Feminist movements initiated from the beginning of 1960s had a significant impact on the society. Women’s rights were attempted to be equated to men’s both socially and constitutionally through protests, officially vested demonstrations, and adopted legal documents that formalize gender equity. However, apart from the social impact in real life scenarios, it is important to explore whether feminism influenced study progress related to females and associated crimes.
The most notable impact of feminism on women could be illustrated through the emerging interest of researchers to females in vulnerable communities. For instance, it was mentioned that despite the overall idea of promoting support for marginalized female communities, the feminist propaganda lacks credibility and deserves more sustained activism and exclusivity (Brewer & Dundes, 2018). Similarly, it shows that feminist activities do not lead to showing respect to women but rather consider them as a social element that could be utilized for assigning at specific job assignments. Hence, the initial ideas of the feminist movement eventually retranslated into social wisdom driven by economic rather than personal needs.
Meanwhile, it is noteworthy that proliferation of feminism in society led to increasing number of situational violence against women and provoked similar research in narrow employment areas. For instance, Krook and Sanin (2019) reflected on the biases emerging against women obtaining political roles through the dimensions of structural, cultural, and symbolic violence, relating those to the area of the hate crimes. Hence, in this context, females still remain vulnerable and poorly protected from male aggression.
Overall, it should be admitted that the study of women and crime in the post-feminist efforts became more intensive and constructive. In societal terms, females are still suppressed by males as ‘weaker’ personalities, which requires developing new ways of managing strength imbalances. However, it is unclear whether such efforts would lead to the evolution of transparent and equal behaviors on the social level, as well as prevent new family crimes or workplace harassment.
References
Brewer, S., & Dundes, L. (2018). Concerned, meet terrified: Intersectional feminism and the Women’s March. Women’s Studies International Forum, 69, 49-55. Web.
Krook, M. L., & Sanin, J. R. (2019). The cost of doing politics? Analyzing violence and harassment against female politicians. Perspectives on Politics, 18(3), 740-755. Web.