{"id":12026,"date":"2019-10-26T23:07:21","date_gmt":"2019-10-26T21:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.humanrightscareers.com\/?p=12026"},"modified":"2020-06-11T23:25:39","modified_gmt":"2020-06-11T21:25:39","slug":"womens-rights-essays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.humanrightscareers.com\/issues\/womens-rights-essays\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Women’s Rights Essays You Can Read For Free"},"content":{"rendered":"

Women and girls are the most disenfranchised group in the world. Even in places where huge strides have been made, gaps in equality remain. Women\u2019s rights are important within the realm of human rights. Here are five essays exploring the scope of women\u2019s rights, which you can download or read for free online:<\/p>\n

\u201cA Vindication on the Rights of Woman\u201d – Mary Wollstonecraft<\/a><\/h2>\n

Mother of Mary Shelley, who wrote the novel Frankenstein, <\/em>Mary Wollstonecraft is a juggernaut of history in her own right, though for a different reason. Self-educated, Wollstonecraft dedicated her life to women\u2019s education and feminism. Her 1792 essay A Vindication on the Rights of Woman <\/em>represents one of the earliest writings on women\u2019s equality. In the Western world, many consider its arguments the foundation of the modern women\u2019s rights movement. In the essay, Wollstonecraft writes that men are not\u00a0 more reasonable or rational than women, and that women must be educated with the same care, so they can contribute to society. If women were left out of the intellectual arena, the progress of society would stop. While most of us believe the idea that women are inherently inferior to men is very outdated, it\u2019s still an accepted viewpoint in many places and in many minds. Wollstonecraft\u2019s Vindication <\/em>is still relevant.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Master\u2019s Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master\u2019s House\u201d – Audre Lorde<\/a><\/h2>\n

Poet and activist Audre Lorde defied the boundaries of traditional feminism and cried out against its racist tendencies. While today debates about intersectional feminism (feminism that takes into account race, sexuality, etc) are common, Audre Lorde wrote her essay on women\u2019s rights and racism back in 1984. In \u201cThe Master\u2019s Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master\u2019s House,\u201d Lorde explains how ignoring differences between women – whether its race, class, or sexuality – halts any real change. By pretending the suffering of women is \u201call the same,\u201d and not defined by differences, white women actually contribute to oppression. Lorde\u2019s essay drew anger from the white feminist community. It\u2019s a debate that feels very current and familiar.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow to convince sceptics of the value of feminism\u201d – Laura Bates<\/a><\/h2>\n

Laura Bates founded the Everyday Sexism Project website back in 2012. It documents examples of everyday sexism of every degree and has become very influential. In her essay from 2018, Bates takes reader comments into consideration over the essay\u2019s three parts. This unique format allows the essay to encompass multiple views, just not Bates\u2019, and takes into consideration a variety of experiences people have with skeptics of feminism. Why even debate skeptics? Doesn\u2019t that fuel the trolls? In some cases, yes, but skeptics of feminism aren\u2019t trolls, they are numerous, and make up every part of society, including leadership. Learning how to talk to people who don\u2019t agree with you is incredibly important.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy Can\u2019t A Smart Woman Love Fashion?\u201d – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie<\/a><\/h2>\n

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is one of the most influential voices in women\u2019s rights writing. Her book, We Should All Be Feminists<\/em>, is a great exploration of 21st-century feminism. In this essay from Elle, Adichie takes a seemingly \u201csmall\u201d topic about fashion and makes a big statement about independence and a woman\u2019s right to wear whatever she wants. There is still a lot of debate about what a feminist should look like, if wearing makeup contributes to oppression, and so on. \u201cWhy Can\u2019t A Smart Woman Love Fashion?\u201d is a moving, personal look at these sorts of questions.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe male cultural elite is staggeringly blind to #MeToo. Now it’s paying for it.\u201d – Moira Donegan<\/a><\/h2>\n

There are countless essays on the Me Too Movement, and most of them are great reads. In this one from The Guardian, Moira Donegan highlights two specific men and the publications that chose to give them a platform after accusations of sexual misconduct. It reveals just how pervasive the problem is in every arena, including among the cultural, intellectual elite, and what detractors of Me Too are saying.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":14144,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8805],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-issues","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-50"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n5 Women's Rights Essays You Can Read For Free | Human Rights Careers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.humanrightscareers.com\/issues\/womens-rights-essays\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" 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