Feminist Movement

“The law cannot do it for us. We must do it for ourselves. Women in this country must become revolutionaries. We must refuse to accept the old, the traditional roles and stereotypes…. We must replace the old, negative thoughts about our femininity with positive thoughts and positive action….”

Mid-19th century, with the self-awareness of Western women, women’s groups as an independent force in the The stage of history, and set off the first feminist movement for women’s rights. After World War II, more and more women going to work instead of stay in home doing house work, the feminism movement sprout that women didn’t reconcile to be appendant to men and sacrifice to their families any more. People increasingly believe that women in a male-centered society suffer unequal treatment.

“The fight began, many women were saying, with the body, which seemed to be the beginning of the exploitation of women-as sex plaything (weak and incompetent), as pregnant woman (helpless), as middle-aged woman (no longer considered beautiful), as older woman (to be ignored, set aside). ”

The community and even the women themselves think that reproductive rights are women’s rights rather than the rights of men, women are to be masters of their own body, should not be a reproductive tool. Only the implementation of birth control in order to liberate women from having children from heavy activity out. Women’s reproductive function is the reason of male domination. Childbirth and breastfeeding lead women had to rely on the production and protection of men to seek survival. They argued that the emancipation of women, to participate fully in public affairs activities necessary requirement that they have birth control and sexual activity freedom. They believe they have right to decide to be mother and when fertility.