Module 12

• FEMINISM


  is a range of socio-political movements and ideologies that aim to define

  and establish the political, economic, personal, and social equality of the sexes.
• Feminist movements


  have campaigned and continue to campaign for women's rights, including the right to: vote, hold public office, work, earn equal pay, own property, receive education, enter contracts, have equal rights within marriage, and maternity leave.
• Feminists


  have also worked to ensure access to contraception, legal abortions and social integration, and to protect women and girls from rape, sexual harassment, and domestic violence.
• The Great Recession


  the worst economic decline since the 1930s – ended in 2009. Despite a long and increasingly strong economic recovery, marked by record low unemployment and strong wage gains, births and fertility rates have continued to fall.
• Me Too or “Third Wave”


  movement, a record number of women elected to political office or running large corporations, and millennials postponing marriage.
• birth rates may depend on micro events like women’s attitudes toward marriage and procreation, as much as macro events like the economy.