Progress in our modern society, aspect of progress, progress for women, women's struggle, place of women, women's situation, Tarana Burke
I'm going to deal with the notion of the idea of progress. First, I'd like to define the notion. Progress can be linked to an improvement in the technical and scientific fields. In the social field, it refers to a betterment of life's conditions. Particularly, social progress means more equality between people and in this case, between man and women.
[...] Also, in the UK, in 1970, following several strikes in favour of equal pay, the Equal Pay Act went through its parliamentary stages and established the principle of equal pay for equal work. II. Their positive consequences on both people and societies Furthermore, the huge improvements concerning women's rights have a strong impact on our modern societies. For instance, we have seen, the movement MeToo, an online campaign that supports victims of sexual abuse, assault and harassment, has recently taken social media by storm. Created 10 years ago by American feminist Tarana Burke, this movement has liberated women's voice who had remained silent for too many years. [...]
[...] How does progress affect our modern societies? Does it have positive or negative effects? I'm going to deal with the notion of the idea of progress. First, I'd like to define the notion. Progress can be linked to an improvement in the technical and scientific fields. In the social field, it refers to a betterment of life's conditions. Particularly, social progress means more equality between people and in this case, between man and women. Through this presentation I will try to answer the following question: How does progress affect our modern societies? [...]
[...] Moreover, Oprah Winfrey in her stunning speech at the Golden Globes in 2017, inspired generations of women by being the richest African-American woman of the 20th century even though the star was born in a difficult environment. To conclude we can say that the fight for gender equality has formed our societies in a positive way. In fact, throughout history, women's struggle for equal rights has shaped our society, which is gradually moving towards gender equality. Nowadays, the place of women is becoming more and more significant thanks to the influence and determination of committed feminists. However, feminist actions are now often associated with male hatred that negatively affects society. [...]
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