The Feminist Movement Feminism can be defined as the promotion of women’s rights in the areas of political‚ cultural opportunities‚ social‚ and economic standing as men’s equals. The feminist movement was a social movement that was aimed gaining equal rights for women in society. The feminist movement is categorized in waves. The first wave was during the 19th and early 20th centuries focused on women’s legal rights‚ such as the right to vote‚ education‚ employment and marriage laws. During
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Career Aspirations My career aspiration is to become a physical therapist. I am going go to school for (PTA) physical therapist assistant. I chose PTA because‚ I like to help people. What started my interest for going into physical therapy was having to help my great grandma‚ that my mom took care of. My Grandma had alzheimer’s and dementia; she lived till she was 83. As we took care of my grandma‚ I watched her health dwindle. In the early stages she could walk fine on her own. Every now and then
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Feminist Theory Perception: the process by which an individual receives and analyses information. Feminist theory‚ or feminism‚ is support of equality for women and men. Although all feminists strive for gender equality‚ there are various ways to approach this theory‚ including liberal feminism‚ socialist feminism‚ and finally radical feminism. Let’s take a look at the basic feminist ideas and various approaches to achieving gender equality. Looks at ways that women can be liberated or gain more
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The Potential of Emotions in Feminist Epistemology: Developing Jaggar’s Account By Tina Strasbourg University of Calgary Abstract In this paper I analyze the potential of Allison Jaggar’s suggestion that emotions in general‚ and outlaw emotions in particular‚ be incorporated into feminist epistemology. Jaggar advocates a standpoint theory of emotions‚ and suggests that the emotions of the oppressed in particular are helpful rather than inimical to acquiring knowledge
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I’m interested in volunteer opportunities that may be available with a Physical Therapist at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center. My career path that I’m determined to pursue is becoming a Physical Therapist. It would be a great honor and opportunity to work under a licensed Physical Therapist. I have experience working with not only children‚ but also senior citizens‚ and would be thrilled to continue doing so in a voluntary capacity. I currently work at Kingsborough Community College in a children’s
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Importance of water use in the steel industry Water’s ever-growing importance in the industrial manufacturing arena has been demonstrated by an increasing concern regarding the sufficiency of both its quantity and quality for use in industrial applications. In general‚ water is used in steelmaking as a: coolant for equipment‚ furnaces‚ and intermediate steel shapes; cleansing agent to remove scale from steel products; source of steam; medium for lubricating oils and cleaning solutions;
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The feminist movement is an ongoing process that has caused a change in the thinking of many U.S. citizens in regards to women’s place in society‚ most notably the change in expectations for women‚ their involvement in politics‚ a greater allowance of women in the workplace‚ and overall less sexist stereotyping and discrimination of women. The feminist movement in the U.S. is best remembered for their achievement in getting women the right to vote in 1920 with the 19th amendment‚ but it is important
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Feminist Theology Feminist theology is based on the idea of "not lord but brother". Jesus Christ himself stepped outside of societies norms by befriending the outcasts of society‚ which included women. Women are often portrayed as the cause of or focus of evil and misdeeds in the bible. The focus of feminist theology is the perspective of theology from those who were outcast and therefore considered themselves as equals and friends to Jesus Christ. "If there is anything they desire to know‚
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Feminist Geography Since its conception‚ geography has been involved in the development of races and genders‚ mapping the boundaries that separate and exclude the world of privilege from the other. The imposing eyes that facilitated this domination have recently been challenged to quash their perpetuation of racial difference‚ and although existing more obscurely‚ to challenge the sexist legacy remaining in geography. “As part of geography‚ feminist approaches within our
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idea of gender hierarchy as a socially constructed concept. Feminism has earned itself a bad reputation‚ but it never undermined gender differences that exist between males and females. A man can never be as good a mother as a female can. Similarly‚ a woman can never be as good a father as a male can. While accepting these anatomical and physiological differences between the two genders‚ feminism seeks for both genders to be equally respected. They are both human and as a species‚ humans cannot
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