Woman are encouraged to take risks and do something they...
Feminism is needed in America
Response to A) That is not really an argument, more of introduction to any argument. Woman are not discriminated against, that is why we do not need feminism. Response to B) You argue that woman are horribly under represented in STEM fields. You say this is because of "the fact that women are not encouraged to pursue these fields" Well, there are hundreds of groups and origination's dedicated to get woman into STEM jobs. I would say that is encouragement to pursue these fields. Woman are encouraged to take risks and do something they are passionate about especially if it is a STEM job. "The fact that this attitude (referring to the attitude of girls usually encouraged to switch to easier subjects at the first sign of trouble) still exists, and is robbing us of bright young scientific minds, is an excellent reason for feminism to exist." This "attitude" doesn't exist. Today, It is constantly enforced that woman are supposed to go into STEM fields. Woman get hired more easily in STEM fields because people are afraid of being labeled sexist for hiring a man. http://en.wikipedia.org... http://stemwire.org... Response to C) -"Many, especially the older generation, still expect women to raise children and stay home, and frown on the childless, career motivated woman" This proves some people are still sexist. But that does not justify a movement because of that. Some people are racist against white people or are sexist against men. -"Lots of women take their husband's surname when marrying, a tradition that hearkens back to the days of women being literal property." So? Woman deserve the choice to take there husbands surname if they want them to identify in the same family. -" Well, the Bechdel Test isn't meant to evaluate specific movies, but to observe trends across Hollywood." No it is just a random test to see if a movie has the right attributes to be "feminist approved". Which is stupid. -"While the results point to more gender diversity in film, the results are still skewed in favor of male centric films." This is because of movies wanting to make money and artistic freedom. People should be allowed to right whatever script they want and people want others to like there movie. If it is targeted towards men then it tends to have a male protagonist.