FEMINIST EFFECTS ON SOCIETY - Monika Dhull INTRODUCTION The feminist movement has effected change in Western society, including women's suffrage; greater access to education; more equitable pay with men; the right to initiate divorce proceedings; the right of women to make individual decisions regarding pregnancy (including access to contraceptives and abortion); and the right to own property. According to Harvard Psychology Professor Steven Pinker, feminism has decreased domestic violence against men by lowering their odds of being killed by a female sex...