Feminism noun:the advocacy of women’s rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes.

For those at Cherry Hill High School West, who are looking for a safe place to go to for motivation, help, or even just to be apart of a welcoming community, go to West’s Girls in Power club. This club welcomes any person, of any gender and background. They will be are putting together fundraisers for women in need all around the world, and are promoting a hate free community to those who want equality between genders.

Imagine being objectified from birth, just based on your sex. Being judged and discriminated against, based on the one little label on your birth certificate, determining whether you will be an all powerful male, or a stay at home, pretty woman of no power.

Women were being objectified as property from the beginning of time. In the U.S constitution, men were superior to women, as women were seen as property. Women back then were not allowed to divorce, own property, and until the 20th century vote.

While women are 51% of the world’s population, they are still being discriminated against to this day. Their bodies are being objectified by men and women are being overly sexualized in today’s society, with the superheros that represent women having defining figures that are seen as objects. Very rarely will you see women of all shapes, sizes, and ethnicities being represented as powerful individuals. Up until recently, girls in Disney movies all had the goal of finding a powerful man to be the head of their decisions.

While representation and awareness of the oppression of women is appearing more often in today’s media, the change to stop this oppression is very minimal.

For more information, check out West Girls in Power Instagram page, run by Isabella Bello ’18, Loreen Fanek ‘19, and Katia Kasich’19. Their Instagram page is, westgirlsinpower, so to those who want to be part of this club you are free to follow or you can text @girlsinpo to 81010, to get updates on any events or new information.