Female Utopia Feminism Sexism Wellbeing of Future Generations

Female Utopia Feminism & Sexism

Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act What is it? The Well-being of Future Generations Act is about improving the social, economic, environmental and cultural well-being of Wales. It will make the public bodies listed in the Act think more about the long-term, work better with people and communities and each other, look to prevent problems and take a more joined-up approach. To make sure we are all working towards the same vision, the Act has put in place seven well-being goals. For our Field project we would like to focus on the equality section of the seven well-being goals. We will be focussing on different types of equality but will mainly be looking at equality between men and women.

Equality In the past there were many problems with equality all across the world, and there were many different reasons for this, however two very big problems were equality between races, and equality between men and women. Even now there are many places across the world where specific races are still looked down upon. There have been so many protests and riots about the segregation of races and racism in this country, and now there are still many people who feel they are frowned upon or judged by the colour of their skin. As well as skin colour there have always been problems with the power women have compared to men. Throughout history, men have led countries, religions, with women being looked down on. With many men taking opinions that women are for ‘cooking, cleaning & looking after children’ as well as women being targeted as objects for sex. Throughout the years many women have protested against this.

PRIDE Overview of the film- Its the summer of 1984 Margaret Thatcher is in power and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is on strike. At the Gay Pride March in London, a group of gay and lesbian activists decides to raise money to support the families of the striking miners. But there is a problem. The Union seems embarrassed to receive their support. But the activists are not deterred. They decide to ignore the Union and go direct to the miners. They identify a mining village in deepest Wales and set off in a mini bus to make their donation in person. And so begins the extraordinary story of two seemingly alien communities who form a surprising and ultimately triumphant partnership. How it links to previous slide- the act of protesting and succeeding was rasing awareness for a cause that they felt was extremely important, or in the films case, two causes. This means that it is one step towards their perfect world and in that case a better world. How women were the major partwomen formed local groups to organise community kitchens, fundraising events, demonstrations and other supportive activities. These community groups coalesced into a national body called Women Against Pit Closures (WAPC), founded in Barnsley by local women. Clip- https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Qfa. Fg. MQ-mkw

Feminist Protests Wage Gap: • The difference between Male and Female earnings • Reduces women’s lifetime earnings • Affects their pensions • Sometimes causes poverty in later life for women • Women are paid less than men for doing the same job • Women’s skills are undervalued and frequently earn less than men for the same job – jobs of equal value • Pay scales for jobs requiring similar skills, qualifications or experience tend to be lower when they are predominantly done by women • E. g. In 2012, women who worked as cooks, cleaners, and catering staff for Birmingham city council won compensation because they were denied bonuses which were handed out to the men who did similar level male dominated jobs. Voting Rights: • Before 1918 no women were allowed to vote in parliamentary elections. • Two main Campaign groups, for women’s suffrage, became active in the early 20 th century • These two groups were ‘Suffragists’ and ‘Suffragettes’ • Suffragists campaigned in more peaceful methods and Suffragettes were determined to win the right to vote for women by any means. Their militant campaigning sometimes included unlawful and violent acts which attracted much publicity and why the suffragettes are the group most widely remembered. • In 1903, frustrated by the lack of progress, Emmeline Pankhurst and others decided more actions was required. • Under her leadership of the group she was imprisoned and went on hunger strike several times. Clothing: • Throughout history women have been largely judged on the clothes they wear. • In the early 20 th century women began to wear trousers which were predominantly worn by men up to this point. • In 1919, Luisa Capetillo challenged mainstream society by becoming the first woman to wear trousers outside in public. She was sent to prison for this because it was considered a ‘Crime’ • During WW 2 women working in industrial work places wore their husbands trousers, when they were taking over the male jobs all over the UK.

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Question page • Would previous life changing protests ad events be effected if women wernt involved? • How important are women in the world? • Can you imagine a single-gender world? • Is a true feminist utopia built on equality or is it a world filled with women? Does the answer determine what we think feminism means?