Feminism is an idea that advocates continuously spread in order to achieve equal rights for women across the globe. Through the works of feminist advocacy, the beliefs of many are being brought together into one, over powering voice, that can be heard across the sea and through out all nations. The issue post-colonial feminism is facing is the different levels of women's rights throughout the world based on geographic location. Women's rights are completely skewed due to cultures, beliefs, and socio-economic standings of a country. Depending on the history of women's roles in the past, some countries have advanced women's rights a significant amount more than others. Through research and the coming together of both men and women feminist advocates, they are coming as one and are rallying up to push for equality for all women, of all nations. 

The piece "Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid was written in the late 1970's displaying the Antiguan society's expectation of women's actions. At this time in history, Women in the States were still gaining their civil rights. Through out history, women have had a stereotyped way of life, being the caretaker and housekeeper. In "Girl" the mother is describing to her daughter how to act, think and feel as if these things were to be done like reading a manual and disregarding all self-expression. The syntax plays a powerful role within the piece by displaying a "run-on" kind of structure by using multiple semi colons. I feel the purpose of this was to make the lifestyle of a woman represent a list, such as one of chores and work. This structure suggest the way Antiguan women should've behaved, thought, and lived; all being a means of work and to restrict them from expressing any kind of individualism what so ever. The mother also repeatedly brings up the idea of staying away from actions and words that will lead you into becoming a slut. "This is how to hem a dress when you see the hem coming down and so to prevent yourself from looking like a slut I know you're so bent on becoming;" (Kincaid 301). Statements made like this have influenced the post-colonial rape culture that is teaching girls to change their ways so they wont be afraid of men taking advantage of them instead of us as a society teaching men to respect women. 

Men, society, or even other women easily strip women of confidence and strength due to disrespect in terms of remarks made or certain treatment. There are only three sentences within Kincaid's piece in which the daughter responds to the mother's criticism and direction. In the first comment made by the daughter, she stands up for herself and makes a comment with confidence. By the end, the last response from the daughter changed into a question portrayed with zero to no confidence, "but what if the baker wont let me feel the bread?" (Kincaid 301). Using this method, the author suggests that women can be put down as time goes on and discouraged by society if not living up to such stereotypical expectations. This is hurting the expansion of women feminist, diminishing their confidence and hope to advocate for gender equality. 

A journal by Rawwida Baksh-Soodeen breaks down the different issues within contemporary feminism in the Caribbean. Her point alludes to race, class, as well as experience playing a huge role in feminism successes. She compares Caribbean and Euro-American feminism history to be different because of geographic positioning's. In terms of race she makes the comment, "Middleclass women tend to exert power over working class women, white and brown women over black women and older women over younger women. Women with disabilities hardly appear in this social matrix" (Soares 191). Here she expresses how there is almost a caste system when it comes to significance and power within the feminist community. She makes a good point when saying, " For example, feminists in public have passionately defended the rights of women 'regardless of race, class, disability...' and at the same time they have not only excluded, for example, women with disabilities from their activities but they have been accused, by their colleagues and associates of adopting a less than charitable attitude towards each other and towards other women." ( Soares 195).If women cant equalize within themselves, how do they expect to retrieve equality within and through out society? Soars makes a point by describing how women need to come together and create an equal environment within themselves before reaching out and expecting the rest of society to.

 The evolution of feminism continues as more social classes are being given a voice. This includes women of color, women of the working class and poverty, as well as women of practicing religion. As far as feminist in the Caribbean, middle class Christian women of the African origin generally dominate membership of all feminist groups. These women tend to have the strongest voice and most attention paid to. This is slightly different compared to the United States. In America, it tends to be those of fame who have made a generally large impact on the media and society, but women and girls of all ages and social classes have created a voice that has not only been heard, but also listened to over the last few years. Generally white women still have the upper hand as opposed to women of color in some regions of the United States. The journal by Patricia Mohammed discussed the future of the Caribbean's feminist activism. She focuses on the importance of today's adolescence, and older generations being a solid forefront for them. She describes how its important to inform and set a good example in order for activist to keep progressing and promoting the acceptance and progression of women and their rights. She makes a valid point that feminism isn't only an action that can be expressed by women, but can be supported by men as well. She states, "The future of feminism in the Caribbean into the twenty-first century depends on the extent to which young women and men feel the weight of gender inequality" (118). Feminism is continuously evolving just as fast as we are as a society. Women's equality has a long way to come, but it also has come a long way. Postcolonial feminism needs to stop being looked at as a negative connotation such as power driven and an aggressive movement and looked at more in the light of equality and enactment of civil rights. Feminism is an act of advocacy, which is by definition the belief and act of public support for or recommendation of a particular cause or policy. 

