Second Wave Women In The Workplace

Second wave feminists from the 1950’s to the 1980’s worked to bring women out of the housewife era and into the workplace. These women aimed for a workplace where females could thrive along side with men and to develop an environment where women are would be seen as equals and be respected, with no regard to gender. They imagined a world where women could find their passion, have a career and leave behind any reliance on men. So, they did just that. They paved the road for females searching for equal rights and raising awareness of inequality in the workplace. But most importantly they worked on women themselves, by trying to change the societal mindset. They helped women believe in themselves, so that they can reach their goals, whatever that

Magazines like Playboy started headlining women in the workplace wearing barely anything, however this started putting women across the country at an extreme disadvantage. Feminists all over were fighting for equality with no money, while the entertainment industry, run by men was exploiting women to be sexual beings, putting their half naked bodies all over TV. Very similar to today our society is wrapped around the media, giving them big profits, this only supplies the media with even more money to continue on with their scam. For every woman who imagines finally getting into her business career, there would be hundreds of photos and videos of women degrading themselves and throwing their sexuality around. The results were the women in business not being looked upon as equals, leaded to increasing numbers of sexual assaults in the office. 80% of these assaults would go unreported, as women understood reporting these assaults would damage their careers, as they were reporting on men who controlled their ability to be promoted. As feminists revolted to the new age sexualization of females, they went to the extreme opposite to make a point to the media that what they were doing was wrong. The used the words “liberation” and “empowerment” to describe the lifestyle they were pursuing. They went on strike against submission by going braless and unshaven. These powerful terms have since been drained of their meaning. What moved into feminism’s place was the opposite now, I would refer it to the “sexual revolution”. Now women get breast enhancements, and instead of accepting their bodies to the truest form, they get plastic surgery to enhance it. Although there are positives to this new age movement , women are freed from being passive in a relationship, it is now acceptable for women to