Fashion for Everyone
Social History
The source I found relating to gender justice and more specifically, gender justice regarding fashion in eastern cultures is an article by Noemie Balmat written June 14th 2018 titled The Daily Nightmare of Women in Asian Fast Fashion Factories In this article she talks about the daily gender abuse seen in international labor organizations such as Gap and H&M. The article references testimonies of 540 female working in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, India and Sri Lanka. One quote which stuck out was “Supervisors require us to work in the night, but we do not get transport to go home. People from the factory take advantage of women in this position. We are harassed by men who wait outside the factory gates at night, especially younger women.” The article goes on to talk about how fashion is disempowering women and that the conditions they are currently facing in these parts of the world are as bad as the conditions that their ancestors fought against. She argues that our constant need of new cloths is causing generations of young women to remain in a circle of poverty due to hold bed these industries are regulated.
Sakhi for South Asian Women
This organization
works to promote the power of southern Asian women who are survivors of violence. They
believe that no one should ever to be afraid of gender-based violence, the survivors have the
right to feel safe and regain control of their life, and that building a strong community to
advocate for these things will help change lives. Sakhi exists so that Asian women who were
victims of gender-based violence no longer need to be afraid and alone, they work to build a
highly inclusive community where every member feels welcome. Sakhi offers many different
services to southern Asian women, one important service they offer is about domestic violence.
These services include “crisis response, safety-planning, and ongoing emotional support.
translation assistance is also available for advocacy in court, during healthcare visits, and at
public benefits and welfare agencies. Weekly support groups; connections to counseling, low-
cost or free health consultations and exams, public benefits, and shelter and/or housing are also available."
Each year, Sakhi’s Domestic Violence Advocate team supports hundreds of South Asian women
facing abuse in their lives.” This is a short list of how they have, and continue to help women
who have experienced gender-based violence. Another important service they provide is about
sexual assault. They use many of the same methods with this as they do with domestic violence.
Carrie Hammer
Carrie Hammer
is a fashion designer who started a powerful campaign called Role Models Not Runway Models. This campaign works to “redefine the meaning of beauty in the fashion industry.” Carrie is the CEO of her own clothing line designed for professional women. She said that she wanted to do this because in her first ever runway show she could not find the perfect models, the ones she had were very good based on industry standards, but not for her clothing. She said there was a “visual disconnect” Carrie claimed that she needed women who looked like executives and power brokers, not runway models. This is how her organization was born. She explains that the mission of her campaign is “to expand the global definition of beauty beyond skin deep to include passion, purpose, and accomplishments and to empower a new generation of women to
feel beautiful in their own skin.” Most of the role models that Carrie chooses to present her
designs are nominated by the model’s peers. These peers looked up to these women and thought
of them as role models which was exactly what Carrie needed. The fashion industry is one that is
constantly evolving, and Carrie Hammer has found an awesome way to define herself as a
designer and promote a good cause.
(https://futur404.com/fast-fashion-women/)
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(https://www.lovehappensmag.com/blog/2019/02/25/carrie-hammer-role-models-not-runway-models/)
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