WST 3015
Professor Nina Perez
April 16, 2010
Activism Log 8
Activism:
We will be meeting this Sunday to work on our presentation. I truly enjoyed this project and feel like I made a difference in the girl scout’s lives because they learned about money in which they may not have learned about it in the fashion in which we taught it. Getting feedback from them was awesome because then it became apparent with the fact that they did learn! I also notified Mariana as a reminder for her to e-mail the pictures from cookie sales and from our workshops with the girls.
Reflection:
Within the past week, we have discussed the feminist movement and its role in girls lives. The legacy of the feminist movement brings along the question of “How we are affecting girls right now?” We concluded that we are creating a future for girls that we may not agree with (Perez, 14 April). Which is true; the media gives an unrealistic perception of how a young girl should act, dress and look which is not fair to adolescents. They need role models and images that show that being fat is not wrong, being tall is beautiful and being a different race is unique.
Reciprocity:
Overall working with the girl scouts was an honor. I could not have asked to work with a better group of girls as well as a better group of peers to work with. As I have stated before, programs like these are great because they allow young girls to see the world in a completely new light. With that said, these types of programs do not receive as much credit as they deserve for the impact that they have in the long run.
Work Cited
Perez, Nina. Lecture.14 April 2010.
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