The third wave does not solely focus on gaining rights as the first and second wave mostly did. Now, it is more about individuality. It is important for the individual to create her own thoughts and belief system of what she want feminism to do for her. This gives women more of a personal satisfaction. Social media can be a way for an individual to express themselves more freely than what was once possible. There are not only negative effects in regards to the feminist movement in the media. There are plenty of examples of ways in which it helps the movement grow and be promoted.
(first and second wave): The media tended to demote or ignore feminism in the early movements. When the issue was covered in the media, the message had almost always been unflattering and unsupportive. Thus, the movement grew in spite of the media’s negative influence. Since there was
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Some examples are: Emma Watson, Beyonce Noles, and many female comedians such as Amy Schumer. When these influential women step up and say they support the feminist movement, they are convincing the young men and women of this world to support it too. These women have a large amount of influence on the youth; everything they do and say have an effect on young minds. Emma Watson gave a very powerful speech to the United Kingdom government officials recently. In her presentation, she revealed a new organization called HeforShe. HeforShe promotes gender equality between men and women. The organization is mostly run by women for women, but men have began to join this organization to support women. One of its goals is to bring more men to speak up and support the movement so, in turn, more men will join the movement. In her speech, Watson said, “I have realized that fighting for women’s rights has too often become synonymous with man-hating. If there is one thing I know for certain, it is that this has to stop” (Griffiths