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Sexism

Published on Dec 23, 2015

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'Enough is enough'

:the fight against everyday sexism
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themes

  • Sexism is alive today
  • Both work and school as well as everyday live
  • the effect it has on women and girls

sexism alive today:

  • Women can't be strong.
  • 'Women need a man to tell them what they can do'
  • Take a compliment.
  • Why are you so frigid?
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work and School

  • women who are bossy seen as "Queen bee"
  • Given unnecessary jobs like making coffee
  • girls in school need to dress better and look better
  • thigh-gaps
  • guys assume girls are easy by the way they dress
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everyday life

  • cat calls walking down the street
  • sexually harassed in public transportation
  • unequal opportunities
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effect on women and girls

  • feel the need to be more feminine 
  • unappreciated for work that is done
  • eating disorders
  • felling the need to have sex at an early age
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thoughts and opinions

  • Sexism isn't seen as a big issue
  • Women aren't taken serious in big paying jobs
  • its seen as normal for a girl to be sexualized at a young age
  • labeled as a slut for accepting 'compliments' by others
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why do you think it's alright for people to assume sexism isn't a big issue?

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Bates, Laura. "Enough is Enough: the fight against everyday sexism". The Guardian. 28 March 2014. Web. 17 June 2014.

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