Most young people of this society know or heard of a woman named Emma Watson. She is most commonly known for her role of Hermoine Granger in author J.K Rowling’s extremely successful series Harry Potter. At the age of nine years old, she auditioned for the role eight times giving light to her determined and persistent attitude even at such a young age. Emma maintained her role for all eight movies of Harry Potter, making her one of the most successful child stars. She nominated for three Academy Awards and seven British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards throughout the Harry Potter decade (Smith, 2015). At the age of 15, Emma became the youngest famous person to star on the cover of Vogue magazine. Most of Emma’s childhood was spent …show more content…
UN Women is the United Nations organization dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. It was created in July 2010, so it is relatively new. Some of the UN Women’s goals are elimination of discrimination against women and girls, empowerment of women, and achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security ("About Un Women," n.d.). In 2014, Emma was named the organization’s newest Goodwill Ambassador. Specifically, Emma is now the major face of the HeForShe Campaign started by UN Women. HeForShe is the movement which calls upon men and boys to stand up against the persisting inequalities faced by women and girls globally ("A Solidarity Movement for Gender," n.d.). Last autumn, Emma gave a speech in front of the UN, which is the speech that kicked off the launch for HeForShe. She addressed gender equality issues. Since the concept behind HeForShe is to engage men and boys in the discussion about gender equality, Watson’s address had to do with the relationships and stereotypes between men and women today (Wenzler). The goal was not to point fingers at men and say that they had hurt the female race, but it was instead to unify the sexes to tackle the issues together, since “gender inequality is not a ‘female-exclusive’ topic” (Santos). The stereotypes that men had to be masculine and domineering and women had to be feminine and submissive to men is what Watson wanted to abolish in her speech. Also in her speech, Emma talked specifically about feminism. She defined feminism as theory of the political, economic and social equality of the
Emma and Cher both abuse the power of wealth and become spoiled, socially dominating, and overly confident with themselves. However, they both feel very comfortable in this lifestyle because of their possessions and social status. Jane Austen secures Emma in the very first paragraph of her novel. She states, "Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition, seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence; and had lived nearly twenty-one years in the world with very little to vex her" (Austen 1). Cher has everything a teenager could possibly want: her own jeep, an endless wardrobe, and amounts of money that seems to be collected from a money tree outside the backdoor.
Change often spurs maturity, and such is the case in Jane Austen’s Emma. Emma’s life undergoes many changes, and Emma finds herself with new roles and responsibilities. Because of the new roles, Emma matures throughout the course of the novel.
Male power is being overthrown. There may be a crisis of masculinity, but 'Men still outnumber women in positions of power across the globe, still glower downwards through the glass ceiling, still strut the cabinet and boardrooms in every developed country in the world, the seeming masters of their fate and everybody else's. In the developing world the situation is even more unequal. The gender disparity in sharing the burden of unpaid work is stark, and for all the talk of equality women throughout the world continue to work longer hours than men and are paid very much less for it. The colonists are still in command.'
During the time she spent in the confederate camp, she gathered a lot of information which she brought back to the Union. She also had several other spy missions in different confederate camps as Cuff.
Chris Beasley points out that feminism isn’t just the simple movement to try and make the women’s word and ideas equal to the males. It is much more than that, it requires changing the views of everyone around the world. Around the world, it is the male’s views and thoughts
In today’s society boys become men when they hit puberty or lose their virginity. But women on the other hand become women when they get married and have children. It was commonly known that men earn more money in the workplace, and hold higher positions. Since years ago women have been able to do nothing, they had no say nor, could they vote. Women were expected to keep quiet when a problem occurred and not speak up for what they believed in. It was the stereotype that “a woman’s place was in the home”. The men were out making the money for the family so it was like what could you possi...
Gender equality needed to end yet chances are, that it hasn't. Watson's speech was the first speech about gender equality in the UN. She made it not only women's problem but men as well. Watson had explained that she has talked about it before, yet hasn't noticed it. The definition is then given say that it is the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities, etc. At the age of eight, Watson started questioning gender-based assumptions. She mentions that at the age of 14, she started being sexualized by certain elements of the press. By 15, her girl friends were dropping out of their sports because they didn't want to be “muscly”.Watson goes back with memory on how she has thought about the situations before and how still we have these issues. Later she noticed that she was a feminist. As feminism become an unpopular word, today it still isn't very popular. The appeal that was entitled to what Watson said was “No country in the world can yet say they have achieved gender equality”. Watson wasn't limited based on the fact that she was a girl in school. Watson points out that Gender equality is everyone's issue and not just one gender. “If men don't have to control, women won't have to be controlled.”(Watson). She uses the quote of “if not me, who? If not now, when?” Watson makes her speeches interesting by wording. For example, she related to herself as the
In her speech for advocating HeForShe campaign, Watson utilizes definitions and statistics to support her claim. Watson first defines the definition of feminism by Merriam Webster, the well-known dictionary, in the beginning of her speech, “For the record, feminism by definition is “the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities. It is the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes” (Eidenmuller). Through showing the definition, Watson demonstrates to the audience what her arguments are based on, and clears the misconception people have against feminism, thus, strengthening her
Adichie is demonstrating that gender inequality is affecting both males and females; she does not seek to castigate men or set one gender against another. Instead, she recognizes that society as a whole
...action with others… especially men. This supplies final substantiation of the authors' argument, that women continue to be oppressed by their male-dominated societies. It is a bold undertaking for women to ally and promote a world movement to abandon sexist traditions. Although I have never lived in a third world or non-Westernized country, I have studied the conditions women suffer as "inferior" to men. In National Geographic and various courses I have taken, these terrible conditions are depicted in full color. Gender inequality is a terrible trait of our global society, and unfortunately, a trait that might not be ready to change. In America we see gender bias towards women in voters' unwillingness to elect more females into high office, and while this is not nearly as severe as the rest of the world, it indicates the lingering practice of gender inequality.
In the novel, Emma, Austen introduced her audience to a new idea of patriarchy. While she is known to satirize society for the “faulty education of female children, limited expectations for girls and women, and the perils of the marriage market” (“Austen, Jane”). Austen expresses the irony of the men of her patriarchal society and proposes the ideal gentleman in Mr. Knightley. In Emma, Austen moves away from “a traditional idea of 'natural' male supremacy towards a 'modern' notion of gender equity” (Marsh). Jane Austen is a revolutionary in the way she transforms the idea of Nineteenth Century patriarchy by not “reinforcing the traditional gender stereotypes” (Rosenbury) but instead challenging the status quo. While her characters still hold some ties to traditional ideals, Austen proves to be ahead of her time, influencing the way gender is regarded today.
I have come to the realization that men are both excluded from being sensitive, and as well of being capable of doing things that are considered as “women’s stuff”. Many times father’s roles toward being a parent is valued less by society despite the role of a mother toward a child. These are gender stereotypes that have been influencing men’s mentality. These needs to stop, men have equal rights and opportunities to be free about their expressions as women, and when these happens things would change as a natural consequence for women. HeForShe is inviting people to create a bold and to stand together, they wanted to create a visible force for gender equality and it starts by taking action right now.
Additionally, this evaluation argues that we have partially realized Wollstonecraft’s vision of women in society, and that we must continue to advocate for increasing education about gender equality for both men and women, if we are ever to achieve parity in a political and social society.
Emma is the main character in the novel. She is a beautiful, smart, and wealthy 21-year-old woman. Because of her admired qualities, Emma is a little conceited. She is the daughter of Henry Woodhouse. Since her mother died, Emma has taken the role of taking care of her father, who is old and often sick.
Adichie was born in Nigeria and is most known for giving a TEDxTalk in 2013 about modern feminism. After the overwhelming success of the talk, such as having millions of views on YouTube and being featured in the song “Flawless” by Beyoncé, she decided to publish the speech into an expanded essay named “We Should All Be Feminists.” In this essay, Adichie talks about her life and encounters of sexism from a young age, especially her introduction to the word “feminist” occurring at fourteen. She is having a normal day, playing and arguing with her friend Okoloma, until he “harmlessly” quips, “`You know, you’re a feminist’” (8), which in Nigeria, is not a compliment. She also spends a third of the essay addressing the fact all negativity towards gender inequality has the same root: unwavering tradition. She questions, “What if, in raising our children, we (the parents) focus on ability instead of gender… interest instead of gender” (36)? Simply, if negativity towards the opposite sex is eradicated in a new generation, there will be no more inequality to worry about. She also parallels Wollstonecraft in commenting on the fascinating diversity of males and females. She claims that if men are undeniably strong physically, women should be held in the same