Social Movement Driven by Profit

The correlation between the women's movement and economics is distinct. Although it may not be causation there is a correlation. In the first class of this course, we watched a segment from a movie portraying the treatment of women in Sierra Leone regarding sexual abuse. The major problem, specifically observed, is the development of Sierra Leone as a nation. It is an extremely underdeveloped country and in countries like Sierra Leone, tradition, especially, is prevalent in society. Understanding that the tradition, where the man is dominant in the family and the woman is obedient to the man, is consistent throughout many cultures shows how the economy determines the culture of a nation. The United States of America is a "melting pot" of people, but it also has a strong economy. In fact, The United States has the strongest economy in the world. Due to this fact,  expression, self-discovery/identity, and change are widely accepted throughout the nation because the standard of living is better, so there is more "freedom". The phrase "money makes more money" can be applied to this situation. The more money a country has, the faster the society within that nation can progress. Compared to Sierra Leone, America has come a long way from where women's rights were a century ago. Segwaying into the second class, where we watched clips of Disney Princesses from 1937 all the way to 2016. I personally have not watched any Disney movies before, but from reading about it and the information I gathered from watching the clips, feminine women in 1937 compared to more independent and strong women in 2016 show the development of Disney and our society as a whole. This can be contributed to the rapid change of society, in particular women's rights, and the freedom our economy as granted us.