#13 Bonus

Discuss how the three waves of feminism are each trying to build on, and address shortcomings in, the earlier waves’ treatment of gender politics. In the first wave, in other words, what are they trying to fix about society? In the second, what are they trying to add to and fix in the first wave? In the third, what are they trying to add to and fix in the first and second waves? Discuss this through an image or video you find online. (150-200 words).

The three waves of feminism are equal rights, equal recognition, and reclaiming power. The first wave generally fights for quantity of rights, such as fighting for the ability of women to be elected into office and about basic human rights in a democratic society. The second wave builds on that by once receiving the equal rights, actually improving the quality of life. It is more about qualitative rights, like equal pay for equal work and erasing the glass ceiling. The third wave discusses appropriating signifiers. It is trying to reclaim the power that many take away from them in the first and second wave. A good example of this is agency, and a group of women calling each other bitches.

The first picture shows the “glass ceiling” that women in the corporate world cannot surpass. While searching for glass ceiling pictures, I also found a lot of pictures showing women breaking the glass ceiling. In the second picture, it ties in all the waves for me – it shows a woman telling others “you can do it!” – a typical feminism picture.