Third Wave Feminism: Championing Women's Sexual Freedom

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Women’s sexuality has been a growing issue since the early 20th century, “Third wave feminism is for the recognition of female desire, freely expressing that desire, sexual assertiveness and a variety of sexual practices without negative social ramifications” (Williams, Jovanovic, 159). Men, socially, have very little consequence when it comes to their open expression of sexuality. Men have been encouraged throughout time to recognize their sexual drive and act on it. Women have been shamed for doing the same; contemporary feminists fight against this. Girls are forced to follow strict dress codes in school – with the idea that otherwise the boys will be distracted, and victimizing rape victims due to what they were wearing or how they were …show more content…

Men can be raped by women, just as much as the opposite is true and this fact is ignored. Women are statistically less likely to be imprisoned for rape charges, and if charged, will go for fewer years than a man for the same case charges. The feminist movement has brought about a new, well-known saying, “No means No.” No matter the situation or circumstance, if someone says no, the consent has been withdrawn and the activity needs to stop. Rather than searching for physical evidence of rape, the community should concentrate on a person’s lack of consent to constitute whether an act is rape, “By constructing rape as any violation of any person’s nonconsent, feminist discourse broadened the meaning of rape to include a wider variety of situations (e.g., marital relationships) and to encompass acts that did not contain overt physical violence” (Chasteen 101). Rape culture covers all genders and sexualities, and the feminist antirape movement wants to heighten sexual …show more content…

Women and minorities alike were more likely to be hired when gender was unknown in the selection process” (Kelsey 2). Men tend to be judged on their potential for accomplishment, whereas women are judged on what they have already accomplished. Women must work if they want their employers to treat them fairly based on their

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