Feminism

Hello! We had a final presentation that introduces the result of our surveys and NPO we made in the class. Today, I'm going to share about it with you. Firstly, I'll introduce our NPO briefly. NAME:   Feminis-march  "march" means proceed or advance. We came up with this name with our goal that is to advance feminism or gender equality in Japan. GOAL&MISSION STATEMENT: ・ To advance gender equality, and empower both men and women  ・ To change the stereotype about “Feminism” and spread the concept for Japanese people, especially for younger generation. ・To make Japanese people not only women but also men think what is gender equality through “Feminism” PROJECT 1. Sharing various information all related to feminism, gender issues through our website, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.    →news, columns, or opinions from many people ex) Questionnaire on Twitter       ・Do you agree with women’s only train?     ...

Hello! I'm sorry for interrupting research questions, but I want to share the result of my feminism survey with you! Thank you for your cooperation. At first, this is the basic data. I got 23 answers all from Japanese. Everyone but one person who answered my survey were female and 19 to 20 years old. Let's check each answer! Q1. Do you know the word feminism? About half of the people know feminism, but rest half don't. Q2. Do you self-identity as s feminist? Most people answered "No" or "Not sure" Actually it was only one person who identified herself as a feminist. Q3. If there is a movement that encourage feminism, would you like to participate it? Most people didn't want to participate in feminism movement. Q 4. Do you think these examples show inequality? ・Women's only train ・Ladies day (a discount system for only men at movie theater, restaurants) ・difference of marriageable age(men 18, women 16) *These thre...

Hello:) 8. Does feminists women really hate men? I came up this question because I have heard "Feminists don't like men" on the Internet. However, personally I don't think it is always correct. That's why I want to research about this one opinion and make sure. I found so many blogs or columns tell us what do feminists think about men on the Internet. Today, I'll introduce two opinions. Wilson, E. (2016, August 24). Do feminists hate men? Retrieved July 27, 2017, from < http://suindependent.com/do-feminists-hate-men/ > This is a columns written by Elain Willson who identified herself as a feminist. She says there are certainly the perception that is "Feminists hate men." in this society. However, she believes not all feminists hate men. Actually she is also the one who love men. In her workplace, she has never experienced sexual harassment and being looked down because of her sex although she has been worked with many men. She understa...

Hello! I'll keep answering my research questions. Today's questions are related to the history of feminism. 5. When did the first feminism movement happen, and where? 6. What kind of movement was the first one as a feminism movement? 7. Which women has made the greatest progress for women's right? According to this one article,  Four Waves of Feminism. (2015, October 25). Retrieved July 26, 2017, from < https://www.pacificu.edu/about-us/news-events/four-waves-feminism >, It is said that the roots of feminism back to the ancient Greek, but the movement called First-wave Feminism that was occurred in 19th century to early 20th century in the world is known as the first. It focused on especially legal issues like women's suffrage(the right to vote). In terms of the U.S, the Seneca Falls Convention was famous. It was held in Seneca Falls, New York in July 19 to 20, 1848 by two women, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott. Its slogan was "a conventio...

Hello! I'm going to answer to this question. 4. How many types of feminism are there in the world? I made this question because I studied the fact there were feminism classifications in the other class. I found two useful resources that explain classification of feminism and I want to share three different types of feminism with you by using there two websites. ・(n.d.). Retrieved July 26, 2017, from < http://www.uah.edu/woolf/feminism_kinds.htm > ・Feminism Types and Definitions: Liberal, Socialist, Culture & Radical. (n.d.). Retrieved July 26, 2017, from < http://study.com/academy/lesson/feminism-types-and-definitions-liberal-socialist-culture-radical.html > ①Liberal feminism In general, it is said that liberal feminism is individualistic and leftist. It was originally established to require "freedom, equality and justice" for women in all opportunities, especially in terms of low. Mary Wollstonecraft and John Stuart Mill are known as the p...

Hello! Today, I'm going to answer to my research questions②③. 2. How many people identify themselves as feminists in Japan? I assumed there were few people who identify themselves as a feminist because feminism is not familiar with Japanese people, in my opinion.  Unfortunately, I couldn't find the specific data that shows how must Japanese people identify themselves as a feminist. Instead of it, I introduce  an interesting article about self-identity as a feminist. This article shows us how Japanese people think about being feminists. Is feminism taboo in japan? | read. (2015, October 20). Retrieved July 16, 2017, from https://i-d.vice.com/en_us/article/is-feminism-taboo-in-japan  From this article, I can understand what kind of meaning declaring "I am a feminist." has in Japan. In fact, if I have to declare being a feminist now, it is embarrassing. However, this feeling is exactly one kind of cause that makes a distance between us and feminism, gender equali...

Hello! I made these two word clouds by using this website. < http://www.tagxedo.com/ > It is created from Feminist Majority Foundation. (n.d.). Retrieved July 06, 2017, < http://www.feminist.org/welcome/index.html >  It is created from  by Rob / in 2017 Spring. (n.d.). Male Positive | Pro-Feminist - Changing Men in Changing Times. Retrieved July 12, 2017, from < http://voicemalemagazine.org/> From these two word clouds, we can find some notable words like "feminist", "gender", "masculinities"or "sexual". Additionally, we can also find words that shows how these two websites are working. The words like "Twitter", "Facebook" or "magazine" mean they are posting some information by using them.