Semester Topic Proposal

Lately there has been a lot of talk, discrepancy, and controversy over Feminism and what it really means to be a Feminist. Most people see it as a radical movement and don't want to be associated with the extremists, therefore many people don't consider themselves Feminists. It's come to the point that people won't ever publicly admit their views on Feminist in fear of being judged by peers and society. Feminism directly effects me. As a female who believes in equal pay and equal opportunity in the work place, I do have feminist beliefs. It even goes father for me because the field of work I want to be in is severely male dominated. Working in television and news has been a male dominated job since television first began and only since the 1970s have women been able to inch their way into the spectrum. This trickles down even father into women in any kind of sports or political broadcasting. When a woman is the one reporting on either of these topics, its been know that viewers feel that women less educated and knowledgeable on the subject in comparison to a man. It's to the point where professors will even mention during classes that it can be difficult for people to get careers with television networks, and that struggle becomes even stronger with females. No one wants to admit that sexism still exists in the workplace, but it does and it's still very much alive.