My favourite f- word is feminism

WHAT DOES FEMINISM MEAN?
the belief in the social, political, and economic equality of the sexes
Hating men
Being a lesbian
A result of “daddy issues”
The idea that women and men are the same
WHAT FEMINISM IS NOT

WAVES OF FEMINISM
First Wave (late 19th – early 20th centuries)
Political and economic empowerment
Second Wave (1950s-1990s)
Social equality; sexuality and reproductive rights were dominant issues
Third Wave (since 1990ish)
Intersectional Feminism; “Micro-Politics”
Fourth Wave (?)

THREE LEVELS OF SEXISM
Institutionalized Sexism
Interpersonal Sexism
Internalized Sexism

GLASS CEILING
10% of senior executives
4% of CEOs
75% of how much men earn

RAPE CULTURE AND VICTIM BLAMING
1 in 3 girls is sexually assaulted by the age of 18
80% of rape survivors know their assailant
only 3% of all rapists face punishment

BODY AUTONOMY
Reproductive rights
Objectification
Body shaming

INTERNALIZED SEXISM

THINGS TO REMEMBER WHEN DEBATING FEMINISM
Impacting
Backlash