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1. Why is feminism important in today's society?

2. The Five Main Issues Facing Modern Feminism

3. Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett and Holly Baxter, New Statesman

4. http://www.newstatesman.com/v-spot/2013/05/five-main-issues-facing-modern-feminism

5. Website, 5/25/14 @ 9:47 PM

6. Speaker: Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett and Holly Baxter of the Vagenda Magazine Occasion: The new wave of feminism that has risen during the past year Audience: Those looking to be educated about the main issues of the new wave of feminism Purpose: To explain the focus of feminism today Subject: The five main issues facing feminists right now Tone: Informational, passionate

7. The five main issues that feminists are currently focusing on are the division of domestic labor, the media, the glass ceiling, social inequality, and violence against women. The majority of housework is still done by women, and the media's portrayal of women perpetuates unhelpful stereotypes. Women face challenges acquiring leadership positions in the workplace, and are more likely to be the caretaker, even if they have a full-time job. Sexism and rape pose huge social challenges for modern feminism.

8. The division of domestic labor, the media, the glass ceiling, social inequality, and violence against women are the focuses of the new wave of feminism.

9. I found the authors' treatment of the modern feminist issues persuasive because they provided the 5 clear issues and then proceeded to explain why each is a problem by using statistics and quotes. They used facts so that the issues would seem irrefutable and show the importance of the new wave of feminism.

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"Obvious solutions, such as improved provisions for paternity leave, subsidized childcare, equal pay, and just generally being more like Sweden are frustratingly still a long way off" =====

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"One study showed that 70 per cent of girls under 7 say they want to be thinner, for example, with the average British woman worrying about their body every 15 minutes" =====

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"in the words of Eleanor Roosevelt - "No one can make you inferior without your permission", the reality of the workplace in numbers is that 22 out of 197 global heads of state are women; the percentage of women at the top in job sectors ranging from government to journalism to law in the UK and US levels out at 22 per cent; 18 of the Fortune 500 CEOs are female; women returning to work after having children are likely to see their careers progress downward rather than upward " =====

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" a large percentage of the world refuses to recognize rape within marriage as a criminal offense" =====