Gender inequality is one of the most persistent evils of our time
Points and Proof
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.”
#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 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
Main topic
Text structures
Problem and solution
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.
Reading strategies
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
Text Features
A title to give the reader an understanding of what they are about to read,
A photograph to show the reader an important picture of a person or thing,
bolded text to show the read important text or phrases
Subjective
The information ins this text I reliable because it forms a creditable source (CNN) and all the information in the artical is factual
The author/ Speaker is reliable. She is the prime minister of Iceland
This text is subjective because the article is based on the opinion of Katrín Jakobsdóttir the prime minister of Iceland.
Persuasive techniques
Inclusive language: uses the word us which persuades the reader using a scene of solidarity
Rhetorical Questions: engages the audience and encourages them to consider and accept the author’s position to persuade the reader
“For many of us, the testimonies of migrant and ethnic minority women marked a turning point”
“Does it represent a permanent change for the better or a small window of opportunity that will shut again, resulting in a backlash?”
