WMST 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Nellie Mcclung, Equity Feminism, Baby Boom

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Video: the f word: who wants to be a feminist? (curio. ca) Feminist- women who care about what is happening to women. Women who have the same value as males. Women make up 53% of world population but only 1% of worlds wealth. Make up 50% of work force but take home 20% less pay than men. Suffragette - right to vote (1918) use in 1920 and own property. Wo(cid:373)e(cid:374) took o(cid:448)er (cid:373)e(cid:374)"s jo(cid:271)s i(cid:374) se(cid:272)o(cid:374)d (cid:449)orld (cid:449)ar a(cid:374)d (cid:373)ade up al(cid:373)ost the e(cid:374)tire workforce. In the 60s everything in house done by women. Women went from being submissive to their husband and then moved to unrealistic body standards. 90s (3rd) wave of feminism- focused on race, gender, social class, sexuality. 1st and 2nd (cid:449)a(cid:448)e re(cid:373)o(cid:448)ed (cid:271)arrier, (cid:449)hat"s left is hu(cid:373)a(cid:374) (cid:374)ature. Ever since the 1st wave women were more welcomed into the work force and into higher education, but still subjected to lower pay, less benefits, etc.

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