If feminism equals equality. Then why does it start with a gendered prefix and egalitarianism is gender neutral? Feminists love to leave variables about the wage gap, when considering why there are differences between men and women for pay. The variables that I mean looks something like this: 23 cent gender pay gap = average earnings of ALL men - average earnings of ALL women . This is how the supposed myth came to be. The average of ALL men vs ALL females. This does not take in the account of important details such as: Occupations, Education, Hours Worked Per Week, Position, or Job Tenure. There are people whom say no even when these important factors are 100% controlled there is still a wage gap. But why? A example could be a female worker thats a physician earns less than a male physician. Apparently a real person being threatened by the supposed wage gap. However, if you bring in those variables(reasons why a women could be paid less) women are more likely to earn lower paying jobs. Women are also more likely to take less hours then men by working more part time than full time. In fact women whom do put in full time still put in 7 percent fewer hours then men. The wage gap doesn't even take the account of women leaving work to start a family. I need to propose you a few questions. If there is in fact a wage gap. Wouldn't companies only hire women because they earn less so the company can save money? If Joe is making 10 dollars and Lilly is making 8 dollars and the logic of the wage gap wouldn't the company fire Joe? Just so the company can gain more money? You could also say that men do take more life risking jobs and is nine times more likely to die at their job. In all the wage gap pretty much consists of a women saying she a secretary with 1 year experience earns less money than her male co-worker thats a supervisor with 15 years of experience. Women are oppressed by the choices they make for themselves. This isn't because bleh sexism but a much more complex variables instead of averages. I've never heard of a case end with "Well what you were wearing meant you wanted it" as its last and ending thought. "We need feminism because when asked to picture a CEO of a company, more people can see a man leading a business than a woman" Are you saying a man doesn't deserve his position as a CEO just because he doesn't have a vagina?

Exactly, women deserve equal rights and protections under the law, and we Americans are working on it. What we don't need, however, is the adequately named "Feminazism" These people (unfortunately) are what comes to mind when people think of feminism. These are the kind of people who employ the victim mentality that basically means that woman's own bad decisions are not her fault and she's a victim of this "male-dominated culture." I believe rape is never the victims fault, it's always the rapist's fault and these people need to be locked up, and the key thrown away.

I enjoyed reading this piece very much and it is well written with a clear connotation. Have you seen an american TV show called 'Parks and Recreation'? I would definitely recommend it. You'd attach yourself to the main female character Leslie Knope, she is a feminist and portrays it in such a positive way. Well done on your piece!

Im not saying people should hit others. I'm saying that if a woman does hit a man she should get equal punishment for if a man hits a woman. There were two people with hidden cameras and they hit each other (it was acting but the other people at the park didn't know it). When the man physically abused the woman just about every by stander took action. Women were crowding around and threatening to call the cops. But when the woman physically abused the man nobody cared they just sat there and watched. The problem is that the same reaction should of happened with both cases but nobody cared when the man was getting physically abused only when the woman was.

Society often puts the blame on rape victims. Instead of teaching the fact that rape is wrong, often times it is asked, "What was he/she wearing?" or told, "he/she was asking for it,". There have been MANY rape cases here in the United States were the rapists have not been jailed. Feminism is not the concept that women should be better than men or get away with more, but rather than women and men are treated equally. Also, people shouldn't be hitting people-men or women. A man should not hit and woman, a woman should not hit a man. I think it should be taught to both girls and boys at a young age that hitting is not okay-no matter if you're a female or male. Domestic violence is not just men abusing women, women are in some cases the abusers too. And the feminist movement is fighting for not only the female victims of rape and violence, but the male as well. Hope this helped, Natalie :)

actually in rape cases with man vs. woman they dont always blame the women. it seems like courts are against men when it comes to something that deals with a man and a woman. take these for example: man hits a man no big deal woman hits a woman no big deal woman hits a man no big deal man hits a women to big of a deal

such a good article, and very well written!! love u natalie!!

Wow...great article. We as women do need to push back against the biases and injustices brought upon us, not only here, but worldwide. Great points made in the article.