

Further, if we look at modern feminism, we see how feminism involves in life-altering campaigns. For instance, campaigns that support the abortion of unwanted pregnancy and reproductive rights allow women to have freedom of choice.

Moreover, feminism constantly questions patriarchy and strives to renounce gender roles. It allows men to be whoever they wish to be without getting judged. It is not taboo for men to cry anymore because they must be allowed to express themselves freely.

Similarly, it also helps the LGBTQ community greatly as it advocates for their right too. Feminism gives a place for everyone and it is best to practice intersectional feminism to understand everyone’s struggle.

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Conclusion of the Essay on Feminism

The key message of feminism must be to highlight the choice in bringing personal meaning to feminism. It is to recognize other’s right for doing the same thing. The sad part is that despite feminism being a strong movement, there are still parts of the world where inequality and exploitation of women take places. Thus, we must all try to practice intersectional feminism.

FAQ of Essay on Feminism

Question 1: What are feminist beliefs?

Answer 1: Feminist beliefs are the desire for equality between the sexes. It is the belief that men and women must have equal rights and opportunities. Thus, it covers everything from social and political to economic equality.

Question 2: What started feminism?

Answer 2: The first wave of feminism occurred in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It emerged out of an environment of urban industrialism and liberal, socialist politics. This wave aimed to open up new doors for women with a focus on suffrage.

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5 Essays About Feminism

On the surface, the definition of feminism is simple. It’s the belief that women should be politically, socially, and economically equal to men. Over the years, the movement expanded from a focus on voting rights to worker rights, reproductive rights, gender roles, and beyond. Modern feminism is moving to a more inclusive and intersectional place. Here are five essays about feminism that tackle topics like trans activism, progress, and privilege:

“Trickle-Down Feminism” – Sarah Jaffe

Feminists celebrate successful women who have seemingly smashed through the glass ceiling, but the reality is that most women are still under it. Even in fast-growing fields where women dominate (retail sales, food service, etc), women make less money than men. In this essay from Dissent Magazine, author Sarah Jaffe argues that when the fastest-growing fields are low-wage, it isn’t a victory for women. At the same time, it does present an opportunity to change the way we value service work. It isn’t enough to focus only on “equal pay for equal work” as that argument mostly focuses on jobs where someone can negotiate their salary. This essay explores how feminism can’t succeed if only the concerns of the wealthiest, most privileged women are prioritized.

Sarah Jaffe writes about organizing, social movements, and the economy with publications like Dissent, the Nation, Jacobin, and others. She is the former labor editor at Alternet.

“What No One Else Will Tell You About Feminism” – Lindy West

Written in Lindy West’s distinct voice, this essay provides a clear, condensed history of feminism’s different “waves.” The first wave focused on the right to vote, which established women as equal citizens. In the second wave, after WWII, women began taking on issues that couldn’t be legally-challenged, like gender roles. As the third wave began, the scope of feminism began to encompass others besides middle-class white women. Women should be allowed to define their womanhood for themselves. West also points out that “waves” may not even exist since history is a continuum. She concludes the essay by declaring if you believe all people are equal, you are a feminist.

Jezebel reprinted this essay with permission from How To Be A Person, The Stranger’s Guide to College by Lindy West, Dan Savage, Christopher Frizelle, and Bethany Jean Clement. Lindy West is an activist, comedian, and writer who focuses on topics like feminism, pop culture, and fat acceptance.

“Toward a Trans* Feminism” – Jack Halberstam

The history of transactivsm and feminism is messy. This essay begins with the author’s personal experience with gender and terms like trans*, which Halberstam prefers. The asterisk serves to “open the meaning,” allowing people to choose their categorization as they see fit. The main body of the essay focuses on the less-known history of feminists and trans* folks. He references essays from the 1970s and other literature that help paint a more complete picture. In current times, the tension between radical feminism and trans* feminism remains, but changes that are good for trans* women are good for everyone.

This essay was adapted from Trans*: A Quick and Quirky Account of Gender Variability by Jack Halberstam. Halberstam is the Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity, Gender Studies and Comparative Literature at the University of Southern California. He is also the author of several books.

“Rebecca Solnit: How Change Happens” – Rebecca Solnit

The world is changing. Rebecca Solnit describes this transformation as an assembly of ideas, visions, values, essays, books, protests, and more. It has many layers involving race, class, gender, power, climate, justice, etc, as well as many voices. This has led to more clarity about injustice. Solnit describes watching the transformation and how progress and “ wokeness ” are part of a historical process. Progress is hard work. Not exclusively about feminism, this essay takes a more intersectional look at how progress as a whole occurs.

“How Change Happens” was adapted from the introduction to Whose Story Is it? Rebecca Solnit is a writer, activist, and historian. She’s the author of over 20 books on art, politics, feminism, and more.

“Bad Feminist” extract – Roxane Gay

People are complicated and imperfect. In this excerpt from her book Bad Feminist: Essays , Roxane Gay explores her contradictions. The opening sentence is, “I am failing as a woman.” She goes on to describe how she wants to be independent, but also to be taken care of. She wants to be strong and in charge, but she also wants to surrender sometimes. For a long time, she denied that she was human and flawed. However, the work it took to deny her humanness is harder than accepting who she is. While Gay might be a “bad feminist,” she is also deeply committed to issues that are important to feminism. This is a must-read essay for any feminists who worry that they aren’t perfect.

Roxane Gay is a professor, speaker, editor, writer, and social commentator. She is the author of Bad Feminist , a New York Times bestseller, Hunger (a memoir), and works of fiction.

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277 Feminism Topics & Women’s Rights Essay Topics

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Feminism topics encompass a comprehensive range of themes centered on advocating for gender equality. These themes critically address the social, political, and economic injustices primarily faced by females, aiming to dismantle patriarchal norms. Feminism topics may span from intersectional feminism, which underscores the diverse experiences of women across various intersections of race, class, and sexuality, to reproductive rights that advocate for women’s bodily autonomy and healthcare accessibility. They also involve the examination of workplace discrimination through concepts, such as the gender wage gap and the glass ceiling. Violence against women, including work and domestic abuse, sexual assault, and harassment, is a hot aspect, providing many discussions. In turn, one may explore the representation of women in media, politics, and STEM fields. Explorations of gender roles, gender identity, and the significance of male feminism are integral parts of these discussions. As society continues to evolve, feminism topics persistently adapt to confront and address emerging forms of gender inequality.

Best Feminism & Women’s Rights Topics

Achievements of Women in Politics: A Global Perspective
Emphasizing Gender Equality in the 21st-Century Workplace
Evolving Representation of Women in Media
Fight for Women’s Voting Rights: The Historical Analysis
Intersectionality: Examining its Role in Feminism
Unpacking Feminism in Third-World Countries
Dissecting Misogyny in Classical Literature
Influence of Religion on Women’s Rights Worldwide
Unveiling Bias in STEM Fields: Female Experiences
Gender Pay Gap: Global Comparisons and Solutions
Probing the Historical Evolution of Feminism
Reshaping Beauty Standards Through Feminist Discourse
Importance of Reproductive Rights in Women’s Health
Exploring Women’s Role in Environmental Activism
Glass Ceiling Phenomenon: Women in Corporate Leadership
Trans Women’s Struggles in Feminist Movements
Empowering Girls: The Role of Education
Intersection of Race, Class, and Feminism
Effects of Feminism on Modern Art
Impacts of Social Media on Women’s Rights Movements
Deconstructing Patriarchy in Traditional Societies
Single Mothers’ Challenges: A Feminist Perspective
Dynamics of Feminism in Post-Colonial Societies
Queer Women’s Struggles for Recognition and Rights
Women’s Contributions to Scientific Discovery: An Underrated History
Cybersecurity: Ensuring Women’s Safety in the Digital Age
Exploring the Misrepresentation of Feminism in Popular Culture
Repositioning Sexuality: The Role of Feminism in Health Discourse
Women’s Economic Empowerment: The Impact of Microfinance
Investigating Sexism in Video Gaming Industry
Female Leadership During Global Crises: Case Studies

Feminism Topics & Women’s Rights Essay Topics

Easy Feminism & Women’s Rights Topics

Power of Women’s Protest: A Historical Study
Feminist Movements’ Role in Shaping Public Policy
Body Autonomy: A Key Aspect of Feminist Ideology
Cyber Feminism: Women’s Rights in Digital Spaces
Violence Against Women: International Legal Measures
Feminist Pedagogy: Its Impact on Education
Depiction of Women in Graphic Novels: A Feminist Lens
Comparing Western and Eastern Feminist Movements
Men’s Roles in Supporting Feminist Movements
Impacts of Feminism on Marriage Institutions
Rural Women’s Rights: Challenges and Progress
Understanding Feminist Waves: From First to Fourth
Inclusion of Women in Peace Negotiation Processes
Influence of Feminism on Modern Advertising
Indigenous Women’s Movements and Rights
Reclaiming Public Spaces: Women’s Safety Concerns
Roles of Feminist Literature in Social Change
Women in Sports: Overcoming Stereotypes and Bias
Feminism in the Context of Refugee Rights
Media’s Roles in Shaping Feminist Narratives
Women’s Rights in Prisons: An Overlooked Issue
Motherhood Myths: A Feminist Examination
Subverting the Male Gaze in Film and Television
Feminist Critique of Traditional Masculinity Norms
Rise of Female Entrepreneurship: A Feminist View
Young Feminists: Shaping the Future of Women’s Rights

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Roles of Feminism in Promoting Mental Health Awareness
Aging and Women’s Rights: An Overlooked Dimension
Feminist Perspectives on Climate Change Impacts
Women’s Rights in Military Service: Progress and Challenges
Achieving Gender Parity in Academic Publishing
Feminist Jurisprudence: Its Impact on Legal Structures
Masculinity in Crisis: Understanding the Feminist Perspective
Fashion Industry’s Evolution through Feminist Ideals
Unheard Stories: Women in the Global Space Race
Effects of Migration on Women’s Rights and Opportunities
Women’s Land Rights: A Global Issue
Intersection of Feminism and Disability Rights
Portrayal of Women in Science Fiction: A Feminist Review
Analyzing Post-Feminism: Its Origins and Implications
Cyberbullying and Its Impact on Women: Measures for Protection
Unveiling Gender Bias in Artificial Intelligence
Reimagining Domestic Work Through the Lens of Feminism
Black Women’s Hair Politics: A Feminist Perspective
Feminist Ethical Considerations in Biomedical Research
Promoting Gender Sensitivity in Children’s Literature
Understanding the Phenomenon of Toxic Femininity
Reconsidering Women’s Rights in the Context of Climate Migration
Advancing Women’s Participation in Political Activism

Feminism Argumentative Essay Topics

Intersectionality’s Impact on Modern Feminism
Evolution of Feminist Thought: From First-Wave to Fourth-Wave
Gender Wage Gap: Myths and Realities
Workplace Discrimination: Tackling Unconscious Bias
Feminist Theory’s Influence on Contemporary Art
Intersection of Feminism and Environmental Activism
Men’s Roles in the Feminist Movement
Objectification in Media: A Feminist Perspective
Misconceptions about Feminism: Addressing Stereotypes
Feminism in the Classroom: The Role of Education
Feminist Analysis of Reproductive Rights Policies
Transgender Rights: An Extension of Feminism
Intersection of Feminism and Racial Justice
Body Shaming Culture: A Feminist Viewpoint
Feminism’s Influence on Modern Advertising
Patriarchy and Religion: A Feminist Critique
Domestic Labor: Feminist Perspectives on Unpaid Work
Sexism in Sports: The Need for Feminist Intervention
The MeToo Movement’s Influence on Modern Feminism
Feminism and the Fight for Equal Representation in Politics
Women’s Rights in the Digital Age: A Feminist Examination
Feminist Critique of Traditional Beauty Standards
Globalization and Its Effects on Women’s Rights
The Role of Feminism in LGBTQ+ Rights Advocacy
Popular Culture and Its Reflection on Feminist Values

Controversial Feminist Research Paper Topics

Intersectionality in Modern Feminist Movements: An Analysis
Representation of Women in High-Powered Political Roles
Cultural Appropriation Within the Feminist Movement: An Inquiry
The Role of Feminism in Defining Beauty Standards
Women’s Reproductive Rights: A Debate of Autonomy
Feminism and Religion: The Question of Compatibility
Male Allies in the Feminist Movement: An Evaluation
Shift in Traditional Gender Roles: Feminist Perspective
Impacts of Media on Perceptions of Feminism
Dissecting the Wage Gap: A Feminist Examination
Menstrual Equity: A Battle for Feminist Activists
Feminism in Popular Music: Power or Appropriation?
Climate Change: The Unseen Feminist Issue
Education’s Role in Shaping Feminist Beliefs
Power Dynamics in the Workplace: A Feminist Scrutiny
Cyber-Feminism: Harnessing Digital Spaces for Activism
Healthcare Disparities Faced by Women: An Analysis
Transgender Women in Feminist Discourse: An Exploration
Feminist Perspectives on Monogamy and Polyamory
Feminist Analysis of Modern Advertising Campaigns
Exploring Sexism in the Film Industry through a Feminist Lens
Debunking Myths Surrounding the Feminist Movement
Childcare Responsibilities and Their Feminist Implications
Women’s Sports: Evaluating Equity and Feminist Advocacy

Feminist Research Paper Topics in Feminism Studies

Evaluating Feminist Theories: From Radical to Liberal
Women’s Health Care: Policies and Disparities
Maternal Mortality: A Global Women’s Rights Issue
Uncovering Sexism in the Tech Industry
Critique of Binary Gender Roles in Children’s Toys
Body Positivity Movement’s Influence on Feminism
Relevance of Feminism in the Fight Against Human Trafficking
Women in Coding: Breaking Stereotypes
The Role of Women in Sustainable Agriculture
Feminism in the Cosmetics Industry: A Dual-Edged Sword
The Influence of Feminism on Modern Architecture
Bridging the Gap: Women in Higher Education Leadership
The Role of Feminism in Advancing LGBTQ+ Rights
Menstrual Equity: A Key Women’s Rights Issue
Women in Classical Music: Breaking Barriers
Analyzing Gendered Language: A Feminist Approach
Women’s Rights and Humanitarian Aid: The Interconnection
Exploring the Role of Women in Graphic Design
Addressing the Lack of Women in Venture Capitalism
Impact of Feminism on Urban Planning and Design
Maternal Labor in the Informal Economy: A Feminist Analysis
Feminism’s Influence on Modern Dance Forms
Exploring the Role of Women in the Renewable Energy Sector
Women in Esports: An Emerging Frontier
Child Marriage: A Grave Violation of Women’s Rights

Feminist Topics for Discussion

Feminist Criticism of the Fashion Modelling Industry
Domestic Violence: Feminist Legal Responses
Analyzing the Success of Women-Only Workspaces
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: A Human Rights Issue
Women’s Role in the Evolution of Cryptocurrency
Women and the Right to Water: A Feminist Perspective
Gender Stereotypes in Comedy: A Feminist View
Intersection of Animal Rights and Feminist Theory
Roles of Feminism in the Fight Against Child Labor
Representation of Women in Folklore and Mythology
Women’s Rights in the Gig Economy: Issues and Solutions
Revisiting Feminism in Post-Soviet Countries
Women in the Space Industry: Present Status and Future Trends
The Influence of Feminism on Culinary Arts
Unraveling the Impact of Fast Fashion on Women Workers
Feminist Perspectives on Genetic Engineering and Reproduction
Assessing the Progress of Women’s Financial Literacy
Sex Work and Feminism: A Controversial Discourse
Women in Cybernetics: An Untapped Potential
Uncovering the Women Behind Major Historical Events
The Impact of the #MeToo Movement Globally
Women’s Rights in the Cannabis Industry: Challenges and Progress
Redefining Motherhood: The Intersection of Feminism and Adoption
Roles of Feminist Movements in Combatting Child Abuse

Women’s Rights Essay Topics for Feminism

Evolution of Women’s Rights in the 20th Century
Roles of Women in World War II: Catalyst for Change
Suffrage Movement: Driving Force Behind Women’s Empowerment
Cultural Differences in Women’s Rights: A Comparative Study
Feminist Movements and Their Global Impact
Women’s Rights in Islamic Societies: Perceptions and Realities
Glass Ceiling Phenomenon: Analysis and Impacts
Pioneering Women in Science: Trailblazers for Equality
Impacts of Media Portrayal on Women’s Rights
Economic Autonomy for Women: Pathway to Empowerment
Women’s Rights in Education: Global Perspective
Gender Equality in Politics: Global Progress
Intersectionality and Women’s Rights: Race, Class, and Gender
Legal Milestones in Women’s Rights History
Inequities in Healthcare: A Women’s Rights Issue
Modern-Day Slavery: Women and Human Trafficking
Climate Change: A Unique Threat to Women’s Rights
Body Autonomy and Reproductive Rights: A Feminist Analysis
Globalization’s Effect on Women’s Rights: Opportunities and Threats
Gender Violence: An Erosion of Women’s Rights
Indigenous Women’s Rights: Struggles and Triumphs
Women’s Rights Activists: Unsung Heroes of History
Empowerment Through Sports: Women’s Struggle and Success
Balancing Act: Motherhood and Career in the 21st Century
LGBTQ+ Women: Rights and Recognition in Different Societies

Women’s Rights Research Questions

Evolution of Feminism: How Has the Movement Shifted Over Time?
The Workplace and Gender Equality: How Effective Are Current Measures?
Intersectionality’s Influence: How Does It Shape Women’s Rights Advocacy?
Reproductive Rights: What Is the Global Impact on Women’s Health?
Media Representation: Does It Affect Women’s Rights Perception?
Gender Stereotypes: How Do They Impede Women’s Empowerment?
Global Disparities: Why Do Women’s Rights Vary So Widely?
Maternal Mortality: How Does It Reflect on Women’s Healthcare Rights?
Education for Girls: How Does It Contribute to Gender Equality?
Cultural Norms: How Do They Influence Women’s Rights?
Leadership Roles: Are Women Adequately Represented in Positions of Power?
Domestic Violence Laws: Are They Sufficient to Protect Women’s Rights?
Roles of Technology: How Does It Impact Women’s Rights?
Sexual Harassment Policies: How Effective Are They in Protecting Women?
Pay Equity: How Can It Be Ensured for Women Globally?
Politics and Gender: How Does Women’s Representation Shape Policy-Making?
Child Marriage: How Does It Violate Girls’ Rights?
Climate Change: How Does It Disproportionately Affect Women?
Trafficking Scourge: How Can Women’s Rights Combat This Issue?
Female Genital Mutilation: How Does It Contradict Women’s Rights?
Armed Conflicts: How Do They Impact Women’s Rights?
Body Autonomy: How Can It Be Safeguarded for Women?
Women’s Suffrage: How Did It Pave the Way for Modern Women’s Rights?
Men’s Role: How Can They Contribute to Women’s Rights Advocacy?
Legal Frameworks: How Do They Support or Hinder Women’s Rights?

History of Women’s Rights Topics

Emergence of Feminism in the 19th Century
Roles of Women in the Abolitionist Movement
Suffragette Movements: Triumphs and Challenges
Eleanor Roosevelt and Her Advocacy for Women’s Rights
Impacts of World War II on Women’s Liberation
Radical Feminism in the 1960s and 1970s
Pioneering Women in Politics: The First Female Senators
Inception of the Equal Rights Amendment
Revolutionary Women’s Health Activism
Struggle for Reproductive Freedom: Roe vs. Wade
Birth of the Women’s Liberation Movement
Challenges Women Faced in the Civil Rights Movement
Women’s Roles in the Trade Union Movement
Intersectionality and Feminism: Examining the Role of Women of Color
How Did the Women’s Rights Movement Impact Education?
Sexuality, Identity, and Feminism: Stonewall Riots’ Impact
Influence of Religion on Women’s Rights Activism
Women’s Empowerment: The UN Conferences
Impact of Globalization on Women’s Rights
Women’s Movements in Non-Western Countries
Women in Space: The Fight for Equality in NASA
Achievements of Feminist Literature and Arts
Evolution of the Women’s Sports Movement
Advancement of Women’s Rights in the Digital Age
Cultural Shifts: The Media’s Role in Promoting Women’s Rights

Feminism Essay Topics on Women’s Issues

Career Challenges: The Gender Wage Gap in Contemporary Society
Examining Microfinance: An Empowering Tool for Women in Developing Countries
Pioneers of Change: The Role of Women in the Space Industry
Exploring Beauty Standards: An Analysis of Global Perspectives
Impacts of Legislation: Progress in Women’s Health Policies
Maternity Leave Policies: A Comparative Study of Different Countries
Resilience Through Struggles: The Plight of Female Refugees
Technology’s Influence: Addressing the Digital Gender Divide
Dissecting Stereotypes: Gender Roles in Children’s Media
Influence of Female Leaders: A Look at Political Empowerment
Social Media and Women: Effects on Mental Health
Understanding Intersectionality: The Complexity of Women’s Rights
Single Mothers: Balancing Parenthood and Economic Challenges
Gaining Ground in Sports: A Look at Female Athletes’ Struggles
Maternal Mortality: The Hidden Health Crisis
Reproductive Rights: Women’s Control Over Their Bodies
Feminism in Literature: Portrayal of Women in Classic Novels
Deconstructing Patriarchy: The Impact of Gender Inequality
Body Autonomy: The Battle for Abortion Rights
Women in STEM: Barriers and Breakthroughs
Female Soldiers: Their Role in Military Conflicts
Human Trafficking: The Disproportionate Impact on Women
Silent Victims: Domestic Violence and Women’s Health

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In a society, men and women should be considered equal in every aspect. This thought is advocated by a social and political movement i.e. feminism . The word feminism was coined by the French Philosopher Charles Fourier in 1837. He was known for his strong belief in equal rights for women as men in every sector, be it the right to vote, right to work, right to decide, right to participate in public life, right to own property, etc. Feminism advocates the rights of women with respect to the equality of gender . There are different types of feminism i.e. liberal, radical, Marxist, cultural, and eco-feminism. Stay tuned and have a look at the following sample essay on feminism!

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Essay on Feminism 150 Words

India is a land of diversity of which 52.2% are women as per an estimate for the year 2023. This doesn’t mean that every woman is getting basic fundamental rights in society. We should not neglect the rights of women and treat them as a weaker sex. Women are equally strong and capable as men. To advocate this thought a movement called Feminism came into existence in 1837. Feminism is a movement that advocates the equality of women in social, political, and economic areas.

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Traditionally, women were believed to stay at home and there were severe restrictions imposed on them. They were not allowed to go out, study, work, vote, own property, etc. However, with the passage of time, people are becoming aware of the objective of feminism. Any person who supports feminism and is a proponent of equal human rights for women is considered a feminist.

Feminism is a challenge to the patriarchal systems existing in society. Despite this strong movement burning in high flames to burn the orthodox and dominant culture, there are still some parts of the world that are facing gender inequality. So, it is our duty to make a world free of any discrimination.

Essay on Feminism 250 Words

Talking about feminism in a broader sense, then, it is not restricted only to women. It refers to the equality of every sex or gender. Some people feel offended by the concept of feminism as they take it in the wrong way. There is a misconception that only women are feminists. But this is not the case. Feminists can be anyone who supports the noble cause of supporting the concept of providing equal rights to women.

Feminism is not restricted to single-sex i.e. women, but it advocates for every person irrespective of caste, creed, colour, sex, or gender. As an individual, it is our duty to help every person achieve equal status in society and eradicate any kind of gender discrimination .

Equality helps people to live freely without any traditional restrictions. At present, the Government of India is also contributing to providing equal rights to the female sector through various Government schemes like Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, Pradhan Mantri Mahila Shakti Kendra, One Stop Center, and many more.

Apart from these Government policies, campaigns like reproductive rights or abortion of unwanted pregnancy also give women the right to choose and lead their life without any external authority of a male.

Feminism has also supported the LGBTIQA+ community so that people belonging to this community could come out and reveal their identity without any shame. The concept of feminism also helped them to ask for equal rights as men and women. Thus, it could be concluded that feminism is for all genders and a true feminist will support every person to achieve equal rights and hold a respectable position in society.

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487 Feminism Essay Topics

Women make up half of the world’s population. How did it happen they were oppressed?

We are living in the era of the third wave of feminism, when women fight for equal rights in their professional and personal life. Public figures say that objectification and sexualization of women are not ok. Moreover, governments adopt laws that protect equal rights and possibilities for people of all genders, races, and physical abilities. Yes, it is also about feminism.

In this article, you will find 400+ feminism essay topics for students. Some raise the problems of feminism; others approach its merits. In addition, we have added a brief nuts-and-bolts course on the history and principal aspects of this social movement.

❗ Top 15 Feminism Essay Topics

💻 Feminism Research Topics
📜 History of Feminism Topics
🙋‍♀️ Topics on Feminism Movements

🔥 Famous Feminists Essay Topics

👩‍🎓 Topics on Women’s Rights in the World
👸 Antifeminism Essay Topics

📚 Topics on Feminism in Literature

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Compare and contrast liberal and radical feminism.
The problem of political representation of feminism.
Is Hillary Clinton the most prominent feminist?
How can feministic ideas improve our world?
What is the glass ceiling, and how does it hinder women from reaching top positions?
What can we do to combat domestic violence?
Unpaid domestic work: Voluntary slavery?
Why do women traditionally do social work?
What are the achievements of feminism?
Why is there no unity among the currents of feminism?
Pornographic content should be banned in a civilized society.
Does feminism threaten men?
What is intersectional feminism, and why is it the most comprehensive feminist movement?
Those who are not feminists are sexists.
Why are women the “second gender?”

💻 Feminism Research Topics & Areas

Feminism is the belief in the equality of the sexes in social, economic, and political spheres. This movement originated in the West, but it has become represented worldwide. Throughout human history, women have been confined to domestic labor. Meanwhile, public life has been men’s prerogative. Women were their husband’s property, like a house or a cow. Today this situation has vastly improved, but many problems remain unresolved.

A feminism research paper aims to analyze the existing problems of feminism through the example of famous personalities, literary works, historical events, and so on. Women’s rights essay topics dwell on one of the following issues:

Healthcare & Reproductive Rights of Women

Women should be able to decide whether they want to have children or not or whether they need an abortion or not. External pressure or disapprobation is unacceptable. In many countries, abortions are still illegal. It is a severe problem because the female population attempts abortions without medical assistance in unhygienic conditions.

Economic Rights of Women

Women’s job applications are often rejected because they are expected to become mothers and require maternity leave. Their work is underpaid on a gender basis. They are less likely to be promoted to managerial positions because of the so-called “ glass ceiling .” All these problems limit women’s economic rights.

Women’s Political Rights

Yes, women have voting rights in the majority of the world’s countries. Why isn’t that enough? Because they are still underrepresented in almost all the world’s governments. Only four countries have 50% of female parliamentarians. Laws are approved by men and for men.

Family & Parenting

The British Office for National Statistics has calculated that women spend 78% more time on childcare than men. They also perform most of the unpaid domestic work. Meanwhile, increasingly more mothers are employed or self-employed. It isn’t fair, is it?

Virginity is a myth. Still, women are encouraged to preserve it until a man decides to marry her. Any expression of female sexuality is criticized (or “ slut-shamed “). We live in the 21st century, but old fossilized prejudices persist.

📜 History of Feminism Essay Topics

First wave of feminism & earlier.

Ancient and medieval promoters of feminist ideas.
“Debate about women” in medieval literature and philosophy.
The emergence of feminism as an organized movement.
Enlightenment philosophers’ attitudes towards women.
The legal status of women in Renaissance.
Women’s Liberation Movement Evolution in the US.
Mary Wollstonecraft’s views on women’s rights.
Sociopolitical background of the suffrage movement.
The most prominent suffrage activists.
The Liberation Theme Concerning Women.
“Declaration of sentiments”: key points and drawbacks.
What was special about Sojourner Truth and her famous speech?
The significance of the first feminist convention in Seneca Falls.
The National Woman Suffrage Association: goals and tactics.
The influence of abolitionism on feminism ideas.
Why did some women prefer trade unions to feminism?
Radical feminists’ criticism of the suffrage movement.
The UK suffragists’ approach to gaining voting rights for women.
Alice Paul and Emmeline Pankhurst’s role in the suffrage movement.
The Nineteenth Amendment: the essence and significance.
Infighting in the post-suffrage era.

Second Wave of Feminism Essay Titles

How did second-wave feminism differ from the suffrage movement?
The roots of the second wave of feminism.
John Kennedy’s policies concerning women’s rights.
Eleanor Roosevelt’s contribution to feminism.
Debates on gender equality in the late 1960s.
Feminism activists’ achievements in 1960-1970.
What was the focus of second-wave feminist research?
Why was there no comprehensive feminist ideology?
Anarcho-, individualist, “Amazon,” and separatist feminism: key ideas.
The nature of liberal feminism.
How did liberal and radical feminism differ?
Why was cultural feminism also called “difference” feminism?
Liberal and Postmodernist Theories of Feminism.
What is the difference between liberal and radical feminism?
Black feminists’ challenges and input to the fight for equity.
Sociocultural differences in views on female liberation.
The globalization of feminism: positive and negative aspects.
Taliban’s oppression of Afghani women.
Women in the US Military: World War II.
What were the main concerns of feminists from developing countries?
Why did Third World women criticize Western feminists?
Feminism achievements to the end of the 20th century.

Third Wave of Feminism Research Topics

What was peculiar about the third wave of feminism?
Why did third-wave feminists consider their predecessors’ work unfinished?
Social, political, economic, and cultural premises of third-wave feminism.
How did the information revolution impact feminism?
Third Wave Foundation’s major goals.
Women’s Rights and Changes Over the 20th Century.
Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards’ views on feminism.
The impact of second wavers success on third-wave feminism.
New approaches in fighting discrimination, utilized by third-wave feminists.
The influence of the postmodern movement on feminism.
The concept of a gender continuum.
How did sexist symbols turn into female empowerment tools?
What was specific about third-wave feminist art?
Third-wavers’ redefinition of women as powerful and assertive figures.
“Girl power” in pop culture.
How did the Internet impact third-wave feminism?
Sexualized behavior: sexual liberation or oppression in disguise?
Why was third-wave feminism criticized?
The multifaceted nature of third-wave feminism.
Is multivocality a strength or weakness of third-wave feminism?
How did third wavers counter the criticism?

Fourth Wave of Feminism Essay Topics

The premises of fourth-wave feminism.
Feminism’s major goals after 2012.
Peculiarities of fourth-wave feminism.
What behavior is sexual harassment?
Gender Equality at the Heart of Development.
Sexual harassment: different gender-based perspectives.
Social media: a feminist tool.
Can social media deepen discrimination?
Gender discrimination in video games.
Musical Preferences: Race and Gender Influences.
GamerGate’s alleged “men’s rights campaign.”
Sexism in Donald Trump’s speech.
Women’s March: reasons and significance.
Main steps in MeToo’s development.
Tarana Burke’s fight for justice.
Gender Stereotypes of Superheroes.
MeToo’s contribution to women’s rights.
The most impactful MeToo stories.
Harvey Weinstein’s case: outcome’s implications.
Gender Roles in the Context of Religion.
Sexual harassment awareness after MeToo.
MeToo’s influence on Hollywood’s ethics.
Reasons for criticism of MeToo.
Social Change and the Environment.
Are sexual violence discussions necessary?

🙋‍ Argumentative Essay Topics on Feminism Movements

Mainstream feminism topics.

What is the focus of mainstream feminism?
Mainstream feminism predispositions in the 19th century.
The place of politics within mainstream feminism.
What is males’ place in mainstream feminism?
The correlation of mainstream feminism and social liberalism.
The correlation between mainstream feminism and state feminism.
Gender equality in the doctrine of mainstream feminism.
Why sunflower is the symbol of mainstream feminism?
Anthony Gidden’s ideas regarding liberal feminism.
Liberal feminism, according to Catherine Rottenberg.
Mary Wollstonecraft and her vision of liberal feminism.
Liberal feminism through John Stuart Mill’s perspective.
Interdependence of mainstream feminism and political liberalism.
NOW’s activities and mainstream feminism.
LWV’s activities and mainstream liberalism.
LGBT’s place in mainstream liberalism’s doctrine.
Discourse Analysis of the Me Too Movement’s Media Coverage.
Frances Wright’s role in establishing mainstream feminism.
Mainstream feminism and the civil rights movement in the 1960s.
Constitutional Equity Amendment and mainstream feminism.
International Woman Suffrage Alliance’s activities and mainstream feminism.
Mainstream feminism and Gina Krog’s works.
Betty Friedan’s understanding of mainstream feminism.
Gloria Steinem’s theoretical contribution to mainstream feminism.
Simone de Beauvoir’s ideas and the framework of mainstream feminism.
Rebecca Walker and her vision within the scope of mainstream feminism.
NWPC’s activities and mainstream feminism.
WEAL’s activities and mainstream feminism.
Catherine Mackinnon and mainstream feminism’s critique.
“White woman’s burden” and mainstream feminism’s critique.
The roots of mainstream feminism in Europe.

Radical Feminism Essay Titles

Society’s order according to radical feminism.
Sexual objectification and radical feminism.
Gender roles according to radical feminism.
Shulamith Firestone’s ideas regarding the feminist revolution.
Ti-Grace Atkinson’s ideas in Radical feminism.
The vision of radical feminism on patriarchy.
Radical feminism’s impact on the women’s liberation movement.
Radical feminism’s roots in the early 1960s.
Kathie Sarachild’s role in radical feminism movements.
Carol Hanisch’s contribution to radical feminism.
Roxanne Dunbar and her radical feminism.
Naomi Weisstein and her vision of radical feminism.
Judith Brown’s activities in terms of radical feminism.
UCLA Women’s Liberation Front role in radical feminism.
Why have women come to be viewed as the “other?”
Ellen Willis’s ideas regarding radical feminism.
Redstockings’ role in radical feminism.
The feminist’s role in radical feminism.
Differences between The Feminists’ and Restokings’ positions.
The protest against Miss America in 1968.
11-hour sit-in at the Ladies Home Journal headquarters.
Forms of direct action in radical feminism.
Protest of biased coverage of lesbians in 1972.
Lisa Tuttle’s vision of radical feminism.
Catharine MacKinnon’s position regarding pornography.
Peculiarities of radical lesbian feminism.
Recognition of trans women in radical feminism.
Radical feminism in the New Left.
Mary Daly’s vision of radical feminism.
Robin Morgan’s vision of radical feminism.

🎯 Persuasive Women’s Rights Essay Topics

Healthcare and reproductive rights of women.

Is abortion morally acceptable?
Why is the fight for child care not over?
Should government participate in birth control?
Researching of Maternity Care in Haiti.
Government’s moral right to cancel abortions.
Should the government allow abortions?
What are birth control and its meaning?
Abortion rights recently disappeared in the US.
Gender Disparity in Colorectal Cancer Screening.
Why are women’s rights becoming less vital?
Western world’s degradation in women’s rights issue.
Canceling abortion endangers women’s human rights.
Female access to healthcare in developing countries.
Developed countries’ role in improving women’s healthcare.
Media’s contribution to legalizing abortions.
Middle-Aged Women’s Health and Lifestyle Choices.
Female genital mutilation’s moral side.
Feminism’s impact on LGBTQ healthcare rights.
The reproductive rights of women are everyone’s problem.
Abortion rights’ impact on country’s economy.
Protection From Infringement and Discrimination.
Women’s reproductive rights in developing countries.
Abortion rights crisis and the UN’s failure in achieving SDG#4.
UN’s contribution to achieving equal healthcare rights.
IGO’s impact on women’s reproductive rights issue.
Report on the Speech by Gianna Jessen.
Is birth control already at risk?
Why should abortions not be allowed?
Meaning of reproductive justice.
Reproductive rights movement’s role in the country’s development.
Single Mothers, Poverty, and Mental Health Issues.
The reproductive rights movement, as all social movements’ drivers.
Abortion’s relation to healthcare rights.
Healthcare rights’ impact on a country’s economic development.
Political agenda behind abortion cancellation.
Feminism’s role in national healthcare.

Economic Rights, Salaries, and Access to Education for Women

Definition of women’s economic rights.
Female economic rights’ impact on the economy.
Female economic rights and education.
Gender Prevalence in Medical Roles.
Can women do “male jobs”?
Gender inequality in the workplace.
Women’s economic rights movements.
How Wealth Inequality Affects Democracy in America.
Barriers to gender-equal economic rights.
Gender inequality by social classes.
Female economic rights and poverty.
Can equal economic rights solve SDG#1?
Gender-Based Discrimination in the Workplace.
Why is it important to have equal access to education?
How did the gender pay gap appear?
Why does the gender pay gap exist?
Women’s economic rights and industrialization.
Characteristics of Mayo Clinic.
Female economic rights worldwide.
Legal rights of women workers.
Laws that protect women’s economic rights.
Women as leaders in the workplace.
The Future of Women at Work in the Age of Automation.
Why are companies against women workers?
Fertility’s impact on female economic rights.
Quiet revolution’s impact female workforce.
Reasons to monitor occupational dissimilarity index.
Women’s Roles in Islam, Christianity, and Hinduism.
Female economic rights in developing countries.
Democracy and female economic rights.
Gender pay gap as a global problem.
ILO’s role in the fight for equal economic rights?
Politics’ impact on female economic rights.
Health Disparities: Solving the Problem.
Female economic rights movement and the fight against racism.
The best practices in achieving gender-equal economic rights.
Democracy and gender pay gap.
Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value.

Women’s Political Rights Essay Topics

Women’s suffrage movement definition.
Female suffrage movement’s significance.
Causes of gender inequality in politics.
Women’s suffrage movement’s role today.
Female suffrage’s impact on democracy.
Women’s suffrage and economy.
Suffrage movement’s effect on politics in the US.
Do women need the right to vote?
Effects of gender inequality on politics.
Suffrage movement and politics in Britain.
Laws for gender-equal political rights.
The correlation between gender inequality in politics and authoritarianism.
The possible solutions to gender inequality in politics.
The role of IGOs in solving gender inequality in politics.
How has the UN participated in the women’s suffrage movement?
What is women’s role in politics in developing countries?
How can women improve politics in their countries?
What can men do for women’s equal political rights?
Why equal rights to vote are everyone’s problem?
The impact of Antoinette Louisa Brown on women’s suffrage.
The effect of equal rights to education on equal political rights.
Are western policies for equal rights applicable in developing countries?
The importance of equal rights to vote.
How to eliminate the gender pay gap?
Why had women not had equal rights in politics?
Is politics a “male job”?
Benefits of appearance of female leaders in politics.
Who created the women’s suffrage movement?
How does women’s suffrage impact racism?
Women’s suffrage contribution to LGBTQ communities’ equal political rights.

Family and Parenting Research Titles

Female and male roles in a family.
Sexism in families.
Eliminating sexism in families is the best solution to gender inequality.
Why is feminism a pro-family movement?
The Childbirth Process in Women’s Experiences.
The benefits of feminist upbringing.
The causes of sexism in families.
How does feminism help LGBTQ parents?
Why should sexism be legally banned?
Healthcare Resources and Equity in Their Distribution.
The effects of sexism in families.
The influence of sexist customs on society.
Why should every family be feminist?
How can feminism help solve the domestic violence issue?
Government’s role in creating feminist families.
What is feminist family value?
The relation of authoritarian parent-paradigm on politics.
Can feminist families bring democracy?
Teaching feminism at home vs. at school.
Traditional vs. Feminist parenting.
Why should women have the right to be child-free?
The impact of bringing up feminist daughters.
Can feminist parents bring up mentally healthy children?
Does the government have a moral right to endorse feminist values?
The role of media for feminist families.
How does feminism transform parent-child relationships?
Can feminism help families overcome poverty?
The role of feminist families in the economy.
The influence of hierarchal husband-wife relationships on children.
Do IGOs have moral rights to intervene in feminist families?
The movements endorsing feminism in families.
The effect of different views on feminism in parents on children.

Sexuality Essay Ideas

The views of radical feminists on women’s sexuality.
Who are sex-positive feminists, and their values?
Feminism’s impact on sexual orientation.
The role of feminism in sexual identity matters.
Gender-Based Violence Against Women and Girls.
How does feminism help eliminate sexual violence?
What is harassment, and why are feminists fighting it?
The role of media in women’s sexuality.
Traditional views on women’s sexuality.
How is feminism transforming sexuality?
Domestic Violence and COVID-19 Relation.
What are feminist sex wars?
Why are some feminists against pornography?
What are pro-pornography feminist arguments?
How is feminism protecting the rights of sex workers?
Rights of sex workers in developed vs. developing countries.
Media Promotion of Cosmetic Surgery in Women.
Feminist critique of censorship.
What is behind the issue of sex trafficking?
Children’s rape problem and feminism.
The role of feminism in solving the sex trafficking problem.
The Influence of the Women Image in the Media.
R v. Butler case discussion.
How is pornography enhancing sexual objectification?
How is poverty causing prostitution?
Can feminism eliminate prostitution by solving poverty?
Child Marriage in Egypt and Ways to Stop It.
Pro-sex worker feminists and their beliefs.
What are the perspectives of pro-sex workers?
The consequences of violence against women.
The role of feminism to LGBTQ sex workers.
Why are feminists trying to decriminalize prostitution?
Beauty Standards: “The Body Myth” by Rebecca Johnson.
Prostitution in developed vs. developing countries.
The effect of class and race differences on prostitution.
Short- and long-term impacts on sex workers.

👩‍🎓 Essay Topics on Women’s Rights in the World

Essay topics on feminism in developing countries.

Social taboos and abortion in Nigeria.
Access to sexual healthcare in Asia.
Human Papillomavirus Awareness in Saudi Women.
Sexual health and access to contraception in developing countries.
Coronavirus pandemic’s impact on gender inequalities.
Health and education access for women in Afghanistan.
Female Empowerment in the Islamic States.
Does poverty result in increased sexual violence?
Regulations on gender equality in developing countries.
Unsafe abortion, contraceptive use, and women’s health.
Female genital mutilation in the 21st century.
Practicing female genital mutation in Africa.
Gender Discrimination After the Reemergence of the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Which countries have the highest gender gap?
Forced and child marriages in humanitarian settings.
The Taliban’s view: Is woman a property?
Feminism in Latin America.
Honor killing in Pakistan: 1000 women are killed annually.
Women’s access to healthcare in Somalia.

Feminism Essay Topics in Developed Countries

“Broken Rung” and the gender pay gap.
What are the obstacles to reaching gender equality?
Do gender stereotypes result in workplace discrimination?
Increased educational attainment of young women.
Culture: Women With Hijab in Western Countries.
Ending sexual harassment and violence against women.
Is sexual harassment a form of discrimination?
Cracking the glass ceiling: What are the barriers and challenges?
Domestic drama: The impact of sexual violence on women’s health.
Socio-cultural Factors That Affected Sport in Australian Society.
Feminism and the problem of misogyny.
The challenges faced by women in developed counties.
Female participation in the labor market.
Discrimination Against Girls in Canada.
Unequal pay for women in the workplace.
How do developed countries improve women’s rights?
Nations with strong women’s rights.
Women’s employment: Obstacles and challenges.

👸 Antifeminist Essay Topics

Antifeminism: The right to abortion.
Gender differences in suicide.
Manliness in American culture.
Antifeminism view: Men are in crisis.
The threats of society’s feminization.
The meaning of antifeminism across time and cultures.
Antifeminism attracts both men and women.
Gender and Science: Origin, History, and Politics.
Antifeminism: The opposition to women’s equality?
How do religious and cultural norms formulate antifeminism?
Saving masculinity or promoting gender equality?
Traditional gender division of labor: Fair or not?
Are feminist theories of patriarchy exaggerated?
Oppression of men in the 21st century.
Psychological sex differences and biological tendencies.
Does feminism make it harder for men to succeed?
The change of women’s roles: Impact on the family.
How were traditional gender roles challenged in modern culture?
History of antifeminism: The pro-family movement.
Religion and contemporary antifeminism.
Antifeminist on the rights of minorities.
Heterosexual and patriarchal family: Facts behind antifeminism.
Women against feminism in Western countries.
Feminism versus humanism: What is the difference?
Does feminism portray women as victims?
Same-sex marriage: The dispute between feminists and antifeminists.
Male-oriented values of religions and antifeminism.
Does antifeminism threaten the independence of women?
Men’s rights movement: Manosphere.
Does antifeminism refer to extremism?
The fear of being labeled as a feminist.
A Vindication of the Right of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft.
Jane Austen: Criticism of inequitable social rules.
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley: Frankenstein and aborted creations.
Undercutting female stereotypes in Jane Eyre.
“Throwing Like a Girl: A Phenomenology of Feminine Body” by Marion.
Oppression of woman’s traditional roles in The Awakening.
Virginia Woolf and her feminism.
Orlando: A Biography. Evolving from man to woman.
Harriet Jacobs’s Experiences as an Enslaved Black Woman.
Feminist criticism: A Room of One’s Own.
Social oppression in Three Guineas by Woolf.
Rape, illegitimacy, and motherhood in The Judge by Rebecca West.
Feminist utopias of Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
Women’s rights and societal reform views of Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
Feminist critics in a culture dominated by men.
Black women’s aesthetic in Their Eyes Were Watching God.
Alice Walker’s ideas on Feminist women of color.
Female sexuality in Fear of Flying by Erica Jong.
How do feminist novels address race and ethnicity?
Social and emotional pressures in Love Medicine by Erdrich.
Feminist Parenting: The Fight for Equality at Home – Psychology Today
Feminist Parenting: An Introduction – Transformation Central Home
Women’s suffrage – Britannica
Only half of the women in the developing world are in charge of their own bodies – Reuters
Gender Equality for Development – The World Bank
How #MeToo revealed the central rift within feminism today – The Guardian
Feminist Novels and Novelists – Literary Theory and Criticism
Health Care & Reproductive Rights – National Women’s Law Center

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Feminism has the potential to improve our world by advancing gender equality and empowering people of all genders. It is crucial to understand that feminism is a movement that seeks to build a more equal and just society rather than a contentious subject.

10 Lines Speech On Feminism

Feminism is a movement that advocates for gender equality and the empowerment of women. It is a positive force that seeks to create a world where everyone has equal opportunities, regardless of their gender. Feminism is not about putting men down, but rather it is about lifting women up and providing them with the same opportunities and rights that are afforded to men. By promoting gender equality, feminism empowers individuals, strengthens families, and helps to create a more just and equitable society for all.

Feminism Speech - 10 Lines, Short and Long Speech

Feminism promotes the idea that women and men should have equal access to education, healthcare, political representation, and job opportunities. By working together and advocating for change, we can create a world where everyone has the chance to fulfill their potential and reach their goals, regardless of their gender.

Short speech on feminism

My name is Indrita and I am honored to be speaking to you today about the importance of feminism. As a student, I believe that it is crucial that we understand and support the principles of feminism, because it has the power to create a better future for us all.

Feminism is not about putting men down, but rather it is about creating equality between the sexes and empowering women to have the same opportunities and rights as men. It is about creating a world where everyone has equal access to education, healthcare, political representation, and job opportunities, regardless of their gender.

I believe that feminism is important for both men and women. By promoting gender equality, we can break down the barriers that prevent women from reaching their full potential and create a more just and equitable society. We can also help to promote healthy relationships and strong families by breaking down traditional gender roles and allowing everyone to be their authentic selves.

As a student, I am proud to be part of a generation that is becoming increasingly aware of the importance of feminism. I believe that by continuing to educate ourselves and others about the principles of feminism, we can help to create a better future for ourselves and those around us.

Long speech on feminism

I am Ritwik, a proud student of Don Bosco School, and I am honored to be speaking to you today about the importance of feminism. Feminism has been a topic of discussion for many years now, and I believe that it is crucial that we understand and support its principles, especially as students.

Feminism is often misunderstood as a movement that is against men or seeks to put them down. However, this could not be further from the truth. Feminism is about creating equality between the sexes and empowering women to have the same opportunities and rights as men. It is about creating a world where everyone has equal access to education, healthcare, political representation, and job opportunities, regardless of their gender.

As students, we play a crucial role in shaping the future of our world. That's why it's important that we understand the importance of feminism and its impact on creating a better future for all. Feminism is not just about women's rights, but it's about ensuring that everyone, regardless of their gender, has equal opportunities and is treated with dignity and respect. By embracing and promoting the principles of feminism, we can help to break down gender stereotypes, challenge gender-based violence, and fight against gender-based discrimination.

What Can We Do

There are several ways that we can promote feminism as students.

Firstly, we can educate ourselves and others on the issues surrounding gender equality. We can read books, articles, and attend workshops and seminars to gain a deeper understanding of feminism and its goals.

Secondly, we can challenge gender-based stereotypes and bias in our daily lives. This can be done by speaking up against inappropriate comments or jokes, and advocating for gender equality in our communities and schools.

Another way we can promote feminism as students is by being inclusive and promoting diversity. This means embracing people from different backgrounds and encouraging everyone to share their perspectives and experiences. We can also take an active role in creating a supportive and inclusive school environment by participating in student-led initiatives and programs that promote gender equality and inclusivity.

Feminism is not just about women's rights. It is about promoting healthy relationships and strong families by breaking down traditional gender roles and allowing everyone to be their authentic selves. It is about creating a world where everyone can reach their full potential, regardless of their gender.

I am proud to be part of a generation that is becoming increasingly aware of the importance of feminism. We are growing up in a world that is more accepting and inclusive, and I believe that we have a responsibility to continue this progress. We can do this by educating ourselves and others about the principles of feminism, and by advocating for change in our communities and beyond.

In conclusion, it is important to recognize that feminism is not a divisive issue, but rather a movement that strives to create a more equitable and just society. By promoting gender equality and empowering individuals of all genders, feminism has the power to transform our world for the better. So let us embrace the principles of feminism and work towards a brighter future, where everyone has equal opportunities and rights, regardless of their gender. Thank you.

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Environmental Engineer

Individuals who opt for a career as an environmental engineer are construction professionals who utilise the skills and knowledge of biology, soil science, chemistry and the concept of engineering to design and develop projects that serve as solutions to various environmental problems.

Safety Manager

A Safety Manager is a professional responsible for employee’s safety at work. He or she plans, implements and oversees the company’s employee safety. A Safety Manager ensures compliance and adherence to Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) guidelines.

Conservation Architect

A Conservation Architect is a professional responsible for conserving and restoring buildings or monuments having a historic value. He or she applies techniques to document and stabilise the object’s state without any further damage. A Conservation Architect restores the monuments and heritage buildings to bring them back to their original state.

Structural Engineer

A Structural Engineer designs buildings, bridges, and other related structures. He or she analyzes the structures and makes sure the structures are strong enough to be used by the people. A career as a Structural Engineer requires working in the construction process. It comes under the civil engineering discipline. A Structure Engineer creates structural models with the help of computer-aided design software.

Highway Engineer

Highway Engineer Job Description: A Highway Engineer is a civil engineer who specialises in planning and building thousands of miles of roads that support connectivity and allow transportation across the country. He or she ensures that traffic management schemes are effectively planned concerning economic sustainability and successful implementation.

Field Surveyor

Are you searching for a Field Surveyor Job Description? A Field Surveyor is a professional responsible for conducting field surveys for various places or geographical conditions. He or she collects the required data and information as per the instructions given by senior officials.

Orthotist and Prosthetist

Orthotists and Prosthetists are professionals who provide aid to patients with disabilities. They fix them to artificial limbs (prosthetics) and help them to regain stability. There are times when people lose their limbs in an accident. In some other occasions, they are born without a limb or orthopaedic impairment. Orthotists and prosthetists play a crucial role in their lives with fixing them to assistive devices and provide mobility.

Pathologist

A career in pathology in India is filled with several responsibilities as it is a medical branch and affects human lives. The demand for pathologists has been increasing over the past few years as people are getting more aware of different diseases. Not only that, but an increase in population and lifestyle changes have also contributed to the increase in a pathologist’s demand. The pathology careers provide an extremely huge number of opportunities and if you want to be a part of the medical field you can consider being a pathologist. If you want to know more about a career in pathology in India then continue reading this article.

Veterinary Doctor

Speech therapist, gynaecologist.

Gynaecology can be defined as the study of the female body. The job outlook for gynaecology is excellent since there is evergreen demand for one because of their responsibility of dealing with not only women’s health but also fertility and pregnancy issues. Although most women prefer to have a women obstetrician gynaecologist as their doctor, men also explore a career as a gynaecologist and there are ample amounts of male doctors in the field who are gynaecologists and aid women during delivery and childbirth.

Audiologist

The audiologist career involves audiology professionals who are responsible to treat hearing loss and proactively preventing the relevant damage. Individuals who opt for a career as an audiologist use various testing strategies with the aim to determine if someone has a normal sensitivity to sounds or not. After the identification of hearing loss, a hearing doctor is required to determine which sections of the hearing are affected, to what extent they are affected, and where the wound causing the hearing loss is found. As soon as the hearing loss is identified, the patients are provided with recommendations for interventions and rehabilitation such as hearing aids, cochlear implants, and appropriate medical referrals. While audiology is a branch of science that studies and researches hearing, balance, and related disorders.

An oncologist is a specialised doctor responsible for providing medical care to patients diagnosed with cancer. He or she uses several therapies to control the cancer and its effect on the human body such as chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiation therapy and biopsy. An oncologist designs a treatment plan based on a pathology report after diagnosing the type of cancer and where it is spreading inside the body.

Are you searching for an ‘Anatomist job description’? An Anatomist is a research professional who applies the laws of biological science to determine the ability of bodies of various living organisms including animals and humans to regenerate the damaged or destroyed organs. If you want to know what does an anatomist do, then read the entire article, where we will answer all your questions.

For an individual who opts for a career as an actor, the primary responsibility is to completely speak to the character he or she is playing and to persuade the crowd that the character is genuine by connecting with them and bringing them into the story. This applies to significant roles and littler parts, as all roles join to make an effective creation. Here in this article, we will discuss how to become an actor in India, actor exams, actor salary in India, and actor jobs.

Individuals who opt for a career as acrobats create and direct original routines for themselves, in addition to developing interpretations of existing routines. The work of circus acrobats can be seen in a variety of performance settings, including circus, reality shows, sports events like the Olympics, movies and commercials. Individuals who opt for a career as acrobats must be prepared to face rejections and intermittent periods of work. The creativity of acrobats may extend to other aspects of the performance. For example, acrobats in the circus may work with gym trainers, celebrities or collaborate with other professionals to enhance such performance elements as costume and or maybe at the teaching end of the career.

Video Game Designer

Career as a video game designer is filled with excitement as well as responsibilities. A video game designer is someone who is involved in the process of creating a game from day one. He or she is responsible for fulfilling duties like designing the character of the game, the several levels involved, plot, art and similar other elements. Individuals who opt for a career as a video game designer may also write the codes for the game using different programming languages.

Depending on the video game designer job description and experience they may also have to lead a team and do the early testing of the game in order to suggest changes and find loopholes.

Radio Jockey

Radio Jockey is an exciting, promising career and a great challenge for music lovers. If you are really interested in a career as radio jockey, then it is very important for an RJ to have an automatic, fun, and friendly personality. If you want to get a job done in this field, a strong command of the language and a good voice are always good things. Apart from this, in order to be a good radio jockey, you will also listen to good radio jockeys so that you can understand their style and later make your own by practicing.

A career as radio jockey has a lot to offer to deserving candidates. If you want to know more about a career as radio jockey, and how to become a radio jockey then continue reading the article.

Choreographer

The word “choreography" actually comes from Greek words that mean “dance writing." Individuals who opt for a career as a choreographer create and direct original dances, in addition to developing interpretations of existing dances. A Choreographer dances and utilises his or her creativity in other aspects of dance performance. For example, he or she may work with the music director to select music or collaborate with other famous choreographers to enhance such performance elements as lighting, costume and set design.

Social Media Manager

A career as social media manager involves implementing the company’s or brand’s marketing plan across all social media channels. Social media managers help in building or improving a brand’s or a company’s website traffic, build brand awareness, create and implement marketing and brand strategy. Social media managers are key to important social communication as well.

Photographer

Photography is considered both a science and an art, an artistic means of expression in which the camera replaces the pen. In a career as a photographer, an individual is hired to capture the moments of public and private events, such as press conferences or weddings, or may also work inside a studio, where people go to get their picture clicked. Photography is divided into many streams each generating numerous career opportunities in photography. With the boom in advertising, media, and the fashion industry, photography has emerged as a lucrative and thrilling career option for many Indian youths.

An individual who is pursuing a career as a producer is responsible for managing the business aspects of production. They are involved in each aspect of production from its inception to deception. Famous movie producers review the script, recommend changes and visualise the story.

They are responsible for overseeing the finance involved in the project and distributing the film for broadcasting on various platforms. A career as a producer is quite fulfilling as well as exhaustive in terms of playing different roles in order for a production to be successful. Famous movie producers are responsible for hiring creative and technical personnel on contract basis.

Copy Writer

In a career as a copywriter, one has to consult with the client and understand the brief well. A career as a copywriter has a lot to offer to deserving candidates. Several new mediums of advertising are opening therefore making it a lucrative career choice. Students can pursue various copywriter courses such as Journalism , Advertising , Marketing Management . Here, we have discussed how to become a freelance copywriter, copywriter career path, how to become a copywriter in India, and copywriting career outlook.

In a career as a vlogger, one generally works for himself or herself. However, once an individual has gained viewership there are several brands and companies that approach them for paid collaboration. It is one of those fields where an individual can earn well while following his or her passion.

Ever since internet costs got reduced the viewership for these types of content has increased on a large scale. Therefore, a career as a vlogger has a lot to offer. If you want to know more about the Vlogger eligibility, roles and responsibilities then continue reading the article.

For publishing books, newspapers, magazines and digital material, editorial and commercial strategies are set by publishers. Individuals in publishing career paths make choices about the markets their businesses will reach and the type of content that their audience will be served. Individuals in book publisher careers collaborate with editorial staff, designers, authors, and freelance contributors who develop and manage the creation of content.

Careers in journalism are filled with excitement as well as responsibilities. One cannot afford to miss out on the details. As it is the small details that provide insights into a story. Depending on those insights a journalist goes about writing a news article. A journalism career can be stressful at times but if you are someone who is passionate about it then it is the right choice for you. If you want to know more about the media field and journalist career then continue reading this article.

Individuals in the editor career path is an unsung hero of the news industry who polishes the language of the news stories provided by stringers, reporters, copywriters and content writers and also news agencies. Individuals who opt for a career as an editor make it more persuasive, concise and clear for readers. In this article, we will discuss the details of the editor's career path such as how to become an editor in India, editor salary in India and editor skills and qualities.

Individuals who opt for a career as a reporter may often be at work on national holidays and festivities. He or she pitches various story ideas and covers news stories in risky situations. Students can pursue a BMC (Bachelor of Mass Communication) , B.M.M. (Bachelor of Mass Media) , or MAJMC (MA in Journalism and Mass Communication) to become a reporter. While we sit at home reporters travel to locations to collect information that carries a news value.

Corporate Executive

Are you searching for a Corporate Executive job description? A Corporate Executive role comes with administrative duties. He or she provides support to the leadership of the organisation. A Corporate Executive fulfils the business purpose and ensures its financial stability. In this article, we are going to discuss how to become corporate executive.

Multimedia Specialist

A multimedia specialist is a media professional who creates, audio, videos, graphic image files, computer animations for multimedia applications. He or she is responsible for planning, producing, and maintaining websites and applications.

Quality Controller

A quality controller plays a crucial role in an organisation. He or she is responsible for performing quality checks on manufactured products. He or she identifies the defects in a product and rejects the product.

A quality controller records detailed information about products with defects and sends it to the supervisor or plant manager to take necessary actions to improve the production process.

Production Manager

A QA Lead is in charge of the QA Team. The role of QA Lead comes with the responsibility of assessing services and products in order to determine that he or she meets the quality standards. He or she develops, implements and manages test plans.

Process Development Engineer

The Process Development Engineers design, implement, manufacture, mine, and other production systems using technical knowledge and expertise in the industry. They use computer modeling software to test technologies and machinery. An individual who is opting career as Process Development Engineer is responsible for developing cost-effective and efficient processes. They also monitor the production process and ensure it functions smoothly and efficiently.

AWS Solution Architect

An AWS Solution Architect is someone who specializes in developing and implementing cloud computing systems. He or she has a good understanding of the various aspects of cloud computing and can confidently deploy and manage their systems. He or she troubleshoots the issues and evaluates the risk from the third party.

Azure Administrator

An Azure Administrator is a professional responsible for implementing, monitoring, and maintaining Azure Solutions. He or she manages cloud infrastructure service instances and various cloud servers as well as sets up public and private cloud systems.

Computer Programmer

Careers in computer programming primarily refer to the systematic act of writing code and moreover include wider computer science areas. The word 'programmer' or 'coder' has entered into practice with the growing number of newly self-taught tech enthusiasts. Computer programming careers involve the use of designs created by software developers and engineers and transforming them into commands that can be implemented by computers. These commands result in regular usage of social media sites, word-processing applications and browsers.

Information Security Manager

Individuals in the information security manager career path involves in overseeing and controlling all aspects of computer security. The IT security manager job description includes planning and carrying out security measures to protect the business data and information from corruption, theft, unauthorised access, and deliberate attack

ITSM Manager

Automation test engineer.

An Automation Test Engineer job involves executing automated test scripts. He or she identifies the project’s problems and troubleshoots them. The role involves documenting the defect using management tools. He or she works with the application team in order to resolve any issues arising during the testing process.

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Research and create a bibliography before beginning to write. There are various book and journal titles available both online and in libraries, and using them defines your essay’s credibility. You may use both books published long ago, such as “The Second Sex” by Simone de Beauvoir, and modern-day publications. Referencing reliable sources throughout your work will help you convince your readers that your approach is factual and in line with the main trends of the academic community.
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Feminism in “A Doll’s House” by Henrik Ibsen Nora is referred by her husband as a songbird, a lark, a squirrel, names that suggest how insignificant she is to her.
Feminism: Benefits over Disadvantages They believe that feminists make the importance of family less critical than it used to be, which affects children’s lives and their psychological state.
The Great Gatsby: Analysis and Feminist Critique The feminist critique is an aspect that seeks to explore the topic of men domination in the social, economic, and political sectors.
Feminist Approach to Health In general feminist recognize gender as an important aspect and believe that gender inequality essentially exist.
Feminist Perspective: “My Last Duchess”, “To His Coy Mistress”, and “The Secretary Chant” He thinks such behavior is offensive to his position and his power, this is why this woman is in the past, and the other one is waiting for him downstairs to enlarge Duke’s collection of […]
Third-World Feminism Analysis Although the primary aim of western feminists is centered on the issues women face, the beliefs of the third world consist of various tenets compared to western feminist interpretations.
Top Themes About Feminism It’s a movement that is mainly concerned with fighting for women’s rights in terms of gender equality and equity in the distribution of resources and opportunities in society.
Feminism in “The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood Religion in Gilead is the similar to that of the current American society especially, the aspect of ambiguity which has been predominant with regard to the rightful application of religious beliefs and principles.
Feminist Criticism in Literature: Character of Women in Books Wright The unimportance of women in the play is a critical factor for the women should follow all the things that their men counterparts impose on them.
Female Characters in Shakespeare’s “Othello”: A Feminist Critique This shows that Desdemona has completely accepted and respected her role as a woman in the society; she is an obedient wife to Othello.
Feminism in Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Mary Wollstonecraft expressly makes her stand known in advocating for the rights of the women in her novel, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, but her daughter is a bit reluctant to curve a […]
“We Should All Be Feminists” Adichie’s TED Talk For Adichie, the only thing necessary to qualify as a feminist is recognizing the problem with gender and aspiring to fix it, regardless of whether a person in question is a man or woman. This […]
Hedda Gabler: Feminist Ideas and Themes Central to the female world was the woman with knowledge.”Think of the sort of life she was accustomed to in her father’s time.
Character Analysis in Pride and Prejudice From the Feminist Perspective Darcy is a character who is able to evolve over the span of the story, and eventually, he recognizes his mistakes.Mr.
Race, Class and Gender: Feminism – A Transformational Politic The social construction of difference in America has its historical roots in the days of slavery, the civil war, the civil rights movement, and the various shades of affirmative action that have still not managed […]
Feminist Theory of Delinquency by Chesney-Lind One of the core ideas expressed by Chesney-Lind is that girls are highly susceptible to abuse and violent treatment. At the same time, scholars note that girls do not view delinquency as the “rejection of […]
Feminism in Advertisements of the 1950s and Today In the paper, the author discussed how the whole process of advertising and feminism is depicted in print advertisements. The common characteristic is the advertisements’ illustration of feminism in the media.
Metropolis’ Women: Analysis of the Movie’s Feminism & Examples This film is an endeavor to examine the image of the female depicted, the oppression that they have to endure before they are liberated, as well as the expectations of men with regard to the […]
Feminist View of Red Riding Hood Adaptations The Brothers Grimm modified the ending of the story, in their version the girl and her grandmother were saved by a hunter who came to the house when he heard the wolf snoring.
Feminism in The Yellow Wallpaper In an attempt to free her, she rips apart the wallpaper and locks herself in the bedroom. The husband locks her wife in a room because of his beliefs that she needed a rest break.
Feminism in “The Introduction” and “A Nocturnal Reverie” by Finch One of Anne Finch’s poems, “The Introduction,” talks about female writers of her time in the first twenty lines of her text.
Feminist Therapy: Gwen’s Case Study The application of a feminist perspective in Gwen’s case is different from other theoretical frameworks as the approach highlights the impact of gender and associated stressors on the client’s life.
A Feminist Life Lesson in “Sula” by Toni Morrison This essay is going to review gender and love and sexuality as the key themes that intertwined with Nel and Sula’s friendship, while also explaining how these influenced each of the two main characters. On […]
Feminism in the “The Bell Jar” by Sylvia Plath This piece of writing reveals the concept of gender in general and “the role of female protagonists in a largely patriarchal world” in particular. In Plath’s novel, the bell jar is a metaphor used to […]
The Fraternal Social Contract on Feminism and Community Formation The contract was signed by men to bring to an end the conditions of the state of nature. Life was anarchic and short lived which forced men to sign a social contract that could bring […]
Feminist Connotations in Susan Glaspell’s “Trifles” It is a call to reexamine the value of women in a patriarchal society; through their central role in the drama, the female characters challenge traditional notions about women’s perspective and value.
Feminism in “Heart of Darkness” and “Apocalypse Now” However, one realizes that she is voiceless in the novel, which highlights the insignificance of role of women in Heart of Darkness.
Gender Issues: Education and Feminism These experiences in many times strongly affects the individual’s understanding, reasoning, action about the particular issue in contention In this work two issues of great influence and relevance to our societies are discussed.
Shifting the Centre: Race, Class, and Feminist Theorizing About Motherhood The author is very categorical in that it is necessary to put the role of the woman of color in the same position as that of the white one since this ensures that cultural identity […]
Yves Klein’s Works From a Feminist Perspective The images were painted in the 20th century in the backdrop of the rising pressure in many parts of the globe for the government to embrace gender equality.
Willa Cather and Feminism Ability to work and/or supervise oneself as a woman is also quietly depicted through the girl who is able to work in the absence of her father. Cather depicts most of the women in her […]
The Picture of Arabic Feminist Najir’s father’s taking of her sexually excludes her from chances at a marriage of her own, because she is deprived of her virginity, and exposes the young woman to the risk of a pregnancy which […]
Feminism: “The Second Sex” by Simone de Beauvoir According to post-structural feminism structures in society still hold the woman back.de Beauvoir states that this is because structures still exist in the minds of people as to the place of women in society.
Mary Rowlandson’s Feminism and View on Women’s Role The sort of power developed by Rowlandson was such that it set her apart from the traditional roles of the Puritan women in her time and within her culture.
Feminist Approach: Virginia Woolf In “A room of ones own” Virginia Woolf speaks about the problems of women, gender roles, and the low social position of women writers in society.
Kate Chopin’s Feminist Short Stories and Novels Two short stories were written by Chopin, A Story of One Hour and The Storm well as her brilliant novel Awakening should be regarded as one of the best examples of the feminist literature of […]
Feminist Theory of Family Therapy The purpose of this paper is to review and evaluate the feminist theory based on its model, views on mental health, goals, and the role of the counselor in the process.
Feminism in Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler Hedda Gabler, upon the discovery that her imaginary world of free-living and noble dying lies in shivers about her, no longer has the vitality to continue existence in the real world and chooses self-annihilation. At […]
Feminist Critique of Jean Racine’s “Phedre” Racine view Phedre as in a trap by the anger of gods and her destiny due to the unlawful and jealous passion that resulted into the deaths of Hippolytus and Oenone.
Feminism is for Everybody: Passionate Politics It seems that this approach to this problem is important for discussing the origins of social inequalities existing in the community. This is one of the main points that can be made.
Female Chauvinist Pigs: Raunch Culture and Feminism The biological make-up of women and the cultural perception by the society has contributed to this position of women in the society.
Charlotte Gilman’s feminism theory Because of the many issues that women face, feminism movements’ seeks equality between men and women in the society. Throughout, the paper will discuss Gilman’s feminism theory and relate it to the issues of women […]
The Adoption of Structuralism and Post-Structuralism Basics in Feminist Cultural Theory On the contrary, post structuralism is opposite to such an assumption and uses the concept of deconstruction in order to explain the relations and the position of women in the society.
Feminism in ‘Telephone Video’ To demonstrate how feminist theory in communication is relevant to music, the paper will analyze the depiction of females, the vocal arrangements, representation of female roles and their visual appearance in Lady Gaga’s “Telephone” music […]
Feminist Theory in Psychotherapy This theory puts women at the first place, and this place is reflected in three aspects: the first is its main object of study – the situation and difficulties faced by women in society, and […]
Feminist Theory and Postmodern Approaches It seems to me that such technique can be quite helpful because it helps to get to the root of the problem.
A Feminist Analysis on Abu Ghraib Moreover, these tortures were intended to become public with the help of demonstrations at Abu Ghraib and taking photographs that accentuated the loss of prisoners’ masculine power.[4] According to Foucault’s views, public torture is an […]
Feminist Perspective in “Ruined” Play by Nottage This is a story about the issues of women in the Democratic Republic of Congo during the civil war. The comments of ‘Anonymous’ published as a response to the review of Jill Dolan, demonstrate the […]
Hello Kitty as a Kitsch and Anti-Feminist Phenomenon In this scenario, Hello Kitty is linked to the notion of kitsch because it connects adult men and women that are attached to the cute image to constant consumerism.
Feminism in the Story “Lord of the Rings” The movie, in its turn, instead of focusing on the evolution of the female leads, seemed to be concerned with the relationships between the male characters as well as the growth of the latter.
Judith Butler’s Feminist Theory From a phenomenological point of view, gender is a stable identity that is realized through the repetition of certain acts. Butler’s article is dedicated to the role of gender, its relation to a body and […]
Feminist Pro-Porn During Sex Wars In particular, this group was determined to fight for the rights of the lesbians as they realised that the arguments of the anti-porn feminists were against their freedom.
Feminist Accountability Approach Therefore, the feminist accountability approach involves the collective responsibility to fight social injustices regardless of gender and race. Therefore, integrating the global approach to social injustice promotes the aspect of universality and unity in promoting […]
The Feminist and Gender Theory Influence on Nursing That is, gender and feminist theories are still relevant in the modern world. This is explained by the fact that women are struggling to demonstrate their professionalism in order to receive the same recognition and […]
The Incorporation of Feminism in Literature By focusing on the character, the book portrays the demand for feminism in society to allow females to have the ability and potential to undertake some responsibilities persevered by their male counterparts. The belief in […]
The Feminist Theory, Prostitution, and Universal Access to Justice In the essay, it is concluded that the theory is a key component of the reforms needed in the criminal justice system with respect to prostitution. In this essay, the subject of prostitution is discussed […]
Importance of Feminism in Interpersonal Communication in “Erin Brockovich” In this presentation, the theme of feminism in interpersonal communication will be discussed to prove that it is a good example of how a woman can fight for her rights.
Feminist Political Theory, Approaches and Challenge However, regardless of studying the perception of women and their role in society, there is no unified approach in feminist political theory that leads to the existence of the so-called feminist challenge.
“Feminism and Modern Friendship” by Marilyn Friedman Individualism denies that the identity and nature of human beings as individuals is a product of the roles of communities as well as social relationships.
Feminism in Laura Esquivel’s “Like Water for Chocolate” At the center of this story is Tita, a young woman who is the last born in her family. This is a very unique way of championing the right of women.
Women’s Health and Feminism Theory For a woman to be in charge of her reproductive health, she has to know some of the stages and conditions in her life.
Seven Variations of Cinderella as the Portrayal of an Anti-Feminist Character: a Counterargument Against the Statement of Cinderella’s Passiveness It is rather peculiar that, instead of simply providing Cinderella with the dress, the crystal slippers and the carriage to get to the palace in, the fairy godmother turns the process of helping Cinderella into […]
Feminist Literature: “The Revolt of Mother” by Mary E. Wilkins The woman in her story goes against the tradition of the time and triumphs by challenging it and gaining a new self-identity. The author uses this story to address the issue of women oppression that […]
Feminist Analysis of Gender in American Television The analysis is guided by the hypothesis that the media plays a role in the propagation of antagonistic sexual and gender-based stereotypes.
“Feminism and Religion: The Introduction” by R. Gross Gross critically in order to see the essence of the book and the competence of the author in the current issue.
Feminism in the Past and Nowadays The definition of liberal feminism is the following: “a particular approach to achieving equality between men and women that emphasizes the power of an individual person to alter discriminatory practices against women”.
Elena Poniatowska and Her Feminism Thus, the primary objective of her journalism and fiction was to break the indifference of the society and to open people’s eyes to the problems of those who are silently excluded from public life.
Historical Development of Feminism and Patriarchy This gain was highly attributed to the undying efforts of women movements, which for the purpose of the discussions of this paper, are considered as belonging to the umbrella that advocates of feminism.
Feminist Challenge to Mainstream International Relations Theory Feminist international relations approaches in the past used to be part of the major debate that ensued between the post-positivists and their counterparts, the positivists.
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Comparing Mainardi and Kollantai on Housework and Women’s Oppression Mainardi and Kollantai argue that women should be liberated from chores for the sake of the future. Nonetheless, the two feminists have different views on the way liberation can be achieved.
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Feminist Frictions: Speaking of Women: Feminism and Free Speech

Speaking of women: feminism and free speech mary anne franks.

This essay is in the series Feminist Frictions: Key Concepts and Controversies , which is part of the Feminist Public Intellectuals Project . It is accompanied by a digital archive.

“R epresentation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men; they describe it from their own point of view, which they confuse with the absolute truth,” wrote Simone de Beauvoir in The Second Sex . [1] Journalist Caroline Criado Perez cites Beauvoir in her 2019 book Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men , which catalogues how the male subject has been treated as the default subject in everything from crash test dummies to medical treatment. [2] Men’s interests are presumed to stand in for “everyone’s” interests; if women’s interests are thought of at all, it is only belatedly and as a kind of special consideration. This presumption, writes Criado Perez, is “the product of a way of thinking that has been around for millennia and is therefore a kind of not thinking. A double not thinking, even: men go without saying, and women don’t get said at all.” [3]

“Women don’t get said at all.” Thirty years before Criado Perez’s book, legal scholar Lucinda Finley described “how legal language—ranging from the limited definition of discrimination to the broad definition of speech—and legal reasoning—which insists that proposed legal changes be measured against existing definitions that may not have taken women into consideration at all, and which privileges abstract analogic reasoning over experiential understandings—construct our conceptions of harm and acceptable behavior.” [4] Where the law’s universalization of the male subject has been very obvious, it has often been the target of feminist critique and reform: the doctrines of coverture and separate spheres; disenfranchisement, denial of employment and educational opportunities, and other legal disabilities imposed upon women; the patriarchal foundations of the law of domestic violence and sexual assault. But where androcentric bias is more subtle and more seductive, as it is in the law of free speech, it has received far less scrutiny.

The theory and practice of free speech is suffused with pretensions to universality that obscure the gendered nature of power and the particularities of women’s lived experience. Click To Tweet

It is no less important to ask of First Amendment law what Finley asks about law generally: “If the law has been defined largely by men, and if its definitions, which are presumed to be objective and neutral, shape societal judgments as to whether a problem exists or whether a harm has occurred, then can the law comprehend and adequately redress women’s experiences of harm?” [5] The answer, of course, is that it cannot. The theory and practice of free speech is suffused with pretensions to universality that obscure the gendered nature of power and the particularities of women’s lived experience. The protections and exceptions of the First Amendment that are presented as neutral and abstract are almost inevitably determined by men’s interests. When First Amendment law fundamentally ignores or misunderstands women’s speech, “free speech for all” can only ever mean “free speech for men.”

Talk Like a Man

Any woman who has ever struggled to be understood by voice-recognition software may be unsurprised to learn that speech-recognition software is far more likely—in some cases 70 percent more likely—to recognize men’s voices than women’s voices. Perhaps more surprising is the reason for the disparity: the databases of voice recordings on which speech-recognition technology is trained (the “corpora”) “are dominated by recordings of male voices.” [6] As Criado Perez details in her book, male bias in voice recognition technology is all the more notable for the fact that, all else being equal, women’s voices should generally be easier to recognize than men’s: “studies have found that women have ‘significantly higher speech intelligibility,’ while … men have ‘higher rates of disfluency, produce words with slightly shorter durations, and use more alternate (‘sloppy’) pronunciations.’” [7] That is, there is no “natural” reason that voice recognition software should have a harder time understanding women than men. It is, rather, a predictable result of treating men—and male speech—as the default subject.

The negative consequences of gender bias in voice-recognition products and services are not limited to inferior performance, frustration, and wasted time for female users. Voice-recognition software is now used in everything from physician notes to driving assistance, meaning that the bias in favor of men’s speech has the potential to cause injury and death. [8] Misunderstanding a female physician’s words can result in an array of errors in patient care, from prescription mistakes to misdiagnosis. The inability of voice command systems in cars to recognize or understand women’s voices for navigation or other tasks means that women either cannot rely on these services or will find themselves in potentially dangerous situations if they do. These kinds of poor outcomes burden women disproportionately, but they are suboptimal for everyone: unreliable physician notes pose risks to all patients, and distracted driving is a threat to everyone on the road.

What should be done about such a serious problem? One might think the first step would be to acknowledge and address the gender data gap that is biasing the system: eliminate the overrepresentation of male voices and focus on women’s voices until the system can hear and understand them properly. A very different approach was offered by a representative of a major provider of automobile navigation services, who suggested that “many issues with women’s voices could be fixed if female drivers were willing to sit through lengthy training … [to] be taught to speak louder, and direct their voices towards the microphone.” [9]

There are feminist lessons here that apply beyond the world of voice recognition. First, androcentric bias will never result in neutral or equal outcomes. Systems designed by and for men will fail women in significant ways, and will also negatively impact the general welfare. Second, women should be wary of any version of equality that requires them to “see themselves” in men or model themselves after men. Information about and from women, not filtered by or subordinated to men’s interests, must be central to any system that purports to be beneficial or just.

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These lessons are particularly important for the construction and enforcement of free speech law and norms. While free speech is often promoted as a neutral and objective good that everyone can access equally, it has been shaped by long-standing, structural bias in favor of male subjects in its development and application. When women struggle to be heard or understood by the law and policy of free speech—when First Amendment orthodoxy silences rather than frees women—then it is the system that must change, not women.

“Free Speech for the White Man”

The view that the First Amendment is a quasi-sacred right that must be interpreted as broadly as possible, no matter the consequences, is sometimes referred to as First Amendment absolutism. But this is a misleading term, given that even the staunchest self-styled defenders of the First Amendment acknowledge that the First Amendment does not and should not protect all forms of expression. Free speech “absolutists” always turn out to be selective in their absolutism: maximalists when it comes to speech that conforms with their world-view and minimalist towards speech that does not. [10] A far more fitting term for this attitude is First Amendment fundamentalism, a term that emphasizes how the fervor for reading the First Amendment in selective and self-serving ways resembles religious extremism. [11]

A central assumption of First Amendment fundamentalism is that freedom of speech exists in fact. Accordingly, free speech theory and practice are defensively oriented, guarding against attempts to encroach upon free speech rights. Hence the antiregulatory thrust of contemporary free speech ideology—any intervention in the speech status quo, especially by the government, is regarded with suspicion.

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Feminist analysis of the First Amendment, on the other hand, reveals that freedom of speech is a reality only for certain people—in particular, white men. [12] Women’s free speech rights, while eventually formally acknowledged in theory, do not yet fully exist in practice. For more than a century in this country, women were barred from exercising one of the most basic forms of political expression, the vote. For even longer, they were legally prohibited from accessing political, employment, and educational opportunities available to men, which meant that their voices were literally excluded from public spaces, workplaces, and schools. For even longer than that, and continuing to the present day, women have been silenced by domestic violence, sexual assault, workplace discrimination, street harassment, stalking, rape threats, and other forms of abuse disproportionately targeted at them. The threat of male violence anywhere chills women’s speech everywhere—in public, in private, at work, at home, in the street, online.

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And yet one would have to look very hard for First Amendment cases that even acknowledge the existence of a free speech gender gap, to say nothing of addressing the systematic denial of women’s free speech rights. What one frequently finds instead is Orwellian inversion: silencing is free speech, and the resistance to silencing is censorship. Much contemporary free speech advocacy focuses on affirmatively providing outlets for violent expression against women and other vulnerable groups, as well as blocking attempts to mitigate the harms of myriad forms of abuse, including cyberstalking, harassment, misogynist propaganda, and nonconsensual pornography. [13]

Far from being a universal, objective doctrine, First Amendment law has a gender, and a race, and a class. All of the drafters of the First Amendment were men: white, landowning, Protestant men, to be exact. For more than a century, nearly every lawmaker with the power to define the boundaries of free speech doctrine was a white man. All but a tiny, recent fraction of the people who have ever presided on the highest court of the land have been white men. [14] Nearly 90 percent of all First Amendment freedom-of-expression cases the Supreme Court has heard in its history have been brought by men, [15] and 93 percent of those cases have been litigated by men. [16]

While the First Amendment cases of the early-to-mid twentieth century were often brought on behalf of marginalized speakers, including antiwar activists, Communists, civil rights activists, religious minorities, and union workers, over the last few decades the doctrine has increasingly shifted from defending vulnerable voices to championing powerful ones: corporations, pornographers, antiabortion activists, and white supremacists seeking constitutional protection for speech that harasses, exploits, or otherwise harms vulnerable groups. [17]

One of the most famous modern-era free speech battles, the 1976 case Collin v. Smith , involved a proposed Nazi march in Skokie, Illinois. Members of the National Socialist Party of America (NSPA) announced their intention to march in the Chicago suburb of Skokie, half of whose population at the time was Jewish and included hundreds of Holocaust survivors. The neo-Nazis distributed flyers and made unsolicited phone calls promoting the march to Skokie residents with Jewish-sounding names; the town of Skokie passed a series of ordinances to prevent the march from happening. The NSPA, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, challenged the ordinances on First Amendment grounds and were given permission to march.

The triumphant NSPA members planned to wear Nazi-style uniforms, display banners adorned with swastikas, and hold placards that proclaimed, fittingly, “Free Speech for the White Man.” And free speech for the white man – especially for rich white men – has continued to flourish since then. Lincoln Caplan observed in 2015 that free speech advocates today “are not standing up for mistrusted outliers or for the dispossessed and powerless” but advocate on behalf of “the super-rich and the ultra-powerful, the airline, drug, petroleum, and tobacco industries, all the winners in America’s winner-take-all society.” [18] According to John Coates, “corporations have increasingly displaced individuals as direct beneficiaries of First Amendment rights,” as almost “half of First Amendment legal challenges now benefit business corporations and trade groups, rather than other kinds of organizations or individuals.” [19] As Mary Becker noted in 1993,

Today, free speech claims are increasingly likely to be brought by rich, powerful, commercial entities (including tobacco companies and pornographers), by racist speakers, or to challenge progressive campaign reform legislation.… Formal guarantees, of the kind the First Amendment has turned into, “generally favor those groups in society that are already the most powerful.” If speech continues to come to mean protection equally of the speech of the powerful and powerless, it is likely to be increasingly conservative, so that the net effect on racial minorities and other unpopular speakers is negative. [20]

First Amendment fundamentalism, promoted not only by courts and legislatures but powerful organizations like the ACLU, ensures that white men dominate free speech theory and practice. Forty years after they won the right for neo-Nazis to demonstrate in Skokie, the ACLU successfully represented the organizers of a white male supremacy demonstration in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017. Unlike the march through Skokie, which ultimately never took place, the “Unite the Right” demonstration terrorized the town of Charlottesville and led to multiple injuries and deaths, including the murder of a peaceful protester named Heather Heyer by a white supremacist. The city of Charlottesville had attempted to move the demonstration to a different location out of concern for public safety, but the ACLU argued that holding the demonstration in Emancipation Park was “critical to the message” of the white supremacists and moving it “would dilute and alter” that message. [21] The overwhelmingly male demonstrators showed up with swastikas, Confederate flags, and weapons, making clear that the only defense of “free speech” they were interested in was for themselves. As is clear to any non-fundamentalist proponent of the First Amendment, the threat of violence has a profound chilling effect and is incompatible with a principled commitment to free expression.

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Heroes of the Slippery Slope

Long before the events in Charlottesville, the ACLU faced criticism for its aggressive defense of Nazis, racists, misogynists, and others committed to the dehumanization and subordination of historically marginalized groups. Its consistent response has been to assert, in effect, that defending the former protects the latter. According to Aryeh Neier, the ACLU’s executive director at the time the ACLU supported the NSPA’s proposed march in Skokie because, “Once the freedom of one group is abridged, that infringement will be cited to deny the rights of others.” [22] The organization echoes this sentiment on its website:

We do not defend them because we agree with them; rather, we defend their right to free expression and free assembly. Historically, the people whose opinions are the most controversial or extreme are the people whose rights are most often threatened. Once the government has the power to violate one person’s rights, it can use that power against everyone. . . . We subscribe to the principle that if the rights of society’s most vulnerable members are denied, everybody’s rights are imperiled. [23]

This is a familiar and effective civil libertarian refrain because it accomplishes two things simultaneously: it allows the civil libertarian to distance himself from the bad speech he defends today and to characterize this defense as the only thing keeping good speech from being silenced tomorrow. We must protect the “thought we hate’” [24] in order to protect the speech we love: any measure restricting racist speech could be used to restrict antiracist speech, any regulation of sexist speech would inevitably open the door to regulation of feminist speech, and so on.

The claim has great intuitive appeal, so much so that it may be hard to recognize what it is: a slippery slope argument, one of the most common logical fallacies. [25] As Frederick Schauer writes, “slippery slope claims deserve to be viewed skeptically, and the proponent of such a claim must be expected to provide the necessary empirical support.” [26] Where is the evidence that restricting a neo-Nazi’s right to don an SS costume and wave a swastika in the face of a Holocaust survivor would inevitably lead to censoring criticism of anti-Semitism? Where is the evidence to show that limiting the Ku Klux Klan’s ability to burn crosses in Black neighborhoods would lead to silencing racial justice advocates?

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For the free speech slippery slope argument to make sense, one must believe that the law is simply incapable of drawing lines between, for example, the advocacy of violent white male supremacy and the promotion of racial and gender equality. But it is the business of law to draw lines, and to “to adjudicate not just in the abstract but in context. It is certainly not always obvious in the abstract how, for example, spirited criticism can be distinguished from defamation, or heated insults from fighting words, or art from obscenity, but First Amendment law can and does make such distinctions.

But perhaps what civil libertarians really doubt is not law’s ability to draw meaningful distinctions between forms of controversial speech but whether such meaningful distinctions actually exist. Neier writes that “it is the extremes that have the greatest interest in protecting the rights of their enemies. The people who most need the A.C.L.U. to defend the rights of the Klan are the blacks. The people who most need the A.C.L.U. to defend the rights of Nazis are the Jews.”’ [27] Neier, who is Jewish and who moved to the United States from Nazi Germany when he was two years old, here is drawing a startling equivalence between the KKK and Nazis on the one hand— groups that advocate violence and discrimination against those different from them— with Black and Jewish people—who simply happen to belong to the racial or ethnic groups singled out for attack. The fact that Neier views these groups as representing different “extremes” reveals a great deal about the civil libertarian position.

ACLU leaders Mary Ellen Gale and Nadine Strossen have drawn similar equivalences between misogynists and the women they attack. In a 1989 essay responding to Andrea Dworkin, an antipornography author and activist who criticized the organization’s support for the pornography industry, Gale and Strossen argue that Dworkin and like-minded feminists fail to grasp how the ACLU’s defense of misogynist speakers actually protects the women attacked by those speakers: “Ensuring the free speech rights of anyone, including a racist or misogynist, secures the same rights for everyone else, including an intended victim.” [28] In other words, while it might look like the ACLU is simply representing white men’s speech interests in courts and legislatures, women can be confident that their interests are included in this effort. One is reminded of the gallant assurances offered to suffragists in the nineteenth century: women do not need to worry about the right to vote because their husbands and fathers would represent their interests for them.

But what exactly are “the same rights” that are protected through the defense of misogynist speech? Dworkin and other antipornography feminists used their free speech rights to write and speak about their views that pornography causes harm to women. The misogynists they criticized used their free speech rights to publish graphic depictions of brutal sexual violence and torture, anti-Semitic caricatures, and nonconsensual pornography. Some of them, like Hustler publisher Larry Flynt, portrayed feminists like Dworkin in sexually degrading, pornographic “features,” including the following:

The February Feature is a cartoon, which, as described in the plaintiffs’ complaint, “depicts two women engaged in a lesbian act of oral sex with the caption, ‘You remind me so much of Andrea Dworkin, Edna. It’s a dog-eat-dog world.’” The March Feature is a ten page pictorial consisting of photographs of women engaged in, among other things, acts of lesbianism or masturbation. Some of the photographs depict obviously staged scenes that include posed violence and phony blood. One photograph, supposedly of a Jewish male, has a caption stating: “While I’m teaching this little shiksa the joys of Yiddish, the Andrea Dworkin Fan Club begins some really serious suck-‘n’-squat. Ready to give up the holy wafers for matzoh, yet, guys?” The December Feature was included in the “Porn from the Past” section of the magazine. It shows a man performing oral sex on an obese woman while he masturbates. A portion of the caption states: “We don’t believe it for a minute, but one of our editors swears that this woman in the throes of ecstacy [ sic ] is the mother of radical feminist Andrea Dworkin.” [29]

It is one thing to maintain that both feminist writing and the production of mainstream pornography are protected by the First Amendment, but to claim that they are “the same rights” is an unsupported and incoherent equivalence. Even less intelligible is the claim that protecting a pornographer’s ability to attack and humiliate feminist activists to sell magazines serves the interests of any women, least of all the women targeted. This assertion directly contradicts the accounts of women themselves, who maintain that such pornographic attacks actually undermine their ability to speak. As Marianne Wesson writes, “Anti-pornography feminists call attention to the silencing or censoring effect that the widespread dissemination of pornography has on women when they seek to speak and be heard on issues of sexuality and sexual ethics. … The absence of any governmental role in discouraging the pornographer may have the effect of actually promoting the drowning, discrediting, and ultimately the censoring of women’s voices on these subjects.” [30]

But ignoring women’s accounts of harm in favor of strained symmetry is a common strategy in defending androcentric systems. Recall the industry executive’s advice to women whose speech was not being recognized by voice recognition software: the system benefits men and women equally, so long as women sound like men. You can hear the same patronizing sentiment in the Wyoming district court dismissal of Dworkin’s case:

The First Amendment works both ways. While feminists cannot sue pornographers because they find the materials offensive and harmful to women, neither can other members of society who find feminist literature offensive and potentially harmful to their way of life, sue feminists for publishing their views. In a society with such diverse opinions and life-styles as flourish in these United States, the protection of free speech guaranteed by the First Amendment is perhaps the most important component of the free society envisioned by our founders as set forth in the United States Constitution. [31]

Not only does the court treat men’s rights to sexually demean and harass women for profit as equivalent to women’s rights to criticize them for doing so, it also claims, like the ACLU, that protecting the former is necessary for the protection of the latter. But the right to engage in pornographic attacks against one’s critics isn’t just unnecessary for women’s right to criticize pornography, it—if one believes the women who have experienced such attacks—directly undermines it.

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Echoing Neier’s assertion that Black people and Jews “need” the ACLU to protect the KKK and Nazis, Gale and Strossen conclude their essay by suggesting that Dworkin should be grateful “that for almost seventy years the real ACLU has been working to make the world safe for her to write.” [32] But the world isn’t safe for feminists, or for any woman who steps in the minefield of men’s anger, when men’s speech can be weaponized against women with impunity. Sexual harassment, stalking, rape threats, so-called revenge porn (nonconsensual distribution of private, sexually explicit images without the consent of the person depicted); doxing (the publication of personal identifying information, often with malevolent intent); and deep fakes (audiovisual material that has been digitally altered to create a highly realistic, false impression of a person’s appearance, actions, or words, often used to create pornographic depictions of women without their consent) don’t just inflict severe psychological, economic, and reputational harm on individual victims—they also silence women as a group, deterring them from reporting abuse, engaging in intimate expression, pursuing educational and professional opportunities, and participating in civic life.

If protecting radical, dissenting, provocative, unpopular speech truly were at the heart of the First Amendment, then it would be women’s speech, especially women’s speech that displeases or defies men, that would preoccupy free speech doctrine and practice. Throughout history, women’s speech challenging the power and authority of men has been prohibited, regulated, and punished, from a four-thousand-year-old Sumerian law declaring that “a woman who speaks out of turn to a man will have her teeth smashed by a burnt brick” to the burning of women at the stake for “spells” and blasphemy to the vicious backlash against women who speak out against sexual abuse. [33] In 2017, Desiree Fairooz, a member of the women’s activist group Code Pink, was arrested and convicted for disorderly conduct for laughing during the confirmation hearing of Attorney General Jeff Sessions; [34] in 2020, art teacher Sheila Buck was arrested and physically dragged away from a public street by Tulsa police for wearing a t-shirt that read “I Can’t Breathe” before a Trump rally; [35] multiple women who have made or publicized high-profile #MeToo allegations have been sued for defamation. [36]

But these are not the kinds of free speech cases that garner the attention and support of prominent, well-funded civil liberties organizations. What organizations like the ACLU, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and the Media Coalition are very concerned about are cases involving the free speech rights of stalkers, harassers, and producers of nonconsensual pornography. Both the ACLU and the EFF objected to a 2006 amendment to the Violence Against Women Act that included liability for cyber stalking intended to cause substantial emotional address. The EFF claimed that this provision “strayed the statute from what is permissible under the First Amendment,” making the law “dangerously vague as it hinged on a person’s subjective state of mind rather than an objective threat to do harm.” [37] The ACLU similarly criticized the provision for allowing “prosecution when the defendant acts with the intent to ‘harass’ and/or ‘intimidate,” terms that it claimed were “unconstitutionally overbroad.” [38]

A few years later, the ACLU turned its attention to attacking the burgeoning movement to criminalize the unauthorized distribution of private, sexually explicit images, also known as “revenge porn.” This is a movement in which I have played a direct role [39] : I drafted the first model nonconsensual pornography law in 2013, which has since been used by Congress and many states as a template for their legislative efforts, and served as the Reporter for the Uniform Law Commission committee dedicated to the issue. The ACLU’s efforts to characterize nonconsensual pornography as free speech and laws prohibiting it as censorship have been joined by the EFF, the Media Coalition, and the Motion Picture Association of America, the American Booksellers Association, and many other powerful organizations. While these efforts did not defeat the wave of legislative reform on the issue that began in 2013 (when only three states had nonconsensual pornography laws) to the present (when 48 do), they have succeeded in watering down the majority of these laws so that they are largely ineffective for the majority of victims.

These groups have argued that nonconsensual pornography laws violate the First Amendment, and, where that argument has not succeeded, have demanded that the laws be limited to perpetrators who intend to harm their victims. Having condemned the VAWA cyber stalking provision for including a subjective intent provision uses “unconstitutionally broad” terms such as harass and intimidate, the ACLU argues that the lack of such a provision renders nonconsensual pornography laws unconstitutional. [40] As signaled by its own unintelligible stance on the issue, this claim is not supported by First Amendment doctrine and does not serve First Amendment interests. What it does do is allow perpetrators who are motivated by anything other than personal vengeance—including profit, entertainment, voyeurism, or reputational enhancement—to act with impunity. Researched conducted by the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative reveals that nearly 80 percent of all perpetrators fall into this category. [41]

Where states have resisted the lobbying efforts of the ACLU and other special interest groups, these groups have aggressively attacked their efforts. In 2014, the ACLU sued the state of Arizona over its nonconsensual pornography law on First Amendment grounds; while no ruling on the merits was ever made, the state withdrew the statute and replaced it with a weaker version largely duplicative of existing harassment law. [42] Other states have held firm, even as their laws were challenged all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court. Illinois provides a particularly illuminating and inspiring example. The Illinois state law is the one that most closely resembles my model statute, and I was personally involved in drafting and defending it. The law focuses on the victim’s lack of consent to the distribution of the image rather than on the particular intent of the perpetrator in distributing the image. The ACLU of Illinois attacked the law as an infringement of free speech. “Is non-consensual sharing of naked pictures protected by the First Amendment? …The answer is yes,” an ACLU representative was quoted as saying. [43] After a circuit court declared the law facially unconstitutional on First Amendment grounds, the law was reviewed by the Illinois Supreme Court, which rejected the defendant’s First Amendment arguments reversed the lower court’s ruling.

In People v. Austin (2019), the Illinois Supreme Court, citing arguments made in my scholarship and in the amicus brief I wrote on behalf of the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative, recognized that nonconsensual pornography causes profound harm, particularly to women: “this crime can engender domestic violence. Perpetrators threaten disclosure to prevent victims from ending relationships, reporting abuse, or obtaining custody of children. Sex traffickers and pimps threaten disclosure to trap unwilling individuals in the sex trade. Rapists record their sexual assaults to humiliate victims and deter them from reporting the attacks.” [44] The Court rejected the claim that the lack of a malicious motive requirement rendered the statute unconstitutional, noting the absence of “any legal authority for the proposition” and further observing that “the unauthorized dissemination of a private sexual image, which by definition must depict a person while nude, seminude, or engaged in sexually explicit activity, is presumptively harmful.” [45] Most significantly, the Court rejected the contention that the law infringes upon the free speech of would-be distributors and pointed to the impact of the abuse on “the victim’s [46] first amendment right to engage in a personal and private communication that includes a private sexual image.”

When the defendant petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court for review, several prominent civil liberties organizations filed briefs in support, including the First Amendment Lawyers Association, the Cato Institute, the Woodhull Freedom Foundation, and the American Booksellers Association, all proclaiming that the law infringed upon free speech. In October 2020, the Supreme Court denied the petition, leaving the Illinois Supreme Court’s decision standing. [47]

Given the hostility of civil liberties groups to a law that prohibited the disclosure of private intimate images without consent, it was all the more remarkable when the ACLU, supported by the EFF and other civil liberties organizations, filed suit in 2020 against the facial recognition company Clearview AI for disclosing facial biometric data extracted from photographs without the consent of the depicted individuals. The lawsuit alleges that Clearview’s practices violate Illinois’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), which requires entities that capture biometric information of individuals to obtain written consent from those individuals before disclosing that information. [48] In response, Clearview, represented by First Amendment titan Floyd Abrams, echoed the civil libertarian position with regard to nonconsensual pornography: it’s protected free speech.

But here, the civil libertarians vociferously rejected the free speech argument: not only did the ACLU insist that Clearview AI’s actions were not protected by the First Amendment, it argued that selling “faceprint” data without consent chilled the free speech of vulnerable groups. The First Amendment does not prohibit states from enacting laws to protect privacy, the ACLU maintained. In an intriguing twist, the ACLU cited People v. Austin on this point: “A ruling in Clearview’s favor on this point would make it virtually impossible for the state to enact privacy and information security laws. Proper application of the First Amendment does not produce this result. Indeed, the Illinois Supreme Court recently rejected a First Amendment challenge to another law in part because accepting it “would cast doubt on the constitutionality of . . . statutes that protect the privacy rights of Illinois residents[,]” specifically including BIPA. People v. Austin, 2019 IL 123910, ¶ 50. [49]

The tale of two Illinois privacy laws demonstrates, first, civil libertarian hypocrisy about free speech. A sexualized harm disproportionately committed by men against women is free speech that must be protected; a non-sexualized harm that impacts men as well as women endangers free speech and must be prohibited. This story also demonstrates, however, that it is acknowledging and protecting harms to women’s speech and privacy interests that makes the world safer for men’s speech and privacy interests—not the other way around. When the First Amendment listens to women, everyone benefits.

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One of the most effective strategies of fundamentalism is “victim-claiming,” or re-casting the powerful as the powerless. [50] The ACLU refers to the KKK, Nazis, and pornographers not only as “controversial” and “extreme,” but also as “vulnerable.” It’s an important sleight of hand: the link between controversy and vulnerability is far from obvious. Having controversial opinions might make a person unpopular, but it is neither necessary nor sufficient to make a person vulnerable. The claim to vulnerability is even more specious when it is applied to corporate entities representing multi-billion-dollar industries. As Catharine MacKinnon wrote apropos of the porn industry, it is odd to take “the position that the pornographers are the rebels, the disenfranchised, and the hated, rather than the bearers and defenders of a ruling ideology of misogyny and racism and sexualized bigotry” when they are “hated to the tune of eight billion dollars a year.” [51]

In a remarkable passage, Gale and Strossen acknowledge the possibility that the ACLU’s entire free speech ideology may be a house of cards, wondering if

the Klan, the Nazis, and the pornographers, at some deeper level of our national psyche, are not really despised fringe groups at all, but centrists in extremists’ clothing, purveyors of the denied truth that we as a nation are still hostages to our history of racial and sexual xenophobia and oppression. By allowing them to speak freely, while overtly and sanctimoniously denouncing their message, we covertly accept it. Because the political and social context in which they speak is not and never has been neutral, we cannot comfortably contend that they alone are the enemy of equal rights and freedoms. The enemy is still us. [52]

Once they have raised the possibility, however, Gale and Strossen simply drop it, quickly reverting back to the civil libertarian orthodoxy of a neutral and inclusive First Amendment. But the First Amendment can only be thought of as neutral if one ignores the reality of power. [53] Finley writes:

A “neutral” doctrine protecting all speech actually protects only speech that is defined by the prevailing discourse as worthy of protection. And the speech of the more powerful, when given free rein under the apparently neutral doctrine protecting all speech, further entrenches prevailing views of reality and standards for judging the world. This in turn has the effect of further silencing or devalidating the dissenting voices. [54]

The unacknowledged androcentrism at the heart of the First Amendment, like the unacknowledged androcentrism in product design, medicine, and urban planning, not only disadvantages women but undermines general welfare. Free speech androcentrism injures women and other vulnerable groups by ignoring, chilling, and drowning out their speech, producing a dysfunctional and impoverished free speech system for everyone. There is no free speech where women are not heard.

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[1] Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex (1949), 143.

[2] Caroline Criado Perez, Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men (New York: Abrams, 2019)., xii

[4] Lucinda M. Finley, The Nature of Domination and the Nature of Women: Reflections on Feminism Unmodified, 82 Nw. U. L. Rev. 352, 386 (1988).

[5] Lucinda M. Finley, Breaking Women’s Silence in Law: The Dilemma of the Gendered Nature of Legal Reasoning , 64 Notre Dame L. Rev. 886, 886–87 (1989)

[6] Criado Perez, 164.

[7] Criado Perez, 163-64.

[8] Id. “‘The fact that men enjoy better performance than women with these technologies means that it’s harder for women to do their jobs. Even if it only takes a second to correct an error, those seconds add up over the days and weeks to a major time sink, time your male colleagues aren’t wasting messing with technology.’”

[9] Sharon Silke Carty, Many Cars Tone Deaf To Women’s Voices, Autoblog , https://www.autoblog.com/2011/05/31/women-voice-command-systems/ , May 31, 2011.

[10] See, for example, “Justice Hugo Black’s sputtering dissent in Tinker , in which the self-styled First Amendment “absolutist” ridiculed the idea that the First Amendment should protect the “groups of students all over the land … already running loose, conducting break-ins, sit-ins, lie-ins, and smash-ins.” Mary Anne Franks, The Miseducation of Free Speech , 105 Va. L. Rev. Online 218, 233 (2019)

[11] See Mary Anne Franks, The Cult of the Constitution: Our Deadly Devotion to Guns and Free Speech (Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2019), 105-57.

[12] See Mary Anne Franks, Beyond ‘Free Speech for the White Man’: Feminism and the First Amendment , in Research Handbook on Feminist Jurisprudence , ed. Robin West and Cynthia Grant Bowman (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2019).

[14] Jessica Campisi & Brandon Griggs, “Of the 113 Supreme Court justices in US history, all but 6 have been white men”

CNN , Sept 5, 2018. https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/09/politics/supreme-court-justice-minorities-trnd/index.html .

[15] Mary Anne Franks, Fearless Speech , 17 First Amend. L. Rev. 294, 304–05 (2018).

[16] See Ronald K.L. Collins, 38 Women Who Argued First Amendment Free Expression Cases in the Supreme Court: 1880 -2018, Concurring Opinions, FAN 199, https://concurringopinions.com/archives/2018/08/fan-199-first-amendment-news-special-issue-38-women-who-argued-first-amendment-free-expression-cases-in-the-supreme-court-1880-2018.html , Aug. 7, 2018.

[17] See, e.g., J.M. Balkin, Some Realism About Pluralism: Legal Realist Approaches to the First Amendment , 1990 Duke L.J. 375, 384 (1990); Wayne Batchis, The Right’s First Amendment ix-x (2016) .

[18] Lincoln Caplan, The Embattled First Amendment , American Scholar, Mar. 4, 2015, https://theamericanscholar.org/the-embattled-first-amendment/#.V7toqI5eyVp

[19] John C. Coates IV, Corporate Speech & the First Amendment: History, Data, and Implications , 30 Const. Comment. 223, 223–24 (2015).

[20] Mary E. Becker, Conservative Free Speech and the Uneasy Case for Judicial Review , 64 U. Colo. L. Rev. 975, 1020 (1993)

[21] Kessler v. Charlottesville, 441 F. Supp. 3d 277 (W.D. Va. 2020), https://acluva.org/en/cases/kessler-v-charlottesville.

[22] Mary Ellen Gale & Nadine Strossen, The Real Aclu , 2 Yale J.L. & Feminism 161, 180 (1989)

[23] ACLU website, https://www.aclu.org/about-aclu

[24] U.S. v. Schwimmer, 279 U.S. 644, 646–47 (1929).

[25] See Susan Brison, Free Speech Skepticism, Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal , Volume 31, Number 2, June 2021, pp. 101-32 (“Slippery slope arguments are generally suspect…By means of them we can ‘prove’ that there is no difference between an infant and an adult or an acorn and an oak tree, since there is no non-arbitrary way of determining when one turns into the other.”), 118.

[26] Frederick Schauer, Slippery Slopes , 99 Harv. L. Rev. 361, 382 (1985)

[27] Gale & Strossen, 180.

[28] Gale & Strossen, 180.

[29] Dworkin v. Hustler Magazine Inc., 867 F.2d 1188, 1191 (9th Cir. 1989)

[30] Marianne Wesson, Sex, Lies and Videotape: The Pornographer As Censor , 66 Wash. L. Rev. 913, 921–23 (1991)

[31] Dworkin v. Hustler Magazine, Inc ., 634 F. Supp. 727, 731 (D. Wyo. 1986)

[32] Gale & Strossen, 187

[33] Mary Anne Franks, Witch Hunts: Free Speech, #MeToo, and the Fear of Women’s Words, University of Chicago Legal Forum (2019).

[34] The Department of Justice later dismissed the case. Maya Salam, Case Is Dropped Against Activist Who Laughed at Jeff Sessions’s Hearing, N. Y. Times, https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/07/us/jeff-sessions-laughter-protester.html , Nov. 7, 2017

[35] Samantha Vincent, Tulsan sues city, Trump campaign over her arrest before president’s rally at BOK Center, Tulsa World, July 10, 2021, https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/tulsan-sues-city-trump-campaign-over-her-arrest-before-presidents-rally-at-bok-center/article_12463ef2-c32a-11eb-8442-dbbf487f87f8.html

[36] Madison Pauly, She Said, He Sued , Mother Jones (March/April 2020), https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2020/02/metoo-me-too-defamation-libel-accuser-sexual-assault/

[37] Hanni Fakhoury, With VAWA, A Major Step Forward in Combating Violence, But Constitutional Concerns Remain (March 14, 2013), Electronic Frontier Foundation, https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/03/vawa-well-intentioned-still-unconstitutional

[38] Gabe Rottman, New Expansion of Stalking Law Poses First Amendment Concerns, ACLU (March 12, 2013), https://www.aclu.org/blog/new-expansion-stalking-law-poses-first-amendment-concerns?redirect=blog/free-speech/new-expansion-stalking-law-poses-first-amendment-concerns

[39] Mary Anne Franks, Revenge Porn Reform: A View from the Front Lines, 69 Fla. L. Rev 1251 (2018).

[40] Franks, Revenge Porn Reform, 1327.

[41] Asia Eaton, Holly Jacobs, and Yanet Ruvalcaba, 2017 Nationwide Online Study of Nonconsensual Porn Victimization and Perpetration Report. https://www.cybercivilrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/CCRI-2017-Research-Report.pdf , 19.

[42] Franks, Revenge Porn Reform, 1328-9.

[43] Brian Mackey, Illinois Legislation Targets ‘Revenge Porn’, NPR Illinois , Feb. 20, 2014, https://www.nprillinois.org/statehouse/2014-02-20/illinois-legislation-targets-revenge-porn

[44] People v. Austin , 2019 IL 123910, ¶ 30, 155 N.E.3d 439, 454

[46] Id.; emphasis mine

[47] Austin v. Illinois, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/austin-v-illinois/

[48] ACLU sues Clearview AI, ACLU website, May 28, 2020, https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-sues-clearview-ai

[49] PLAINTIFFS’ RESPONSE TO DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS , ACLU, 14, https://www.aclu.org/plaintiffs-response-defendants-motion-dismiss

[50] FRANKS, Cult, xiii.

[51] MacKinnon, Feminism Unmodified, at 204-5.

[52] Gale and Strossen, 180-81

[53] See Mary Anne Franks & Ari Waldman, Sex, Lies, and Videotape: Deep Fakes and Free Speech Delusions, Maryland L. Rev. (forthcoming 2019).

[54] Finley, The Nature of Domination , 369.

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‘The public address’, such as a lecture or political speech, appears outdated, even anachronistic, when viewed as a single speaker on a stage, behind a lectern, drawing from conventions of traditional Western oratory.

Across time, artists like Aristophanes, Bertolt Brecht, or Prem Sahib have challenged this form and linked public speaking with theatre to expose the underlying operations of language, delivery, and gesture. In what ways can artistic practices make strange and discombobulate these traditional orthodoxies of 'the public address'? How can disruption uncover a hidden authority within language, revealing the representation of ideological imperatives?

We welcome articles on the theme ‘With no mere will to mastery: Practices of Feminist Writing’. Contributions are sought from artists and artist researchers exploring feminist writing practices involving public expression, postdramatic performance, embodied methods, media, technology, and the global circulation of images. This issue will be guest edited by Dr Jude Browning and published both online and in print by Intellect Books.

The phrase ‘With no mere will to mastery’ is drawn from Adriene Rich’s poem Transcendental Etude (for Michelle Cliff). It contemplates Rich’s call to envision hope not in surpassing mastery, but in striving to ask what new feminist modes of creative production might appear with some ‘resistant political value’?

Public addresses occur wherever people want to share key issues with a larger audience, in almost any setting. Broadsides, radio, religious sermons, Instagram stories, WhatsApp threads, Telegram, message boards, pile-ons, generative AI flooded feeds, algorithms created via doom scrolling, political speeches, rolling news, educational lectures, theatre, protest songs, wearing badges in solidarity, high street soapbox oratory, live updates, corporate announcements, commencement speeches, social activism, community events, celebrity and ceremonial speeches, memorial services. Interpretive texts in museums and exhibitions also demonstrate a controlled use of language for providing supposedly neutral and informative explanations.

Across different platforms of assembly are questions of scale that reflect ways of handling knowledge. The materiality of the address can be collectively generated in public spaces, held in our hand, or occupied in city centres.

This issue looks to animate voices and styles of art studying the construction of trained, embedded, generated, decontextualized, and skimmed relationships appearing in political utterance, speech, and gestures. Whether appearing collectively or in private moments and spaces, different forms of media carry the performance.

‘No mere will to mastery’ in Rich’s poem offers an alternative. What approaches can artists use to go beyond mirroring? By engaging tools from performance, in an expanded sense, the congealing of operational language can be enacted, interrupted, and demystified.

We welcome written responses and provocations examining how the public address is form enacted across modes of speaking and writing (gestural, vernacular, rhetorical, and technologically mediated). Drawing together associated discussions that aim to create opportunities to explore diverse approaches with/in feminist theory, histories, intersectional representations across writing, sound, image, and performance.

Submissions from all backgrounds, regardless of nationality or residence, are encouraged, especially those from underrepresented artists and writers. Collaborations are encouraged.

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Forms of interdisciplinary writing can document alternative means to summon action or claim the right to indecipherability. How could structures of alienation employed as tools in performance help us examine both the limits of our awareness and the constraints imposed by society?

How can art create intertextual connections, weaving together diverse voices through language, which simultaneously embodies disappointment and clings to hope for a collective body politic?

In aligning seemingly contradictory impulses, how can uncertainty, instability, and ambivalence—themes prevalent in psychoanalysis—become politically empowering for feminism (Srinivasan 2023)?

How can the act of self-portrayal, whether through writing or performance art, serve as a means of healing, redemption, or reclaiming agency through deliberate self-assertion (Ahmed 2014)?

‘Mean images’ (Hito Steyerl) reveal the manipulation of existing social relations, guiding them towards an ideological "optimum" influenced by market-driven forces and parameters. What implications does this revelation hold for feminist analyses of visual culture?

How can art enable us to enact scenes of rebellious corporeal resistance against conforming to societal demands, disrupting inherited performances viewed as mastery (Mel Chen 2014)?

What ways does artistic practice challenge norms or disrupt assumptions about the body; using breath and voice to express and enact what Anna Hickey Moody (2016) terms as ‘being different in public’, especially within the context of inclusive disability performances.

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NPR is defending its journalism and integrity after a senior editor wrote an essay accusing it of losing the public's trust.

NPR's top news executive defended its journalism and its commitment to reflecting a diverse array of views on Tuesday after a senior NPR editor wrote a broad critique of how the network has covered some of the most important stories of the age.

"An open-minded spirit no longer exists within NPR, and now, predictably, we don't have an audience that reflects America," writes Uri Berliner.

A strategic emphasis on diversity and inclusion on the basis of race, ethnicity and sexual orientation, promoted by NPR's former CEO, John Lansing, has fed "the absence of viewpoint diversity," Berliner writes.

NPR's chief news executive, Edith Chapin, wrote in a memo to staff Tuesday afternoon that she and the news leadership team strongly reject Berliner's assessment.

"We're proud to stand behind the exceptional work that our desks and shows do to cover a wide range of challenging stories," she wrote. "We believe that inclusion — among our staff, with our sourcing, and in our overall coverage — is critical to telling the nuanced stories of this country and our world."

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She added, "None of our work is above scrutiny or critique. We must have vigorous discussions in the newsroom about how we serve the public as a whole."

A spokesperson for NPR said Chapin, who also serves as the network's chief content officer, would have no further comment.

Praised by NPR's critics

Berliner is a senior editor on NPR's Business Desk. (Disclosure: I, too, am part of the Business Desk, and Berliner has edited many of my past stories. He did not see any version of this article or participate in its preparation before it was posted publicly.)

Berliner's essay , titled "I've Been at NPR for 25 years. Here's How We Lost America's Trust," was published by The Free Press, a website that has welcomed journalists who have concluded that mainstream news outlets have become reflexively liberal.

Berliner writes that as a Subaru-driving, Sarah Lawrence College graduate who "was raised by a lesbian peace activist mother ," he fits the mold of a loyal NPR fan.

Yet Berliner says NPR's news coverage has fallen short on some of the most controversial stories of recent years, from the question of whether former President Donald Trump colluded with Russia in the 2016 election, to the origins of the virus that causes COVID-19, to the significance and provenance of emails leaked from a laptop owned by Hunter Biden weeks before the 2020 election. In addition, he blasted NPR's coverage of the Israel-Hamas conflict.

On each of these stories, Berliner asserts, NPR has suffered from groupthink due to too little diversity of viewpoints in the newsroom.

The essay ricocheted Tuesday around conservative media , with some labeling Berliner a whistleblower . Others picked it up on social media, including Elon Musk, who has lambasted NPR for leaving his social media site, X. (Musk emailed another NPR reporter a link to Berliner's article with a gibe that the reporter was a "quisling" — a World War II reference to someone who collaborates with the enemy.)

When asked for further comment late Tuesday, Berliner declined, saying the essay spoke for itself.

The arguments he raises — and counters — have percolated across U.S. newsrooms in recent years. The #MeToo sexual harassment scandals of 2016 and 2017 forced newsrooms to listen to and heed more junior colleagues. The social justice movement prompted by the killing of George Floyd in 2020 inspired a reckoning in many places. Newsroom leaders often appeared to stand on shaky ground.

Leaders at many newsrooms, including top editors at The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times , lost their jobs. Legendary Washington Post Executive Editor Martin Baron wrote in his memoir that he feared his bonds with the staff were "frayed beyond repair," especially over the degree of self-expression his journalists expected to exert on social media, before he decided to step down in early 2021.

Since then, Baron and others — including leaders of some of these newsrooms — have suggested that the pendulum has swung too far.

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New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger warned last year against journalists embracing a stance of what he calls "one-side-ism": "where journalists are demonstrating that they're on the side of the righteous."

"I really think that that can create blind spots and echo chambers," he said.

Internal arguments at The Times over the strength of its reporting on accusations that Hamas engaged in sexual assaults as part of a strategy for its Oct. 7 attack on Israel erupted publicly . The paper conducted an investigation to determine the source of a leak over a planned episode of the paper's podcast The Daily on the subject, which months later has not been released. The newsroom guild accused the paper of "targeted interrogation" of journalists of Middle Eastern descent.

Heated pushback in NPR's newsroom

Given Berliner's account of private conversations, several NPR journalists question whether they can now trust him with unguarded assessments about stories in real time. Others express frustration that he had not sought out comment in advance of publication. Berliner acknowledged to me that for this story, he did not seek NPR's approval to publish the piece, nor did he give the network advance notice.

Some of Berliner's NPR colleagues are responding heatedly. Fernando Alfonso, a senior supervising editor for digital news, wrote that he wholeheartedly rejected Berliner's critique of the coverage of the Israel-Hamas conflict, for which NPR's journalists, like their peers, periodically put themselves at risk.

Alfonso also took issue with Berliner's concern over the focus on diversity at NPR.

"As a person of color who has often worked in newsrooms with little to no people who look like me, the efforts NPR has made to diversify its workforce and its sources are unique and appropriate given the news industry's long-standing lack of diversity," Alfonso says. "These efforts should be celebrated and not denigrated as Uri has done."

After this story was first published, Berliner contested Alfonso's characterization, saying his criticism of NPR is about the lack of diversity of viewpoints, not its diversity itself.

"I never criticized NPR's priority of achieving a more diverse workforce in terms of race, ethnicity and sexual orientation. I have not 'denigrated' NPR's newsroom diversity goals," Berliner said. "That's wrong."

Questions of diversity

Under former CEO John Lansing, NPR made increasing diversity, both of its staff and its audience, its "North Star" mission. Berliner says in the essay that NPR failed to consider broader diversity of viewpoint, noting, "In D.C., where NPR is headquartered and many of us live, I found 87 registered Democrats working in editorial positions and zero Republicans."

Berliner cited audience estimates that suggested a concurrent falloff in listening by Republicans. (The number of people listening to NPR broadcasts and terrestrial radio broadly has declined since the start of the pandemic.)

Former NPR vice president for news and ombudsman Jeffrey Dvorkin tweeted , "I know Uri. He's not wrong."

Others questioned Berliner's logic. "This probably gets causality somewhat backward," tweeted Semafor Washington editor Jordan Weissmann . "I'd guess that a lot of NPR listeners who voted for [Mitt] Romney have changed how they identify politically."

Similarly, Nieman Lab founder Joshua Benton suggested the rise of Trump alienated many NPR-appreciating Republicans from the GOP.

In recent years, NPR has greatly enhanced the percentage of people of color in its workforce and its executive ranks. Four out of 10 staffers are people of color; nearly half of NPR's leadership team identifies as Black, Asian or Latino.

"The philosophy is: Do you want to serve all of America and make sure it sounds like all of America, or not?" Lansing, who stepped down last month, says in response to Berliner's piece. "I'd welcome the argument against that."

"On radio, we were really lagging in our representation of an audience that makes us look like what America looks like today," Lansing says. The U.S. looks and sounds a lot different than it did in 1971, when NPR's first show was broadcast, Lansing says.

A network spokesperson says new NPR CEO Katherine Maher supports Chapin and her response to Berliner's critique.

The spokesperson says that Maher "believes that it's a healthy thing for a public service newsroom to engage in rigorous consideration of the needs of our audiences, including where we serve our mission well and where we can serve it better."

Disclosure: This story was reported and written by NPR Media Correspondent David Folkenflik and edited by Deputy Business Editor Emily Kopp and Managing Editor Gerry Holmes. Under NPR's protocol for reporting on itself, no NPR corporate official or news executive reviewed this story before it was posted publicly.

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Read this complete Essay on Feminism to know and write about the various nuances of Feminism. Download the complete Feminism Essay PDF. Feminism Essay: History of Feminism. In the 21st century, the stereotype women face in society is a concern for debate. However, the outburst of equality for women can be traced back to the late nineteenth century.
Feminism Speech
By promoting gender equality, feminism empowers individuals, strengthens families, and helps to create a more just and equitable society for all. Feminism Speech - 10 Lines, Short and Long Speech. Feminism promotes the idea that women and men should have equal access to education, healthcare, political representation, and job opportunities. By ...
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and was told I threw "like a girl." I have been a feminist ever since. I am thirteen now and balancing my education with a full-time acting career. On our show, I play a fourteen-year-old eighth grader who is coming of age. My character deals with many life lessons and challenging subjects, and it happens that this week's
334 Feminism Title Ideas & Essay Samples
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Speech On Feminism
Some people view feminism as changing the Patriarchy into a Matriarchy, and some women act like every man is trying to rape them and that women are the dominant sex. This, however, is wrong. These people are known as Feminazis. Feminazis are not feminists; they are radical feminists, they are a misrepresentation that has been spoon fed to you.
Feminist Frictions: Speaking of Women: Feminism and Free Speech
This essay is in the series Feminist Frictions: Key Concepts and Controversies, ... Beyond 'Free Speech for the White Man': Feminism and the First Amendment, in Research Handbook on Feminist Jurisprudence, ed. Robin West and Cynthia Grant Bowman (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2019).
Feminist Speech On Feminism
Feminist Speech On Feminism. Statement of intent - In my seminar I'm going to talk about how important feminism is and enlightening my audience about how women 's rights are being suppressed. Feminism by definition is the advocacy of women 's rights on the ground of the equality of the sexes, and being an advocate of feminism means you ...
Emma Watson Gender Equality Speech: Rhetorical Analysis
Emma Watson is a feminist and role model for young girls who are confused why they are suddenly treated different to boys and gives them an answer to why, and shows that there is a problem with gender equality that needs to be addressed. The argument that Emma Watson wanted to put across was taken in her gender equality speech at the United ...
2 Minute Speech On Feminism In English
It gives guys the freedom to be whoever they want to be without fear of criticism. Men are now permitted to cry openly because they must be given the freedom to do so. The choice to give feminism personal significance must be the main message of feminism. It is to acknowledge that others have a right to do the same thing.
Am I heard? Am I listened to? Am I understood? An essay about bringing
In this essay, I explore the concept of radical rhetoric by writing about my own personal experience as an Indonesian woman studying in the United States. ... "#RhetoricSoEnglishOnly: Decolonizing Rhetorical Studies through Multilingualism," Quarterly Journal of Speech 105, no. 4 ... "Radicalising 'Learning from Other Resisters' in ...
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June 29, 2024. full name / name of organization: Journal of Writing in Creative Practice. contact email: [email protected]. Call for Papers: Journal of Writing in Creative Practice. Special Issue: 'With no mere will to mastery: Practices of Feminist Writing'. Guest edited by Dr Jude Browning. Deadline for Articles (3-5000 words ...
NPR responds after editor says it has 'lost America's trust' : NPR
NPR is defending its journalism and integrity after a senior editor wrote an essay accusing it of losing the public's trust. NPR's top news executive defended its journalism and its commitment to ...
Gaetano Pesce, radical furniture designer behind the Sixties feminist
A chair from Pesce's recent Senza Fine Unica series, made of hot-extruded thermo-welded polyurethane Credit: Courtesy of Gaetano Pesce's Office, New York. He was born in the port of La Spezia in ...
The Sunday Read: 'What I Saw Working at The National Enquirer During
The Sunday Read: 'What I Saw Working at The National Enquirer During Donald Trump's Rise' Inside the notorious "catch and kill" campaign that now stands at the heart of the former ...
Saying you are a 'non-feminist' at work could be act of discrimination
Claiming to be a "non-feminist" at work could be an act of discrimination, an employment tribunal has ruled. An Environment Agency manager who claimed he was forced out of his job because of ...
How One Family Lost $900,000 in a Timeshare Scam
A Mexican drug cartel is targeting seniors and their timeshares. Hosted by Katrin Bennhold. Produced by Asthaa Chaturvedi and Will Reid. With Clare Toeniskoetter and Lynsea Garrison. Edited by ...
A.I.'s Original Sin
A Times investigation found that tech giants altered their own rules to train their newest artificial intelligence systems. Hosted by Michael Barbaro. Featuring Cade Metz. Produced by Stella Tan ...