Recently there has been a lot of controversy over whether or not the feminist movement is still needed. Questions have also been raised on whether or not the current movement is moving in the right direction. Feminists believe that women should have ALL of the same rights that men have; they believe that social, political and economic inequalities still exist between men and women, and there are many facts that prove that these implications are true, and that these inequalities do in fact exist. So whether you believe that the movement is too “left-wing” oriented, or anti-male, that does not suggest that there is not a need for the movement. There are still many women’s rights that need to be improved upon, and hidden inequalities in aspects of daily life that should be eliminated. Some examples of these inequalities exist in salaries/wages, sports recognition, and political achievement. Other aspects that the feminist movement aims to improve occur in home life. One source states, “Women still shoulder most of the burden for performing domestic tasks such as cleaning, cooking and child-rearing, and many women continue to endure physical and psychological abuse from men” (Update: Feminism, 2008).
I think that there are a lot of facts that confirm that the feminist movement is still needed to further women’s equality in today’s society. I will show the audience that this movement is still needed and that the movement does have its faults, but it is making a gradual progression. I think that I could definitely include a rebuttal of the opposing argument. I’m not sure how I want to approach this yet.
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