WST 3015
April 16, 2010
Activism Log 7
Reflection
Something interesting about this project has been how it has helped me relate more closely to the Third Wave of feminism. Being that my generation would be categorized as "Third wavers" it was interesting to get a closer relationship with the movement this way. By working with the young girls from the girl scout troop, I was able to better enrich their lives by teaching them things about how to be independent women when they are older.
Reciprocity
Third wavers work at "dispelling the myths of feminism, claiming feminism for a new generation, and embracing and incorporating our diversity as people in a movement to bring gender equity throughout the globe," (Seely 45). This diversity includes race, sex, gender, social class, sexual orientation, education level, etc. Of all the countless things that people are judged on, third wave feminists seek to gain equality for all regardless of the categories society places them in. This was seen in my Service Learning Project because there was such a mix of little girls in our Brownie Group that we worked with. There were girls from different ethnic groups and backgrounds. The girls were different ages (ranging from 6-8). The girls obviously came from different families with different religious backgrounds and different morals and life styles. Working with all of these girls and teaching them all the same things was very much in support of the third wave because everyone in our group understood that the lessons and messages we had to teach these girls were important for all of them to learn no matter what their background was.
Seely, Megan. Fight Like a Girl: How to be a Fearless Feminist. New York: New York University Press, 2007. Print.
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