Categories: All - inequality - gender - impact - discrimination

by jake brown 3 years ago

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Gender inequality is one of the most persistent evils of our time

The article discusses the impactful nature of the #MeToo movement, highlighting its role in addressing and combatting gender inequality and other forms of discrimination such as those based on race and class.

Gender inequality is one of the most    persistent evils of our time

“Does it represent a permanent change for the better or a small window of opportunity that will shut again, resulting in a backlash?”

“For many of us, the testimonies of migrant and ethnic minority women marked a turning point”

Rhetorical Questions: engages the audience and encourages them to consider and accept the author’s position to persuade the reader

Inclusive language: uses the word us which persuades the reader using a scene of solidarity

Persuasive techniques

This text is subjective because the article is based on the opinion of Katrín Jakobsdóttir the prime minister of Iceland.

The author/ Speaker is reliable. She is the prime minister of Iceland

The information ins this text I reliable because it forms a creditable source (CNN) and all the information in the artical is factual

Subjective

Text Features

bolded text to show the read important text or phrases

A photograph to show the reader an important picture of a person or thing,

A title to give the reader an understanding of what they are about to read,

annotation

The reading strategy that I used was annotating. This reading strategy was able to help me be helping me understand what the main topic of the article was.analysis

Reading strategies

I think that the Text structure of this article is problem and solution because it talked about how the hashtag #Meto was able to not only impact the problem of gender inequality but also other types of discrimination.

Text structures

Problem and solution

Main topic

The main idea of this article is how the hashtag #Meto was a simple but powerful movement and how it was able to impact many people in different countries and stop multiple types of discrimination

Points and Proof

#Metoo has also helped with other types of discrimination and inequality

“Drawing from the origins of the term Me Too, the movement has also drawn attention to other forms of structural inequality, involving race and class, and the persistence of multiple discrimination.”
Subtopic

the prime minister has made changes to work against gender-based violence/ abuse and gender inequality

“We have reviewed laws and processes, sped up our prevention work against sexual and gender-based violence and abuse, and undertaken a thorough review of the government’s role as an employer.”

Gender inequality is one of the most persistent evils of our time