Feminism: essential reading

     

1. Was the Twitter boycott an appropriate response to the online threats prominent women were receiving? “The internet makes it very easy to make this sort of threat, and sites that don’t make it easy to report abuse like this make men like those who have been threatening me feel like there will be no comeback. I told some of them they would not get away with it and they just laughed; at the moment, they are right. There has been a deafening silence from Twitter. The accounts of the men who said those things are still active. There needs to be a massive culture shift at Twitter. A conversation has begun that is a long way from over. Women – the majority of social media users – should not be subject to rape and death threats. And yes thanks, I know the difference between disagreement and a description of dismemberment. We want the company hosting these threats to be less lackadaisical and able to respond faster. We provide the content and can it take it elsewhere. There are other platforms out there and Twitter has felt past its peak for a while anyway.
2. Should Twitter have done more in response to those threats?                                    

I believe twitter should have done more in response of treats as they arnt really taking action for it. this can lead to serious problems as people may be deleting their accounts due to twitter not taking response to the threats. However in a way i believe they shouldn't do more in response of those threats as this protest is probably a waste of time. What has been eye-opening is the outpouring of hostility to the very notion of a boycott. The ongoing discussions about the technical difficulties abound and the essential complicated ones about free speech will continue. But what remains is the simple and essential fact: right now it possible to threaten rape and kill women online without any consequences. 

      3. Should young women in 2013 take an interest in feminism? Do young women              need to 'reclaim' feminism?

I believe they still should this is because women still haven't reached to the top as people still believe men are above woman until this is going i believe young woman should still carry on taking an interest in feminism and stand up for their rights as according to research woman have took over most universities as now we see less men going into medicine etc. This hints at the problem with the equality-by-the-numbers approach: it presumes women want absolute parity in all things measurable, and that the average woman wants to work as many hours as the average man, that they want to be CEOs, heads of state, surgeons and Cabinet heads just as much as men do. But a consistent majority of women, including those working full time, say they would prefer to work part time or not at all; among men, the number is 19%. And they’re not just talking; in actual practice, 27% of working women are on the job only part time, compared with 11% of men. 

Since so many view women's rights as no longer a problem, this trend for misogynist statements has increased alarmingly. It is not OK for our peers, or even the Prime Minister, to tell us to "calm down, dear". Feminism is, simply, the march for women towards equality. My generation needs to reclaim the label and end this tide of casual 

1. Why has the internet been effective in feminist campaigns?

                                                           

1. What is your opinion on page 3 of the Sun still featuring a half-naked young woman in 2013?

                                             

The campaign has clearly put the page and its influence on the agenda, but they could still have a long battle ahead. Their petition is now addressed to David Dinsmore, who took over from Mohan as Sun editor in June, and who quickly clarified that Page 3 was here to stay. "We did a survey last year," he told BBC Radio 5 Live, "and found that two thirds of our readers wanted to keep Page 3. What you find is people who are against Page 3 have never read the Sun and would never read the Sun." So he is apparently yet to be convinced by a clutch of business arguments, made in February by Greenslade.