Feminism & Gender debate motions (page 4)

THW subsidise banks to disproportionately direct loans to historically disadvantaged communities and individuals

Newcastle Mixed Doubles · 4

THR the decline in marriage rates.

Brad Smith Debate Tournament · 4

THR the commercialization of feminism

IIT Bombay IV · 5

THR the modern high prioritization of sexual compatibility in romantic relationships.

HWS North American Universities Debating Championsip · Novice_Semis

THB that women are justified in lying about their past experiences, abilities and future family plans on job applications or at job interviews.

KCL IV 2017 · 1

THBT minority parents should shelter their children from the existence of racism for as long as possible

Oxford IV 2017 · 5

THBT true womens liberation is incompatable with the existence of organized religion

FinEst 100 Open · 4

This house would give companies tax breaks on all revenues paid as renumeration (salaries and bonus) to all female employees

Cambridge IV 2017 · 1

This House regrets the use of the term "moderate muslim" by Muslims to identify themselves

Cambridge IV 2017 · ESL_Final

THBT the feminist movement should encourage women to not wear make-up

Leiden Novices' Tournament 2017 · 2

THB the state should not recognise marriage (e.g. through special tax breaks, visitation rights, adoption privileges or other forms of differential treatment).

Strathclyde President's Cup 2017 · 2

THBT women should pay less income tax than men

UNESCO Hong Kong SDG Debating Tournament · 3

This House would deny tax-exempt status to religious institutions that refuse to appoint female leaders.

World Schools Debating Championship, 2017 · 3 · World Schools Debating Championships

THW reject women-only spaces - Round 8

NZ Easters 2017 · 8

THBT the transgender movement should distance itself from the feminist movement - Round 8

NZ Easters 2017 · 8

This house believes that states should significantly fund female-only tech companies

Tallin EUDC 2017 · 4

THW not criticize Melania Trump as a way of protesting the Donald

Western Regionals 2017 · 1

THW punch a Nazi

Western Regionals 2017 · Open_Final

THBT consumer imaging (eg: TV, commercials, magazines, billboards) is harmful toward women

Hollatz Debates 2017 · 4

THBT feminist groups should reject legal presumptions that are favourable to women (e.g. presumptive custody for women, "women and children first")

KL Open Challenge · 3

Given that the technology exists and is enforceable, THS a universally applied birth lottery system.

KL Open Challenge · 4

In a world in which the technology exists, THBT feminists should aggressively promote the use of artificial wombs.

NALSAR IV · 5

THBT the creation of feminist icons and their cults of personality are good for the feminist movement

Thessaloniki WUDC 2016 · 8

Assuming the technology to do so easily and safely exists, THW force everyone in society to undergo periodic sex changes.

Thessaloniki WUDC 2016 · Masters_1

TH, as a progressive female candidate, would not use conventional gender roles (e.g. marketing oneself as a mother or a wife) as a tactic in political campaign

Inner Temple IV · 4

TH regrets campaigns by feminists to shut down female empowerment events exclusively for cis women, like Michfest.

NorthAms · Open_Semis

THW introduce mixed-gender low security prisons

Queen Mary IV · 4

THW pay reparations to women

York IV · Open_Final

THBT the Cultural Trend Of "Selfies" Has Been Good For Women

University of Latvia Open · 1

THBT All Countries Should Forcibly Redistribute Land Ownership So That at Least 50% Of It Is Owned By Women

University of Latvia Open · Open_Final

THS the concept of orgasm intervention.

Trinity Women's Open · Open_Semis

This house would not wear a poppy.

John Smith Memorial Mace - Scottish Finals · 1

This House supports the Lean In movement.

John Smith Memorial Mace - Scottish Finals · 5

THW Prefer to live in A Brave New World

LSE Open · ESL Final

THB that MGM Studios should cast a male as the sexual interest of the next Bond film.

Manchester IV · 3

THBT the state should criminalize the seeking of mail-order brides

Kyiv Open · Open_Final

THR the rise of dating apps (e.g. Tinder, Grindr, Hitch, Hinge,etc.)

North American Women's (@ Hart House) · 1

THS legal abortions for men.

North American Women's (@ Hart House) · 5

TH supports western feminists wearing the headscarf in solidarity with Muslim women who wear the hijab who have faced islamophobia.

The Queen's Annual TRUST IV · Open_Final

THW Celebrate Furiosa from Mad Max: Fury Road as a feminist Icon.

UL Open 2016 · Open_Semis

THW not allow workers to renounce their employment rights (e.g. holiday pay, defined working hours, sick pay, minimum wage) in return for work experience or financial benefit.

Budapest Open 2016 · 2

This House, as a feminist, would adopt traditionally masculine traits and behaviours

UCL Clifford Chance IV · ESL_Final

That universities should make use of quotas for ideological groups (e.g. conservatives) for teaching and research staff

Durham Australs · 1.2

That we should replace the institution of the family with well run state child raising facilities

Durham Australs · 5.2

THW allow companies to include a clause in their employment contracts for women where that woman legally agrees not to get pregnant

The Baillie Gifford Oxford Women's Open 2016 · 2

THBT white authors should not publish their reviews on Beyonce's album

The Baillie Gifford Oxford Women's Open 2016 · Open_Final

THW require all teams participating in international football competitions to have an equal representation of both sexes.

Helsinki Open 2016 · 4

THS the objectification of men by women in popular media

Bristol Open 2016 · 2

TH, as a feminist, believes that Kim Kardashian is a force for good.

Newcastle Mixed Doubles 2016 · 1

TH, as the UK government, would remove charitable status from religious institutions that teach socially regressive ideas (e.g. that women belong in the home, etc.)

Newcastle Mixed Doubles 2016 · 3

THW ban self-learning sex robots that aim to be highly gratifying and realistic

Istanbul Meridyen Debating Academy · 2

TH, as Catholics, would oppose the canonisation of Mother Theresa.

Red Sea Open · 1

Sit back in your seats for a second, close your eyes. Imagine, if you will, that we have developed a virus with the capacity to infect 100% of society, rendering a random 30% of people infertile. This virus passes on inter-generationally, continuing this cycle of randomized 30% infertility for the foreseeable future. For the sake of simplicity, let's name it the inferno virus. Assuming we have reached a point where the human population on Earth is unsustainable, this house would release the virus. [Round 4]

Northeast Regional Opener 2016 Brad Smith Debate Tournament · 4

THS the continued consumption of old novels and films that endorse- even tacitly- the beliefs that today would be considered bigoted

HWS IV 2016 · 2

THBT the feminist movement should campaign for the equal sexualization of men in the media as opposed to campaigning against the sexualization of women

HWS IV 2016 · 5

TH believes that the Feminist Movement should rebrand as Egalitarianism.

UCD Novice · 1

TH believes that Hillary Clinton should put her experience overcoming sexism to the forefront of her campaign.

UCD IV · 3

TH believes that feminists should oppose capitalism.

UCD IV · Open_Final

THR the negative attitude towards Golddiggers

Riga Pro-Am · 3

TH believes that secular states should force the Catholic church to accept the ordination of female bishops.

Imperial Open · Open_Semis

THBT western social justice groups (feminist advocacy groups, LGBT advocacy groups) should have a local agenda, as opposed to a global agenda

North American Universities Debating Championships 2016 · 6

THR the hook-up culture.

Roosevelt Open 2016 · 4

TH regrets the rise of pop feminism

Helsinki Mini · 4

TH believes that feminist female students should boycott students' corps

Trivium Tournament · 2

TH would prefer a monocultural society over a multicultural society

Trivium Tournament · Open_Final

TH, as China, would allow women, and only women, to marry multiple male partners

Belgrade Open 2016 · 3

THB that the EU should actively support "Women on Waves".

Munich Open · 2

THBT European countries should compel migrants and refugees to attend lessons about the sexual norms prevalent in the country.

Munich Open · Open_Semis

thw implement mandatory paternity leave for new fathers

Huber Debates 2016 · 1

thw deny tax-exempt status to religious institutions that restrict women from accessing leadership or teaching roles

Huber Debates 2016 · 3

In regions with severe, widespread violence against women, ths acts of vigilante justice in response to gendered assaults (israel egypt)

Huber Debates 2016 · Open_Quarters

This House would abolish all government schemes that provide grants, tax-breaks or loans at preferential terms to home buyers

Cambridge IV · 1

THBT liberals should refrain from using terms such as bigot, racist, sexist etc to describe people or positions they disagree with

New Zealand BP Debating Championships 2016 · 1

This House Believes That feminists should actively adopt stereotypically "male" traits (such as being assertive, emotionally distant, "man-spreading" etc.)

Cork IV · 2

TH, as a female visitor to WestWorld, would choose to wear a black hat.

Tilbury House IV · 4

THR the decision of Clinton supporters in the immediate aftermath of the 2016 US election to frame the Trump victory as the result of misogyny and racism and not opposition to the political establishment and/or neoliberalism

Tilbury House IV · Open_Final

This House Believes That the state should pay a salary to stay-at-home parents

Moscow Open 2016 · 2

TH opposes the popularisation of BDSM

Sheffield IV 2016 · 3

This house would ban organisations from promoting abstinence

Birmingham IV · Open_Quarters

THBT search engines should deprioritise search or autocomplete results with sexist, racist or otherwise offensive content

Riga IV · 2

THS white progressives criticising illiberal practices in non-Western and/or minority cultures - Round 7

NZ Easters 2016 · 7

THB progressives should refrain from criticising Caitlyn Jenner's endorsement of Ted Cruz - Semi Final 1

NZ Easters 2016 · Open_Semis

THW subsidize companies who have a 50% share or more owned by a woman or minority

Seattle IV 2016 · 4

THBT liberals should not use pejorative labels such as racist, bigot, sexist etc to describe people whose beliefs they disagree with.

New Zealand BP Debating Championships 2016 · 1

THW not allow "intersex" female athletes (such as Caster Semenya) to compete in female sporting competitions unless they take hormone suppressants.

New Zealand BP Debating Championships 2016 · 4

THBT all states should create special economic zones in cities, where all economic activities (except the purchase of goods and services) are carried out by women

Malaysia WUDC 2015 · Open_Semis

THBT the norm of having stay-at-home dads is better for the women's rights movement than that of both parents working

NorthAms (@ NYU) · Open_Octos

THS the Creation of Feminist Parties.

AIB Trinity IV 2015 · Open_Semis

THW require companies that produce pornography to be run by a co-operative of their female performers

DWF Manchester IV · 3

THR the rise of Choice Feminism.

NAUDC (@ Ithaca College) · Open_Quarters

Assuming the land and resources are available, THW establish an independent state for women

National Maidens · Open_Finals

THBT the amount of clothes a person can own should be capped.

Copenhagen Open · Open_Semis

In an ideal feminist world, this house prefers a societal norm of having stay at home dads to a societal norm of having both parents working

Cape Town Open · 1

THW grant independence to [OG picks]

Cape Town Open · 9

THW remove all legal barriers on the selection of embryo's (including but not limited to selecting on gender, physical or mental disability, etc.)

Sabanci University International Debate Open · 5

THBT monogamy is outdated (Long term exclusive relationships).

Israeli Open Championship 2015 · 1

This House opposes the commodification of feminism (with info slide)

SOAS Open 2015 · Open_Finals

THW Require all school history curricular to focus 50% of their time and resources on women

Ljubljana IV · 3

TH would legalise surrogacy for profit in Western Liberal Democracies

Vienna EUDC 2015 · ESL_Quarters

THS the use of feminist narratives in advertising for beauty products

McGill Novice · Open_Semis

THBT American feminists have an obligation to vote for a female presidential candidate.

Yale IV · Novice_Finals

THS the July 2015 decision of the UK government to deny a visa to Tyler the Creator

UCD IV · 2

THW ban companies from using fear as a tactic in advertising.

Hart House IV · 1

THO films/TV shows that depict a minority narrative through a white heteronormative lense

Hart House IV · 5

In countries with few female politicians, THBT it is good to have a politically active First Lady.

KCL IV · 2

THBT the transgender movement should leave the LGBTQ movement

HWS Fall Classic · 3

THW give women two votes in political elections

SOAS IV · 1

TH supports Lean In feminism (with info slide)

Imperial Open 2016 · 3

THW require gaming companies to offer their products free of charge to women, in cases where there is a significant gender disparity in consumption.

Tilbury House IV · 2

THBT female game designers should prioritise over everything else the creation of female characters

Westminster Open 2015 · Open_Semis

This house would allow opponents of abortion to sign legally-binding contracts with pregnant women, in which they pay those pregnant women not to have an abortion.

Oxford IV · 5

THR the institutions of marriage and civil partnership

Oxford IV · ESL_Final

THW aggressively prioritize women for military leadership positions

Guindon Cup (University of Ottawa) · 1

THBT India should discourage arranged marriages

SSE Practice Tournament · 1

THW impose gender and racial quotas in government cabinets

Birmingham ESL Novice Mini 2015 · 1

TH, as an individual feminist, would boycott tinder

McMaster Pro-Am · 1

THW prefer the creation of class-based affirmative action programs over race-based affirmative action programs at higher education institutions.

Brad Smith Debate Tournament 2015 · 5

THR the Rise of the Rom-Com Genre.

Cambridge Women's Open · Open_Final

THS genderless parenting

Canadian British Parliamentary Championships (@ York University) · Novice_Finals

THW Ban Mens' Rights Activist Groups.

SSE Riga IV · Open_Semis

TH supports the decision of female athletes to use their sexuality to market themselves.

BRAC Bank Great Gender Debates 2015 · 1

THW ban rape pornography

BRAC Bank Great Gender Debates 2015 · 5

THBT states should prosecute sexist or misogynistic comments

BRAC Bank Great Gender Debates 2015 · Open_Semi

THBT true women's liberation can never coexist with organized religion

BRAC Bank Great Gender Debates 2015 · Open_Final

This house believes that socially progressive organisations and institutions should aggressively pursue policies to accommodate underprivileged groups, such as mandatory preferred gender pronoun introductions, trigger warnings prior to discussion on sensitive topics and the creation of autonomous spaces

Joynt Scroll 2015 · 3

That non-white actors shouldn't pursue roles where characters they would portray are based on ethnic stereotypes.

New Zealand BP Debating Championships 2015 · 4

TH regrets the rise of a 'hookup culture' (one which accepts and encourages casual sexual encounters focused on physical pleasure, without necessarily including emotional bonding)

Chennai WUDC 2014 · 3

THW make the receipt of welfare payments to raise children conditional on the use of long-term, but reversible, contraception

Chennai WUDC 2014 · 6

THBT women should reject practices that alter the appearance of their genitalia, such as waxing and labiaplasty

Chennai WUDC 2014 · Open_Semis

THBT universities should ban all fraternities and sororities.

Brandeis IV · 2

THR the use of feminism as an advertising tactic.

Brandeis IV · 4

THS a lower income tax for women than men.

Brandeis IV · Novice_Finals

THW create a scheme to aggressively encourage university graduates to marry and reproduce

London Pro-Am IV · 3

THBT men have become the tools of their tools

Paris V · 3.3

THB in free speech

Paris V · 4.2

THBT feminists should condemn the practice of monogamy

Trinity IV · 1

THB the Irish state should pay reparations to all female citizens who lived during the period in which Magdalene Laundries were operational

Trinity IV · Open_Quarters

THW ban advertising that objectifies women.

NorthAms (@ Carleton University) · 4

THW require those claiming Job Seekers' Allowance to undertake community service

Warwick IV · 1

THW allow companies to pay higher wages to employees who agree not to have children during their term of employment.

Dutch Mace · 1

THW allow employees to sign a contract to give up their right to have children in exchange for a higher salary

John Smith Memorial Mace Scotland · 1

THW remove all restrictions on sexual activities between mutually consenting adults

Irish National Law Debates · 2

THBT the use of violence to advance the cause of disenfranchised sexual minorities and women in Russia is legitimate

Irish National Law Debates · Open_Final

THW make the exploitation of brothels a state monopoly

Bonapartiaans Debattoernooi · 5

THW financially incentivise interracial and interfaith marriage

LSE Open · ESL_Final

TH applauds the social pressure on teenage girls to initiate promiscuous sexual activity;

Tornadu · Open_Semi_1

THW nationalise prostitution

Leiden Open · 5

Some academic and cultural institutions have a practice of awarding prizes that recognise the achievements of members of minority groups. For example, "Muslim Student Achievement Award" or "African American Writer of the Year". Motion:THB it is legitimate for states to deny residence or asylum to immigrants who openly contradict their predominant values

Leiden Open · Open_Semis

TH supports the creation of women only economic zones in Saudi Arabia

Manchester IV · Open_Quarters

TH supports the rise of sexually assertive female pop stars.

Leubke Cup (@ Brock University) · 5

TH supports the rise of online communities that aggressively police ideological purity within the feminist movement

Glasgow Ancients · Open_Final

THBT feminists should endorse conscripting women in the Finnish army rather than abolishing conscription

Helsinki Mini · 1

THW ban male circumcision

Helsinki Mini · 3

THW, when casting minority characters (e.g. racial minorities, LGBTs, people with disabilities etc.) would only cast actors from that same minority

Tallaight IV · 2

THW replace all means-tested benefits with a Universal Basic Income

Leeds Open · 4

Should men be allowed to protest their legal duty to pay child support in writing if their partners decide against getting their written permission for abortion?

Mainzer Debütanten Cup · 3

THW ban advertising targeted at children

Pre-Pristina Open · 1

THW abolish spousal privilege

NAUDC (@ HWS College) · 1

THBT the feminist movement should campaign to deconstruct masculinity rather than mobilize masculinity to serve feminist goals

NAUDC (@ HWS College) · 3

THR the rise of pop-cultural authories on what constitutes good sex.

NAUDC (@ HWS College) · 5

In a Battlestar Galactica-themed scenario (where humanity is drifting in space), THW ban abortion.

Royal Holloway Open · 1

TH supports feminist vigilante groups in India.

Royal Holloway Open · 1

THBT parents should advise daughters against heavy drinking to avoid sexual assault.

Royal Holloway Open · 2

THW force men and women to take equal maternity and paternity leave

Royal Holloway Open · 3

THBT feminists should oppose global capitalism

Royal Holloway Open · 4

THW tie minimum wage increases to increases in the income of the 1%

Royal Holloway Open · 4

TH prefers the abolition of pornography to the nationalisation of pornography.

Royal Holloway Open · Open_Final

THBT feminists should not campaign against polygamy in the Islamic world.

Arandjelovac Open · 2

THBT the feminist movement should actively participate in the production, distribution and consumption of pornography

Exeter Open · 2

THW aggressively harass those who post online anonymous abuse

Exeter Open · 4

Polygamie should be legalised in the Netherlands

NK Beleidsdebatteren (Dutch Policy Debate Championships) · Open_Semi_2

THBT men should take no active role in the womens liberation movement

Southampton Open · 3

A person's self-image is the mental picture, generally of a kind that is quite resistant to change, that depicts not only details that are potentially available to objective investigation by others (height, weight, hair colour, biological sex, race etc.), but also items that have been learned by that person about himself or herself, either from personal experiences or by internalizing the judgments of others (gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity etc.) Motion: TH regrets the concept of self-image

Southampton Open · Open_Final

THW make ratification of peace agreements conditional on approval by a popular vote of women affected by the conflict

National Maiden's · 4

In Margaret Atwood's novel Oryx and Crake there is a pill, which: (a) Protects the user against all sexually transmitted diseases (b) Provides unlimited libido and sexual prowess, along with a general sense of energy and well being (c) Acts as a 100% effective male and female birth control pill. All of the effects are irreversible and there are no other side effects. THW take the pill.

National Maiden's · Open_Final

Should Fracking be stimulated?

Zeit Debatte Wien · 4

Murray Edwards, Newnham and Lucy Cavendish. 1,100 out of 17 000 students in women-only colleges (6%). In the university as a whole, the ratio of women to men is roughly 50:50. Motion: This house, as the University of Cambridge, would abolish women-only colleges

Heriott Watt Open · 4

THBT full gender emancipation requires the end of monogamy as a dominant social norm.

HWS Round Robin · 4

THW ban women older than 40 from having children

NK Debatteren (Dutch National Championships) · Novice_Final

THW legally define rape as sex without explicit consent

NK Debatteren (Dutch National Championships) · Open_Semis

THBT, rather than protecting endangered species the animal rights movement should prioritize maximizing the total welfare of the animal population

SSE Riga Practice Tournament · 2

THBT self proclaimed feminists should not alter themselves(e.g. cosmetic surgery, make-up)

SSE Riga Practice Tournament · 4

THBT history curricula should feature the same proportion of male and female historical figures.

Berlin IV · 2

THBT Western states should substantially support the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in its efforts in the developing world to promote birth control that is undetectable by men.

Berlin IV · 4

THW impose quotas that ensure at least half of a company's board of directors is composed of women.

Estonian Open · 2

THBT feminists should not oppose dating sites which seek to romantically link rich men and physically attractive women.

Paris Open · 3

THW require all advertising to be gender neutral.

Hull Open · 1

THW rewrite sexist, racist or otherwise discriminating passages in opera libretti

South German Regional Championships · 2

THW ban beauty pageants for minors

West German Regional Championships · 1

TH, as a woman, would make targeted use of her feminine charms

West German Regional Championships · 3

Should kindergartens actively combat gender roles?

Frishlingscup · Open_Final

THW ban TV shows that objectify women

Kalliope Debattoernooi · 2

THW prohibit sex changes

French Language World Championships Debating · 4

THW ban online dating sites

French Language World Championships Debating · 9

Should we introduce diversity quota, rather than women's quota?

Neckarwiesen Cup · 1

This house applauds the rise of pop songs by female artists that glorify assertive female sexuality

Riga Debate Academy · 4

THW, as part of awareness campaigns about rape and sexual violence, inform women of potentially risky behaviour (like alcohol consumption or choice of clothing)

Deutsche Debattiermeisterschaft (German Language Debating Championships) · 6

THBT current day's political correctness does more harm than good

Deutsche Debattiermeisterschaft (German Language Debating Championships) · Open_Final

THW publicly designate men's rights movements as hate groups and monitor them accordingly

Bristol Open · 1

THW remove the exemption for religious organisations from anti-discrimination legislation (such as the Equalities Act 2010)

Monroe Cup · 4