First CC and Reiki, thanks for responding.... In a rush to do my posting, I forgot to give you a definition for "feminism". (Mind you, I am taking a course in this.) These were questions posed in class and I wanted a different perspective. As for question #3, I want to know if you feel that when women show agression are we slighted in terms of positions of power and is there a way for feminists to address the issue of female power and teach girls to be competitive and not feel uncomfortable about it? Lastly, I notice that each of the D-9 has targets and goals. Do you feel that there are other "issues" that need to be addressed outside of the targets or focuses you have in place or if those goals your organization (whether it's a greek-lettered organization or not) is targeting encompasses other feminist agendas like the inequalities that the disabled/LGBT/black/latino/etc. communities face?
The following tripartite definition is from the soc.feminism FAQ file (
http://www.cs.uu.nl/wais/html/na-dir/feminism/info.html):
1. The belief that women and men are, and have been, treated
differently by our society, and that women have frequently
and systematically been unable to participate fully in all
social arenas and institutions.
2. A desire to change that situation.
3. That this gives a "new" point-of-view on society, when
eliminating old assumptions about why things are the way
they are, and looking at it from the perspective that women
are not inferior and men are not "the norm."
"The coining of the phrase "Third Wave" often gets credited to 90's feminists (the authors of Manifesta, for instance) indeed it was first used in the 70's by women of color re: the feminist movement at that time and the need to include the voices and concerns of non-white middle class women." research.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/wavemore.html
Sidebar: CC Could you define to me in your own words what "black feminism" is to you? Thanks
Peace.
