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That Feminism Is Still Needed
Feminism Has Plenty More To Achieve
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PRO In the UK, one in four women suffers domestic violence,...
Feminism Has Plenty More To Achieve
Feminism is still of relevance today, and is indeed needed. In the UK, one in four women suffers domestic violence, and an increase in the reporting of rape in the last thirty years has gone alongside a threefold drop in conviction rates. In countries such as Ireland and Malta abortion is still not legal for all women, this can be seen as an important part of equality for woman that has not been achieved yet and needs to be fought for. If we take feminism as a global movement then the movement is still of huge importance. That's because U.S. women still earned only 77 cents on the male dollar in 2008, according to the latest census statistics. (That number drops to 68% for African-American women and 58% for Latinas.) [1] These are all real problems, on which feminists continue to campaign - as they should. [1] http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1983185,00.html#ixzz1TtHZOvXp
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PRO Maternity and Paternity Leave Are Not Yet Equal
That Feminism Is Still Needed
Maternity and Paternity Leave Are Not Yet Equal
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PRO Males Still Dominate the Top Positions
That Feminism Is Still Needed
Males Still Dominate the Top Positions
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PRO The use of a woman’s body solely for the purpose of...
The overwhelming trend of feminism is against prostitution.
The radical feminist school that emerged in the 1990s supports the orthodoxy that prostitution leads to the objectification of women. The use of a woman’s body solely for the purpose of sexual gratification does not treat them as a person. This lack of respect dehumanises both prostitute and client, and does not represent a victory for either sex.
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CON Victories such as gaining the vote, the right to an...
Feminism Has Plenty More To Achieve
Feminism has no more battles left to fight. Victories such as gaining the vote, the right to an abortion(in most of the northern hemisphere) and the right to equal pay were important and worth winning. But given that sexual equality is now - rightly - enshrined and protected in law, there is nothing left for the feminist movement to do in most western countries. It may still be useful in parts of the world where women still lack basic democratic and other rights. However, in western society the feminist cause in no longer needed.
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CON The Feminist Cause No Longer Appeals to Women
That Feminism Is Still Needed
The Feminist Cause No Longer Appeals to Women
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CON Now Damaging Gender Roles?
That Feminism Is Still Needed
Now Damaging Gender Roles?
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CON Men Have Big Problems Too
That Feminism Is Still Needed
Men Have Big Problems Too
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