Fazal Ihsan Pattathil. Mrs. Ramsey. English I. 05 May 2017.

Fazal Ihsan Pattathil Mrs. Ramsey English I 05 May 2017 Feminist Movement Pros/Cons In the 1960’s women in America were expected to marry in their early 20’s and start a family. Back then not many women worked, most stayed at home and took care of the children. Now, in the year 2017, women have equal rights to men and are now a very important part of the workforce. Although the Feminist movement is giving women equal treatment to men there are also feminists who believe that women should be indistinguishable to men, this form of radical feminism is harmful for it gives feminists a bad name. Men and women should be equal under law even though their obvious biological differences. But, in other parts of life, it must be known that men and†¦show more content†¦Radical Feminism has created an area of unsureness of what is permissible to say to a female. Is it okay to compliment a woman on her dress, or is that considered sexual harassment? This is why most choose words carefully when complimenting a woman. There are certain compliments are offensive to women without any discussion. These types of compliments often use phrases like, â€Å"even though you are woman† or â€Å"despite being a woman† these compliments are offensive because they suggest that being a woman is a setback and that women are less capable than men at accomplishing something. On Sunday, June 7, 2015 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi caused an uproar on twitter when he â€Å"complimented† the Prime Minister of Bangladesh on her stance on terrorism by saying, â€Å"I am happy that, she, despite being a woman, has declared zero tolerance for terrorism.† Women all over the world who were rightfully outraged by Modi’s comment that it’s unusual for a woman to make a firm statement against terrorism. Supposed compliments, like Modi’s â€Å"despite being a woman† comment, are more than just rude. They perpetuate damaging stereotypes about what it means to be a woman , and indirectly tell women that, whatever their accomplishments are, they will continue to be seen as female first, and as professionals second. Although feminism has it’s bad parts, the feminist movement was a very liberating for women who had to stay home and where required to be married to own land. wives bore the