Freedom, Equality, Sisterhood. Feminism in Europe

Seminar paper from the year 2017 in the subject Gender Studies, grade: 1,3, University of applied sciences, Cologne, language: English, abstract: The term ¿feminism¿ describes a movement advocating the requirements of women and towards a change in society in favor of females. Following back this movement one can find that it is not a newly upcoming trend but an ever-existing wish for equality between men and women. Today, many people talk about feminism as already given in our society but the question is whether exactly this can be a danger for women due to the widespread belief in equality which differs from reality.

This paper presents a detailed analysis containing not only history and important achievements but also feminism nowadays as well as the importance of the term "gender mainstreaming". Limitations and chances of today's feminism movement will be brought up too to formulate an idea of equality.