女权运动简介.ppt

The Womens Movement  　“Speak your heart without interruption“（让我们一起倾诉自己的心声吧） ”The family is not the end” （“家庭不是终点” ） 女权运动  女权运动，即妇女解放运动。目的是为妇女争取平等权利，赋予妇女以与男子平等的地位，以及选择自己的职业和生活方式的自由。 女权运动的三个阶段： 18世纪末至20世纪20年代为第一阶段，这个时期是女性主义的萌芽期，也可以称作是传统的女性主义。这个时期的女性主义，主要争取与男性平等的教育权利，政治权利，经商权和财产继承权等。 从第一次世界大战到20世纪60年代，是女权运动的第二阶段，也是女权运动发展的停滞期。第一个原因是是女性主义的思路比较茫然，其二是由于第二次世界大战的爆发，让女性不得不安于贤妻良母的地位。 20世纪60年代以来兴起的新女权运动，是女权运动的第三阶段，其间爆发了女权主义的第二次浪潮。 In the past only men were permitted to vote. Only men could own land and practice most professions. Women could not get a higher education or hold public office. The womans place was considered to be the home. Working women were not common. They usually had poor jobs and little respect. Many American women have worked to reduce the restrictions that society placed on them. They have met opposition. Slowly, however, the opportunities for women have increased. Colleges and universities were established for women. Later women were admitted to schools originally established only for men. In the early part of this century, American women were finally allowed to vote. During and since World War II American women have become a considerable part of the American work force. Today, many women in America hold important positions or are pursuing careers that they could not pursue in the past. But many women are dissatisfied with the current situation. They point out that women are often paid less than men for the same work they do. The top positions in nearly all fields are still overwhelmingly held by men. In many ways, a womans life is still dominated by her father or her husband. Recently women worked to get an amendment to the U.S. Constitution guaranteeing their rights. The equal rights amendment, as it was called, was supported by most congressmen and most states. It did not get the support of two-thirds of the states which is necessary for a constitutional a