Simone de Beauvoir's "The Second Sex" and Monique Wittig's "One Is Not Born A Women" and " The Category of Sex" clearly display these inequalities. In "The Second Sex" Simone de Beauvoir classifies women as the second sex because of their relation to men. ... According to Wittig the category of sex is a method that is used to show women's subordination to men. ... Because one sex cannot reproduce on their own the relationship between the two should be 50/50. ... For him she is sex-absolute sex, no less" (de Beauvoir,162). ...

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At first perhaps you may be inclined to say 'yes' but I assure yo, your view would change if you considered what we have gained over the years as a sex... ... Today, women have just as much say as men, with regards to voting and every vote counts, regardless of the sex. ... Thankfully, now, we are seen as an equal sex in the job environment. ... There is no doubt about it, women's rights are no longer an issue in the 21st century. we have come long way, as a sex, and after great effort and work now have what we yearned for- FREEDOM! ...

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A Battle for Equal Rights Among Sexes Over an extended period of time, women have struggled constantly for equal rights. In history women have fought for appanages such as the right to an education, the right to vote, and the right to take on a career without sexual discrimination. Struggling ...

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Each issue tries to focus its articles on a main theme, such as the mother issue, the sex issue and the marriage issue. ... There are many ads in BUST though offering to better your sex life, either with your partner or by yourself. In the Fall 2002 Sex issue many of the ads are from companies that sell sex toys and offer other sex related merchandise. ... Women are not discouraged from wearing make-up, dressing cute, wanting sex and going after it. ... This is definitely not the typical type of sex advice column one would expect to read in a mainstream magazine. ...

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In the Second Sex, Simone de Beauvoir argues that "Women are not born, but made", which is also questionable. ... The Second Sex can be read in the most varied languages of the most varied cultures. ... The human culture, writes Simone de Beauvoir, has given supremacy to the sex that hunts and kills, and not to the one that gives birth, to masters of nature and not to the natural functions. ...

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However, nowhere does she make reference to a desire for more equality amongst the sexes, let alone a demonstration of those values that would make her a feminist. ... Jason states his beliefs quite directly: "If only children could be got some other way, Without the female sex! ... The chorus interprets Medea as a feminist as well: "Streams of the sacred rivers flow uphill; Tradition, order, all things are reversed: Legend will now reverse our reputation; A time comes when the female sex is honored;- (414-415, 418-419) They are pleased by Medea's fight against sexism. They ...

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Title IX is a federal law that states, "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance." I will argue between two articles: The article "How a Good Law Went Terribly Wrong" by Christina Hoff Sommers, and the article "Prohibiting Sex Discrimination in Schools." I chose to write about Title IX, not because I noticed any equality improvements, but because I still see sex discrimination i...

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As of 1989, a study confirmed that nearly three-fourths of all high schools still use sex discrimination, even though federal law has banned it. Sex discrimination has also been found in many colleges. ... In the late 1980's it was found that, only thirteen states implemented the federal Title IX law-banning sex discrimination in schools. ... She states, "Man has traditionally ruled the social sphere But woman rules the sexual and emotional sphere, and she has no rival" There is a big difference between rape and sex; "Rape is breaking and entering Sex is inherently problematic". ...

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The Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary defines feminism as the theory of political economic and social equality of the sexes and the organized activity on behalf of women's rights and interest. ... What happen to waiting for marriage before having sex? ... Since the feminism movement during the 60's sex has been looked with a grain of salt. ... Sex is more oftenly used for ''fun" or as a physical outlet for both men and women. ... With very little guidance and direction , children turn to other outlets to comfort there insecurities and troubles such as drugs and...

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Feminism is the belief in social, political, and economic equality of the sexes. ... Feminism is beneficial to men, women, and their families because it is allowing mothers, daughters, and sisters to have an equal opportunity in life to achieve all they can without any discrimination based on their sex. ... There is a lot more equality between the sexes now than there has ever been. ...

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This scene tries to blur the lines between the sexes. ... In the film the difference between the sexes will be removed. ... Ripley serves as a good feminist hero, not showing to much skin or shown as a sex appeal. ... But Ripley's issue with Ash is the most event scene where we see male anxiety toward feminism and equality of the sexes. ... Kind of like a prize for watching a movie with a woman and not seeing any nudity or sex for a whole two hours. ...

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Unfortunately, the new law had little effect on narrowing the wage gap between the sexes. ... Opponents of the ERA argued that a legal doctrine of equality threatened to erase the traditional differences between men and women and confuse the distinct roles that the sexes played in society. ...

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Unfortunately, the new law had little effect on narrowing the wage gap between the sexes. ... Opponents of the ERA argued that a legal doctrine of equality threatened to erase the traditional differences between men and women and confuse the distinct roles that the sexes played in society. ...

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Simone de Beauvoir in her article "Introduction to the Second Sex" discusses that women the situation of women in that they live in a world where men automatically assume her to be the "other." ... The only reason for which a woman is essential for a man is for sex. ...

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A way of engagement of what we are able to achieve for the equivalence of different sexes. ... In this wave, the feminists focus on ideas such as abolishing gender role expectations, defending sex work, reproductive rights....

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Ironically, this feminist woman died at the guillotine herself, having (as the newspapers explained) "forgotten the virtues suited to her sex"." ... The author states that women in the modern society are still viewed as sex objects. Women are pressured to have sex, which Sidel states is a "treacherous mine field." ...

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Simone De Beauvoir in her book The Second Sex argues and questions the superiority and condescendence of men toward women. She introduces the concept of the "second sex" to refer to women who are regarded as nothing but men controlled the secondary sex in the world. ...

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The essay "Hypocritics", published in The New Republic, and written by Peter Beinart, uses an article by Noemie Emery to make his point that feminists are resoundly "confusing consensual and nonconsensual sex" and "portraying women as sexual victims". ... , written by Ginia Bellafante, makes what could be the most important point of all, regarding the direction feminism has taken: "Fashion spectacle, paparazzi-jammed galas, mindless sex talk - is this what the road map to greater female empowerment has become? ... Bellafante also points out that the older feminists are upset with the current m...

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As the stages move on the male and female both develop the Oedipus Complex, this is when the child see the parent of the opposite sex and want to take his/ her place. ... Whatever Freud's opinions may have been in the matter of American Feminisms, there were many indications in his writing and attitude, that he did not regard the male sex as the lords of creation, nor did he describe his view of the female sex as having their main function to be ministering angels to the needs and comforts of men. ...

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The novel is frequently cited as the earliest major feminist novel, although there is not a hint in the book of any desire for political, legal, educational, or even intellectual equality between the sexes. ... Girls at a young age are much more mature and sophisticated than their fellow boys, and this phenomenon can now be found mostly in ages between 10 and 30, which means that the next generation will be dominated by women having good jobs and education This development is dangerous in the long run, because then the history will repeat itself, but now the women will be the dominating se...

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Then you get to the subject of same-sex marriage and suddenly all of the talk about equality stops dead cold. Many of the same people who are even passionately in favor of gay rights, still oppose the legalization of same-sex marriage. ... It considers the nature of sex-bias in a male-dominated culture. ...

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According to the Eastern Kentucky University website "Feminism is a multi-disciplinary approach to sex and gender equality understood through social theories and political activism. Historically, feminism has evolved from the critical examination of inequality between the sexes to a more nuanced focus on the social and performative constructions of gender and sexuality....

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"Gender" refers not to male and female, but to masculine and feminine that is, to qualities or characteristics that society ascribes to each sex. ... Talking about gender is talking about roles which brought based on sex distiction between male and female. ...

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This group inclines to focus on equal right in the workplace such as equal pay and sex segregation as well as issues on access to education and political rights. ... A big accomplishment in Liberal feminism which gives a clear example of what they stand for was the Equal Rights Amendment which was sent to the states in the 1970's stated that, "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex." ...

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So why did Elizabeth Cady Stanton believe there were so many rights denied to the female sex? ... So with her father's disappointment in her sex and his advice to try to change the law, Elizabeth's mind was full of ideas. ...

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