Race is a Feminist Issue
Women battle discrimination based on their sex for equal pay, equal
benefits, and equal treatment. But women of color, regardless if they are black,
Asian, Native American, or Vietnamese battle an intersectionality of sexism and
racism. In the feminist movement for equal treatment, women must be color blind
as they unite to help one another. The article titled, “Race is a Feminist
Issue,” Shavon McKinstry discusses that feminism must remember that “not all
women are white, heterosexual, able-bodied, and cis-gendered.” Feminism must
also be intersectional.
The feminist movement is not only concerned about the wage gap and
equality in the work place; issues of concern include abortion, domestic
violence, rights to education, and sexual assault. The Violence Against Women
Act (VAWA) was left to expire by the Senate and House in 2011. The “sticking
point has been new protections for three particularly vulnerable groups:
undocumented immigrants, members of the LGBT community, and Native Americans.”
Feminism must include all women if they are to work for change. Women
regardless of their color come from all different backgrounds, socioeconomic
levels, and cultures. Not all women have the same concerns, but without unity,
the efforts toward change will be left to expire just like the VAWA.
Feminism is an issue for the equality of women around the world because
women’s rights and human rights are interchangeable. It has become a global
issue according to a 2013 issue published by the Association for Women’s Rights
in Development. Jazeera states in his 2013 article that “tackling the gender
inequalities and critical barriers that prevent women and girls from exercising
their rights and empowering themselves must be at the heart of our efforts to
create sustainable, prosperous and resilient societies.” Inequality slows
economic growth and causes harm in all countries around the world.
It is time to unite to work together to end discrimination and inequality
for all.
Website reference:
http://www.sparksummit.com/2013/01/01/race-is-a-feminist-issue/
http://www.awid.org/News-Analysis/Issues-and-Analysis/Women-s-rights-are-human-rights-now-more-than-ever
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