Is it really a man’s world? My definition of it’s a “man’s world” is  It is a that over time the male gender had been given more opportunities, therefore more influence over what is happening in society. In the first paragraph, the subject will be the history of the inequality between men and women and the beginning of the three waves. The second will be discussing the sometimes controversial way discrepancies are handled by feminists, with relation to the third wave. In the last paragraph, the subject will be  the consequences that feminism has produced today and modern day equality.

Before the concept of feminism was introduced, in many countries, there was a large inequality between genders. The domestic ideology of spheres was used which suggested a male, and a female sphere. The male symbolised everything public, such as commerce, politics and economy.  The female symbolised private life, examples such as housekeeping, religious education, and children rearing. This was the general way of thinking until a group of women revolutionised the classic way of thinking to oppose women’s suffrage in Britain's Australasian colonies during the 19th century. With suggestions of equality mainly focused on gaining political power. This was the very first time this had happened on a large scale, directly opposing the idea that the world belongs to men. Over three time periods, or waves the group had goals to abolish the male ran society such as: defining women’s role in society, addressing cultural inequalities, and sorting out legal inequalities. Feminism has accomplished many of these goals throughout time and even today, feminist’s can be found working full time against inequality providing a more realistic way of achieving the original goal.

Countless times instances of radicalistic feminism appear on sources such as the news, modern ways of combating misgivings which are not always correct in the view of the population.
“In the radical feminist approach, masculinity is the behaviour of the male ruling class and femininity is the behaviour of the subordinate class of women. Thus gender can have no place in the egalitarian future that feminism aims to create.”
This illustrates the seemingly radicalistic way the most recent 3rd wave feminism handles some discrepancies. For instance free the nipple campaign which includes women walking around shirtless promoting equality which is great for spreading awareness and empowering others but is thought of by much as outlandish or un-etiquette. Another example is the wage gap, what the Ministry for Women of New Zealand say was 12% in 2016. Many women have gone on strike because of it, walking around their workplace holding signs and chanting. However relating back to 20 years earlier which the Ministry say was 16.8%. A 4.8% drop in difference outlines the impacts that feminism has had but also has shown us that women have been given more opportunities in recent years. This is important because if this so called equality feminism has been fighting for exists, this is one of the largest steps towards this that the group have seen for a long time.

Although the controversy around “new age” feminism, the morale that the world should be equal, not belong to men still stands. For example, in the modern day education system, opportunities such as course availability or price are the same for either gender. This lack of inequality reinforces our understanding that after nearly a century of fighting for a seemingly endless goal that it has been achieved in the most influential place, to the future's leaders and workers, the youth. Another example is women's ability to become a leader, Theresa May was elected into the prime minister role of the United Kingdom in July 2016, in relation to just 30 years ago when Margaret Thatcher was running for the top spot that is the prime minister, Thatcher's run was significantly more disputed in society compared to May’s confirming our understanding that in relation to just 30 years ago, it is far easier to reach a top spot in society such as the prime minister role. This is relevant because today women's input into society is just as much as, and as respected as men's.

In conclusion, women's role in society may have been less earlier on in this century but now it is just as, or even more than men’s. Feminism’s progression over the years has provided women with rights which they would never have acquired without, and although some feminism is considered as controversial it is still fighting for the same goal with the same morale. To rebel against misogynistic ways and prove to the world. That is done, and it will never belong to men.