Review of the Clinton Campaign 2008, Pat Schroeder
I think Hillary Clinton has played an extraordinary role as a candidate on the Democratic Party. I think we still fighting on becoming equal to men and we still have a lot to do to be recognized in the political system. Women have evolved throughout the time and have demonstrated their abilities and capacity to performed high positions at work in different environments however for men is hard to recognized women's effort and abilities to lead a country. Hillary is an admirable woman that has demonstrated her capacity to guide this country and make it better. On the other hand we have to recognize that Obama is though opponent and he also is an extraordinary candidate. Whereas the way people think, now shows that they have evolved and respect woman more the 100 years ago. Women have gained an important place in politics but they still need to work harder to be totally free from men's oppression. At this moment Hillary as an icon has gained a lot respect from men and women. As women I'm proud that Hillary had gone that far and that she has the temper and courage to run as a candidate for the presidency. I believe that she will encourage other women to participate more in economic and political issues that will give women the power they need to gain men's respect.
Gloria Steinem on Gender & Race in Election 2008
Race and gender have been an issue throughout the time and I find fascinating that nowadays we still dealing with these issues. I never thought that voters could have a conflict in electing the next President moreover make their decisions based on race and gender. It is unbelievable that this still happening considering that we are living in a First World Country. We still making decisions based in color and sex, we still have issues with minority communities and that is what media want us to focus rather than what each candidate can offer to the people of the country. Steinem on her review also mention that media is taking advantage of the candidates’ characteristics to exploit them in order to arise people’s differences. Furthermore, Steinem finds absurd to be committed to these concepts therefore she blames the media for grading the significance of race and gender within the Presidential Election.
Steinem peacefully points out that both candidates of the Democratic Party are outstanding candidates to rule the country and people should make their decision based on the proposals of each aspirant. In addition, voters should focus on contender’s plans that will benefit the country and change economy’s perspective on a positive way.
Monday, June 2, 2008
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Blog # 14
1. A series of revolutionary events and federal legislations that were passed on women’s rights issues approaches to women’s lives and demands helped to shift the center of feminist energy and authority away from men and the white middle-class women.
Women frustrated by the light response to their demands created NOW (National Organization for Women) that played an important role in the emergence of women’s liberation because it focused on bringing women’s equality through legal and political means. During the late sixties African American Women focused on cultivating black leadership and mass empowerment instead of racial integration and concentration as a result every community created their own organization for example Mexican Americans formed the Chicano nationalism; Native Americans formed the All-Indian Nation, and Asian American established the Pan Asian movement. However, the more impacting group was the black power that had a complex influence in women’s liberation. Black power focuses were on self determination rather than integration and on the group rather than individual. Furthermore, in 1965 the war in Vietnam provided women the tools to empower their political participation. The women’s anti-war demonstration was the first political movement at which women participated nationally.
2. The famous protest of the Miss America pageant known for the “bra-burning”, women objected that the Pageant was racist and degrade notion of womanhood because they were advertised as a sexual object or as a maid. The protest took place in Atlanta City, New Jersey in which women formulated a list of demands. The highlight of the Miss America pageant protest was to end with the stereotypes of women that media portrait as how to dress, how to behave, how competitive you are; women’s appearance vs. men’s actions. The famous “trash can bra” was an objection of how women was seen in society and oppressed by men furthermore the protest also wanted to end with the low-status roles assigned to women and to inculcate false values in young girls.
3. I think that American women have stepped out of the box and made a giant impact in society. Even though, women have succeeded in obtaining big changes in economic, politic and cultural status to favor women we still have a long way to go. Women still stereotyped as the weak gender and still have some limitations at work. For instance, women of this country should secure themselves and their sacred right to elective franchise. Women is man’s equal therefore I believe is women’s duties to maintain and strength women’s position in society a hard labor, legacy that woman from the past has in heritage us.
Textbook document
4. Orenstein compared Sex in the City with an old show called Mary Tyler Moore Show in which the main character is a single journalist women looking for the men of her life. The feminist show initiated in 1970, in which the journalist performed a job as a television producer, tackled important issues as freedom of the press and sexism in the work place. In contrast, the female protagonists of Sex and the City are superficial, materialistic, and frantic. The show have no real causes and focuses more in the girls dating all the time with no real cause just because. Unfortunately, for the last generations feminism has been taken for granted and the media manipulate and present it as a libertarian instead of liberation. The woman of the new generation on this show has no moral values at all and no family causes for what to live or fight. The show in Catherine Orenstein’s words “had failed to leverage youth and beauty into something more substantial.”
5. Definitely Rebecca Walker and Catherine Orenstein agree in the same ideology of women power. Walker’s essay focus in what women can do to be more powerful and educated. Even though, women have been liberated from marriage and procreation as the main roles women still have to work in moral codes, no confuse sex with sexuality, explore sex responsibly and encourage other women to respect and honor their own sexuality and no showing the burden side of sexuality in which women is denigrated and make invalid what women in the past fought for.
6. I agree with Walker and Orenstein I think TV shows should focus more and what women can do to empower themselves instead of focusing only on dating as they were on high school. Women still have to show that the place she has in society nowadays has a reason to maintain it and no let the cause to be diffused or twisted on self-defeating behaviors. I believe that women constitute a revolutionary soul force that can and will change the world for a better place to live. Feminist it was not a random movement, it was a revolutionary movement in which women acquired the power to speak freely and loud, it was the beginning of the new era's women that recognized women's value economic, politic, and cultural where it was only in the past a men's world.
Women frustrated by the light response to their demands created NOW (National Organization for Women) that played an important role in the emergence of women’s liberation because it focused on bringing women’s equality through legal and political means. During the late sixties African American Women focused on cultivating black leadership and mass empowerment instead of racial integration and concentration as a result every community created their own organization for example Mexican Americans formed the Chicano nationalism; Native Americans formed the All-Indian Nation, and Asian American established the Pan Asian movement. However, the more impacting group was the black power that had a complex influence in women’s liberation. Black power focuses were on self determination rather than integration and on the group rather than individual. Furthermore, in 1965 the war in Vietnam provided women the tools to empower their political participation. The women’s anti-war demonstration was the first political movement at which women participated nationally.
2. The famous protest of the Miss America pageant known for the “bra-burning”, women objected that the Pageant was racist and degrade notion of womanhood because they were advertised as a sexual object or as a maid. The protest took place in Atlanta City, New Jersey in which women formulated a list of demands. The highlight of the Miss America pageant protest was to end with the stereotypes of women that media portrait as how to dress, how to behave, how competitive you are; women’s appearance vs. men’s actions. The famous “trash can bra” was an objection of how women was seen in society and oppressed by men furthermore the protest also wanted to end with the low-status roles assigned to women and to inculcate false values in young girls.
3. I think that American women have stepped out of the box and made a giant impact in society. Even though, women have succeeded in obtaining big changes in economic, politic and cultural status to favor women we still have a long way to go. Women still stereotyped as the weak gender and still have some limitations at work. For instance, women of this country should secure themselves and their sacred right to elective franchise. Women is man’s equal therefore I believe is women’s duties to maintain and strength women’s position in society a hard labor, legacy that woman from the past has in heritage us.
Textbook document
4. Orenstein compared Sex in the City with an old show called Mary Tyler Moore Show in which the main character is a single journalist women looking for the men of her life. The feminist show initiated in 1970, in which the journalist performed a job as a television producer, tackled important issues as freedom of the press and sexism in the work place. In contrast, the female protagonists of Sex and the City are superficial, materialistic, and frantic. The show have no real causes and focuses more in the girls dating all the time with no real cause just because. Unfortunately, for the last generations feminism has been taken for granted and the media manipulate and present it as a libertarian instead of liberation. The woman of the new generation on this show has no moral values at all and no family causes for what to live or fight. The show in Catherine Orenstein’s words “had failed to leverage youth and beauty into something more substantial.”
5. Definitely Rebecca Walker and Catherine Orenstein agree in the same ideology of women power. Walker’s essay focus in what women can do to be more powerful and educated. Even though, women have been liberated from marriage and procreation as the main roles women still have to work in moral codes, no confuse sex with sexuality, explore sex responsibly and encourage other women to respect and honor their own sexuality and no showing the burden side of sexuality in which women is denigrated and make invalid what women in the past fought for.
6. I agree with Walker and Orenstein I think TV shows should focus more and what women can do to empower themselves instead of focusing only on dating as they were on high school. Women still have to show that the place she has in society nowadays has a reason to maintain it and no let the cause to be diffused or twisted on self-defeating behaviors. I believe that women constitute a revolutionary soul force that can and will change the world for a better place to live. Feminist it was not a random movement, it was a revolutionary movement in which women acquired the power to speak freely and loud, it was the beginning of the new era's women that recognized women's value economic, politic, and cultural where it was only in the past a men's world.
Monday, May 19, 2008
Monday, May 12, 2008
Blog # 12
Part A
1. During the World War II the gender stereotype was challenged for women because of the need of labor force during this epoch. World War II forced women to step out of the house and start working in industrial workplaces in jobs that before were only performed by men. During this period women competed with men during their absence however women demonstrated that they were capable and had the skills to perform jobs out of the house. Women join military organizations as the Women’s Air Force Service Pilots, Women’s Army Corps, Women’s Naval Reserve, among others but women were told that they can only retain their jobs until men come back from war. Women achieved their goal as men recognized that women were able to execute men’s jobs in their absence. World War II helped women to be introduced in the workplaces and the impact that made in women’s life has until now sequels.
2. The most long-lasting results for women and their families during World War II was that women realized that they were able to support their families in men’s absence as consequence families became dependable in women wages. Women also noticed that they have the strength and abilities required for manufacturers to perform same jobs as men and were not only assigned to perform domestic roles, motherhood, and household shores. During this period World War II provide women of independence wage and a better standard of living. WW II opened a window for women who secured a place in the workplace and to a higher education.
Part B
1. Definitely the article mentioned that work opportunities were limited to women because of old stereotypes until the World War II. Women were under men’s oppression therefore they were confined to domestic roles and child care. World War II opened a new chapter for determined and talented females that wanted to become financially independent.
2. The audience was both genders female and male but the message was specially directed to men. Women wanted to be noticed and recognized for their effort, hard work, and participation in the World War II. It was important also, for women let men know that their job will be returned to them when they come back from war.
3. Women’s attitude was always positive even though they were overloaded of work; added to this their responsibility as a mother and domestic roles. Women were always willing to learn fast to take over men’s jobs. Women were not intimidated by men to perform those types of jobs moreover women became more skilled at work as a result men were forced to work harder and faster to match women’s production quantity.
4. Women that were working on the line of assembly were not required to use physical work to perform their job therefore men considered that their feminism was retained. Women that was required to use physical work were compared to men and considered them less feminine, also men felt that women were challenging their abilities by performing jobs that before exclusively reserved for men. Tommy Joseph was an example of the effect of the World War II , she was drilling bulkhead webs for Army airplanes, this was only one example of thousands that were unlikely during this period but they were true.
5. A high percentage of women returned to home while the rest of the women decided to stay in the factories and fight for their rights. Some of the women were not happy working in the factories because of the poor condition of the work places however many women decided to change those conditions by forming organizations and other groups to protest against wages and work conditions that later will reform the constitution by granting rights and better works and wages for women. The most significant change was that women liked and enjoyed working for herself and having her own money. Women also realized that they were capable to perform the same jobs as men and were not only relegated to domestic roles. Women took advantage of the opportunity that World War II opened to them to become more autonomy and financially independent.
1. During the World War II the gender stereotype was challenged for women because of the need of labor force during this epoch. World War II forced women to step out of the house and start working in industrial workplaces in jobs that before were only performed by men. During this period women competed with men during their absence however women demonstrated that they were capable and had the skills to perform jobs out of the house. Women join military organizations as the Women’s Air Force Service Pilots, Women’s Army Corps, Women’s Naval Reserve, among others but women were told that they can only retain their jobs until men come back from war. Women achieved their goal as men recognized that women were able to execute men’s jobs in their absence. World War II helped women to be introduced in the workplaces and the impact that made in women’s life has until now sequels.
2. The most long-lasting results for women and their families during World War II was that women realized that they were able to support their families in men’s absence as consequence families became dependable in women wages. Women also noticed that they have the strength and abilities required for manufacturers to perform same jobs as men and were not only assigned to perform domestic roles, motherhood, and household shores. During this period World War II provide women of independence wage and a better standard of living. WW II opened a window for women who secured a place in the workplace and to a higher education.
Part B
1. Definitely the article mentioned that work opportunities were limited to women because of old stereotypes until the World War II. Women were under men’s oppression therefore they were confined to domestic roles and child care. World War II opened a new chapter for determined and talented females that wanted to become financially independent.
2. The audience was both genders female and male but the message was specially directed to men. Women wanted to be noticed and recognized for their effort, hard work, and participation in the World War II. It was important also, for women let men know that their job will be returned to them when they come back from war.
3. Women’s attitude was always positive even though they were overloaded of work; added to this their responsibility as a mother and domestic roles. Women were always willing to learn fast to take over men’s jobs. Women were not intimidated by men to perform those types of jobs moreover women became more skilled at work as a result men were forced to work harder and faster to match women’s production quantity.
4. Women that were working on the line of assembly were not required to use physical work to perform their job therefore men considered that their feminism was retained. Women that was required to use physical work were compared to men and considered them less feminine, also men felt that women were challenging their abilities by performing jobs that before exclusively reserved for men. Tommy Joseph was an example of the effect of the World War II , she was drilling bulkhead webs for Army airplanes, this was only one example of thousands that were unlikely during this period but they were true.
5. A high percentage of women returned to home while the rest of the women decided to stay in the factories and fight for their rights. Some of the women were not happy working in the factories because of the poor condition of the work places however many women decided to change those conditions by forming organizations and other groups to protest against wages and work conditions that later will reform the constitution by granting rights and better works and wages for women. The most significant change was that women liked and enjoyed working for herself and having her own money. Women also realized that they were capable to perform the same jobs as men and were not only relegated to domestic roles. Women took advantage of the opportunity that World War II opened to them to become more autonomy and financially independent.
Monday, May 5, 2008
Monday, April 28, 2008
Monday, April 21, 2008
Blog # 9
Textbook: Chapter 6
1. The forces that drove women to immigrate to United States were independence, arranged marriages, the opportunity to merry men on their own choosing, economic independence as to work for their own wage, single mothers that were afraid to the scandal, women that had nothing to offer in a marriage according to some of the countries’ traditions. Also, economic forces as poverty, limited opportunities and rigid morality at home were some of the circumstances that accelerated the immigration to U.S. In addition, political persecution was another reason for people to come to U.S. seeking political protection or simply to initiate a new life. Furthermore, women were mistreated due to healthy issues or suspicious of diseases. These women were isolated, confined and ultimately deported.
Men shared some of the ideas with women about the causes of immigration as economic forces and political persecution. Men also, wanted to be part of America’s prosperity and growth.
2. Women that participated in industrial protests and suffrage movement belonged to the working-class while the Settlement House Movement was formed for middle-class and upper-class women. Regardless any level class, women had a common goal: self and economic independence. The different groups were fighting for equal rights in the U.S. Constitution and social welfare provision that would help working-class women and families. Both movements were combating women subordination that will lead them later to a “modern social welfare reform.” (Pg.367)
Textbook Document
3. During her stay at the Hull House Addam analyzed the contradictory frameworks between benefactors and the beneficiaries at the charity house. She questioned the motives that rich people had in helping poor people when some of them they have the power to no let them be in that position, which behavior ultimately are hypocrite and it’s just a society’s requirement. Adam’s also, study the relationship between parents and children. A family role model will be pass their values and ideologies to future generations no questioning if they are right or wrong but instead perpetrating it throughout time.
Addam’s philosophy said that lower stage and backwards cultures are a necessary evil because without it they will be no evolution to higher stages and superior cultures. She also, mentioned that leisure women had become superficial and had not feelings at all with elemental human needs.
The most complex reflection that Jane Addams point in this essay is her conclusion in how difficult is “To love mercy” (Pg.385) with fairness and in a humble way because each one by itself is not easy to fulfill, understanding that the combination of the three is more complex to accomplish.
4. Jane Addam’s perspective became more sharp and genuine as a result of her volunteer work at the settlement houses. She along with another group of people was successfully able to help women and children affected by economic depression or social issues. Her studies helped her to understand better the co-relationship between benefactors and beneficiaries furthermore to help poor women and children who had no education opportunities and were more affected by labor democracy.
Addam developed empathy for immigrant children and fought to ban child labor. She was misunderstood by poor and rich people however her philosophy influenced reformers from all over the world to finally turn her into the head of the women’s international peace movement.
1. The forces that drove women to immigrate to United States were independence, arranged marriages, the opportunity to merry men on their own choosing, economic independence as to work for their own wage, single mothers that were afraid to the scandal, women that had nothing to offer in a marriage according to some of the countries’ traditions. Also, economic forces as poverty, limited opportunities and rigid morality at home were some of the circumstances that accelerated the immigration to U.S. In addition, political persecution was another reason for people to come to U.S. seeking political protection or simply to initiate a new life. Furthermore, women were mistreated due to healthy issues or suspicious of diseases. These women were isolated, confined and ultimately deported.
Men shared some of the ideas with women about the causes of immigration as economic forces and political persecution. Men also, wanted to be part of America’s prosperity and growth.
2. Women that participated in industrial protests and suffrage movement belonged to the working-class while the Settlement House Movement was formed for middle-class and upper-class women. Regardless any level class, women had a common goal: self and economic independence. The different groups were fighting for equal rights in the U.S. Constitution and social welfare provision that would help working-class women and families. Both movements were combating women subordination that will lead them later to a “modern social welfare reform.” (Pg.367)
Textbook Document
3. During her stay at the Hull House Addam analyzed the contradictory frameworks between benefactors and the beneficiaries at the charity house. She questioned the motives that rich people had in helping poor people when some of them they have the power to no let them be in that position, which behavior ultimately are hypocrite and it’s just a society’s requirement. Adam’s also, study the relationship between parents and children. A family role model will be pass their values and ideologies to future generations no questioning if they are right or wrong but instead perpetrating it throughout time.
Addam’s philosophy said that lower stage and backwards cultures are a necessary evil because without it they will be no evolution to higher stages and superior cultures. She also, mentioned that leisure women had become superficial and had not feelings at all with elemental human needs.
The most complex reflection that Jane Addams point in this essay is her conclusion in how difficult is “To love mercy” (Pg.385) with fairness and in a humble way because each one by itself is not easy to fulfill, understanding that the combination of the three is more complex to accomplish.
4. Jane Addam’s perspective became more sharp and genuine as a result of her volunteer work at the settlement houses. She along with another group of people was successfully able to help women and children affected by economic depression or social issues. Her studies helped her to understand better the co-relationship between benefactors and beneficiaries furthermore to help poor women and children who had no education opportunities and were more affected by labor democracy.
Addam developed empathy for immigrant children and fought to ban child labor. She was misunderstood by poor and rich people however her philosophy influenced reformers from all over the world to finally turn her into the head of the women’s international peace movement.
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