The article begins with reminding us how far we have come in the last 40 years. It states that despite many changes for the better, feminism is not dead, it has just changed. Apparently there is a new surge of feminists heading this way, and that the new feminism means a better world for both women and men. Feminism now still includes discrimination, but also explores other issues that affect women - for example, our body image and how many females are in power.
Statistics quoted include:
- Women are still paid on average 22.6% less per hour than men
- Only 1 in 5 MPs in the House of Commons are female
- Last year 100,000 women were raped in the UK (with a conviction rate of 6.5%
- Kathryn Bigelow won the Oscar for Best Director (the first woman to ever win)
It is Company, and it is a light weight article (what else would we expect?) but it raises questions and hopefully encourages more people to consider where they stand on the issues surrounding women around the world.
It also includes 4 Feminist icons for 2010:
Jess McCabe - she is the editor of The F-Word who believes that "there are too many women affected by unequal pay, sexual or domestic violence, and everyday sexism for feminism not to be important."
Sam Roddick - daughter of Anita Roddick and owner of Coco De Mer. Company magazine have called her a pioneer who encourages women to express their sexual desires.
Jessica Velenti - she is the editor of Feministing.com
Anna van Heeswijk - she is campaign coordinator for Object which challenges the objectification of women.
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