What do you understand the liberated woman to be?

A liberated woman refers to a feminist who pushes for more equality for women. Liberated women don’t accept their society’s traditional values or restrictions on behavior. They want things to be equal among men and women. In 1960 a group of liberated women fought sexism in culture and politics to try to change the expectations of what women should be doing when it came to “house caring” and their behavior outside the home.

How might the liberated woman be important for women’s liberation?

A liberated woman is important for women’s liberation because they are going against the norms of society and fighting for equal rights for all. By stepping out of the traditional norms they are able to prove that it is possible for women to work and a man to care for the home for example. It can relieve tension in the home when work is equally split since now the load of the house won’t be on the women.

How do these pieces show that “the personal is political”?

Reading The Myth of the Vaginal Orgasm By Anne Koedt to see how society is stuck in traditional roles and isn’t willing to compromise and adjust. When the women are now tried and aren’t able to be sexually stimulated and they are claiming that organism failure is caused by frigidity and advising women with frigidity to seek psychiatric care. Men have big egos so do know they aren’t pleasing a woman sexually they needed something to appease the men population. For a man to determine if a woman is in need of psychiatric care due to not being pleased vaginal was the most personal I have seen in politics. There are other factors that come to mind when dealing with a vaginal orgasm and mentally draining from maintaining a home all day can be a big trigger because all you want to do next is lay down and relax. “The Politics of Housework” show a detailed fight for equality within a home. Knowing that when she is on her way home that is her second shift and she just wanted help from a partner, there wasn’t any time for her to relax and reset after a day. Both articles show that the “personal is political” because they are shadowing women in the light of home takers and telling them how to act in bed sexually.

How are suffrage, labor rights, and the equal rights amendment related?

The Equal Rights Amendment was first drafted in 1923 by two leaders of the women’s suffrage movement, Alice Paul and Crystal Eastman. Women suffrage ties into the labor rights because women were forced to worked long hours with no break. The triange tshirt fire 125 women died from either jumping out the window when the fire errupted or smoke inhalation. Suffrage, labor rights and the equal rights amment are related because they all have the same end goal which is the rights of the people and for all to be teated equally.

How/why are labor rights also issues of gender justice?

Labor rights are also a justice issue because of the oppurtunties and rights that were given to men and not women. During the triangle shirtwaist factory fire there were any labor rights in place for these women. The women were forced to work 11- 12 hours a day with no break. They had only two exist and one was locked so the women couldnt take a break. They werent maintain the building ao the one fire escae was flimsy and didnt hep during the fire, only one out for elevators worked.

How do you see these historical issues enacted in today’s society?

The fire that happen at the triange shirtwaist factory enact today societ because it created the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union. This was once one of the largest labor unions in the United States, one of the first U.S. unions to have a primarily female membership, and a key player in the labor history of the 1920s and 1930s. New York passed the Sullivan-Hoey Fire Prevention Law in response to the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. It required factory owners to install sprinkler systems, established the New York City Fire Prevention Bureau, and expanded the powers of the fire commissioner.

Being born and raised in America, I and many other Americans have been taught that we live in a country of freedom. Every human being has rights, and you have the freedom to move at will and without restrictions. Women have come a long way in our country, gaining rights ever since the dawn of patriarchy and proving that they are just as good as men with the ability to think, speak, and act for themselves. However, discrimination against women still exists in America and many other countries. Gender discrimination is so big in Saudi Arabia because there are strict sets of moral guidelines and ideologies that Saudi Arabian culture implements on its people. Although Saudi Arabian men impose restrictions on women for the sake of upholding their cultural beliefs and family honor. Women are limited to dress code, they aren’t able to express themselves within clothing. The law to wear the abaya was picked from a few verses of the Koran – ones that were appealing to the king. The point of the abaya is to protect women from unacceptable male attention and sexual harassment. Saudi Arabian culture is male-dominated and holds misogynistic views on women, but progress is being made. A woman’s role on the other hand does not consist of such significance and does not have the power that the male role does. The female role consists of women acting modestly and submissively; women are expected to be confined to being in their homes, caring for their families, and depending on their spouses’ or males relatives for income. They are trying to make improvements for women rights in In May 2017, King Salman ordered that women be allowed access to government services, such as education and healthcare, without needing consent from a male guardian. In September 2017, King Salman issued a decree allowing women to drive, lifting the decades-old ban on female drivers.

Think about your relationship to capitalism in the United States.

Capitalism is the economic system in the United States. When I reflect on my relationship with capitalism in the United States am a hard worker and now a student. I have times when I may struggle due to my job. In the United States, there is a saying that the rich stay rich while the poor stay poor. I feel like opportunities weren’t handed to me but I had to fight, struggle, and remain focused to get to where I am today. Being a woman of color, a woman with tattoos, and a bright personality it isn’t easy for me to just be placed in a box so my opportunities were all earned. I work in the tech industry and there is competition between women and men all the time due to it being a male-dominated industry. I have always had to work 10x harder to prove myself to get promoted and even sometimes change who I am when interacting with the higher-ups. But in order for me to get far in America “code-switching” is something I have gotten used to doing.

Have you been successful in the marketplace?  Why or why not?

According to the reading this statement “Capitalism structurally oppresses, restricts and inhibits the access of marginalized individuals, minority communities, and differently-abled persons by regulating the opportunities available to them.” When looking at this statement I will say I’m successful in my marketplace of the tech industry because I’m women of color, who had limited opportunities given to me, and I have made it to leadership status in my current role. I’m not responsible for a group of individuals entering the industry and I help lead out training. I have remained focused and resilient and it has gotten me to where I am today. I do still believe I have more ahead of me but with enough drive, passion, and remaining focus I will make it. Others looking in may say I’m not successful because I’m retail level instead of corporate America. Success may look different to others. I do believe your success is what you make of it.

What are your goals for your career? Are you confident you will reach those goals?

My goal for my career is to become a senior manager after I reach that level within retail I would want to join corporate. I want to learn as much as I can on a retail level so I can succeed within corporate. I’m confident I will reach these goals because I take every day as a learning opportunity for me to become a better version of myself. My ability to be able to learn from others and in a way “code switch” when appropriate I do think it will help me out. I have a saying that if you want to reach a goal you have to surround yourself around what you want to be and rub your shoulders. Our world is evolving so I do believe eventually it won’t be as hard for women in tech. I have been a part of women of wireless when I worked for Verizon which highlighted women in tech so I know major companies are trying to bridge the gap.

Finally, what would a feminist economy look like so that nobody is exploited?

Feminism is a socio-economic and political ideology focused on dismantling gender discriminatory structures. Women’s economic empowerment includes women’s ability to participate equally in existing markets, access to the same kind of work, control over their own time, lives, and bodies; and increased voice. There will be more women present in major corporations and, not just males.

A patriarchal society consists of a male-dominated power structure. Patriarchy is a system of relationships, beliefs, and values embedded in political, social, and economic systems that structure gender inequality between men and women. Attributes seen as “feminine” or pertaining to women are undervalued. Men are granted the privilege while women are oppressed. It is a system rather than an individual identity because the system creates the privilege men are granted and at times the system is operated by different genders which enables the privilege. Not every man wants to dominate the women population, there are some who view themselves as equal. There are some cultural beliefs that hold men higher than women, which is the system being played instead of an individual.

Personal

When it comes to the personal level of oppression patriarchal society is intact due to cultural beliefs, and personal hatred for women. Men view women beneath them as the ones who should care for the house and they are the providers. There are men who do hard labor jobs where there aren’t many women present, this enables their beliefs that there isn’t equality between the two. The women who are present in these hard labor jobs are usually behind the desk but not outside with them.

Interpersonal

When it comes to the interpersonal level of oppression patriarchal society is intact due to people not being held accountable for their behaviors and actions toward women. Johnson claims that the patriarchal system cannot be controlled, but we do have some latitude to flout convention and build our lives in unique ways. By holding one accountable and trying to curve a change in society there may be equality between genders. The modern-day language put men over women through common sayings such as “men are breadwinners”, and ” that’s a man’s job” putting the theory in your head that this is how it’s supposed to be.

Institutional

Institutional level of oppression is in participation with patriarchal society due to certain policies being upheld that give advantage to. some and disadvantages to others. When. it comes to the right of women to get an abortion that was taken away by men who were in power who voted against it. Yes, there are women within lawmakers who. played a part but the majority were men. These laws were changed which made men feel empowered for women since now they know if they got a woman pregnant she can’t have a choice in life. These laws were written to demoralize women by taking away their choices when it comes to the life of a child no matter the circumstances.

Cultural/Structural

The cultural/Structural level of oppression is in participation in a patriarchal society due to certain cultural beliefs that have been this way for years. In the Carribean cultural men are labeled the providers and women are good for taking care of children. Men will do the harder jobs while a woman will be a nurse. A woman is labeled a provider of love and care while a man is known to just bring in money to provide for the family. This sense of normalcy has been around for years with not many standing up for equality but giving the same beliefs down generational.