Feminist Politics Where We Stand

In bell hooks’ ” feminist politics where we stand,” she defines feminism to be a movement that will end sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression. To my understanding, this definition of feminism means that this movement will terminate the cruel and unfair treatment of individuals based on their sex and gender. bell hooks also wrote that individuals think that feminism means wanting to be equal to men or being anti-male. I agree with bell hooks because when I hear about the mass media they mostly describe feminism as being radical, ( equal pay like the opposite sex or even being treated equally like the opposite sex) that goes to all extremes to fight for equal treatment. I believe everyone should be treated equally no matter their sex, gender, or race.

Sex and Gender 101

After reading the article sex and gender 101 my understanding of gender has become more clear. To my understanding, gender is a role that is assigned by a society based on what individuals are born into. In this description, it seems people are being forced to be something that they might not want to be. I believe that gender is based on how you feel inside and what role you are comfortable in. For example, your assigned gender might be female but a deeper feeling in you knows this is not what you want to be. I also learned that there are three types of gender, those three types genders are Gender assignment, gender identity, and gender expression. Gender assignment is the gender you are born into. Gender identity is what the individual feels more comfortable in whether you feel more feminine than masculine or more masculine than feminine. Gender expression is showing their gender through the clothes you wear to the make-up you put on and the hairstyle to decide to do. In the sex section of the article, I understood it to be more of science vs gender. Sex is more of your external genitalia, it also talks about the XY chromosome which means you will be assigned a male while the XX chromosome which means you are assigned a male.

Hi Everyone,

My name is Nia Brown, I am 26 years old, and my pronouns are she/her/hers. My major is Human Services. I was born a raised in Brooklyn, New York, but my mom is Dominican and my dad is Jamaican. Personally, I value my son because he gives me the motivation to do my best in everything I do and he also motivated me to continue my education so I can provide a better future for him. Professionally, I value my education because my education will provide opportunities for me to become successful in anything I choose to do, and with these opportunities, I can provide a bright future for my son. As my major is Human Services my career choice was to become a Child Protective Specialist but when I started my internship last semester I had a change of path. I decide to continue in the Human Services field but focus on working with children.

I have always been interested in taking this course but never found the right time. Since this is my last semester at BMCC, I decided to take this course as my general elective. I am looking forward to learning about the great accomplishments women have contributed to this world. I can not wait to get into the in-depth discussion about women studies and learn about the great work women have contributed.