Types of Feminism
Goal of Liberal Feminism -✔✔Treating women the same as men/giving women the same rights as men
Key Words of Liberal Feminism (6) -✔✔o Freedom
o Equality
o Choice
o Rationality
o Rights
o Control
What has Liberal Feminism achieved? (2) -✔✔Showed how thoughts about women and their biology,
psychology, and thoughts about women in polotics and business were wrong, illogical and/or unfair
Laid work for future feminist work
Liberal feminism and personalization -✔✔Try to de-personalize it issues
What is the liberal feminists view on gender? -✔✔Wants to eliminate it as a meaningful catagory
Goal of Radical Feminism -✔✔De-center men and the patriarchy
What do patriarchal power structures determine? (3) -✔✔They determine:
what counts as valuable
what counts as real
what counts as knowledge
, How do feminists want to achieve their goal? (2) -✔✔- De-center this knowledge structure
- Put women and their knowledge & experience in the centre of discussion
Radical Feminism and Personalization -✔✔Try to personalize, and puts an emphasis on women's reality
and experiences
Keywords of Radical Feminism (6) -✔✔o Person is Political
o Experience
o Women-centered
o Patriarchy
o Oppression
o Control
What does person is political mean? -✔✔Personal problems are political problems (not 100% on this)
Why is Radical Feminism unpopular to the masses? (4) -✔✔o Uncomfortable
o Draws attention to violence and degradation
o Draws our attention to the fear loathing and disgust expressed by men towards women
o Lots of discussion around bodies and sex and violence
How do Liberal Feminism and Radical Feminism differ? -✔✔Liberal feminism is a lot more positive and
empowering, radical feminism takes a look at the harder topics that are less empowering
Why does radical feminism seem out dated today? -✔✔Includes and insists on notions of what women
are, what they need and their category is
Goal of Liberal Feminism -✔✔Treating women the same as men/giving women the same rights as men
Key Words of Liberal Feminism (6) -✔✔o Freedom
o Equality
o Choice
o Rationality
o Rights
o Control
What has Liberal Feminism achieved? (2) -✔✔Showed how thoughts about women and their biology,
psychology, and thoughts about women in polotics and business were wrong, illogical and/or unfair
Laid work for future feminist work
Liberal feminism and personalization -✔✔Try to de-personalize it issues
What is the liberal feminists view on gender? -✔✔Wants to eliminate it as a meaningful catagory
Goal of Radical Feminism -✔✔De-center men and the patriarchy
What do patriarchal power structures determine? (3) -✔✔They determine:
what counts as valuable
what counts as real
what counts as knowledge
, How do feminists want to achieve their goal? (2) -✔✔- De-center this knowledge structure
- Put women and their knowledge & experience in the centre of discussion
Radical Feminism and Personalization -✔✔Try to personalize, and puts an emphasis on women's reality
and experiences
Keywords of Radical Feminism (6) -✔✔o Person is Political
o Experience
o Women-centered
o Patriarchy
o Oppression
o Control
What does person is political mean? -✔✔Personal problems are political problems (not 100% on this)
Why is Radical Feminism unpopular to the masses? (4) -✔✔o Uncomfortable
o Draws attention to violence and degradation
o Draws our attention to the fear loathing and disgust expressed by men towards women
o Lots of discussion around bodies and sex and violence
How do Liberal Feminism and Radical Feminism differ? -✔✔Liberal feminism is a lot more positive and
empowering, radical feminism takes a look at the harder topics that are less empowering
Why does radical feminism seem out dated today? -✔✔Includes and insists on notions of what women
are, what they need and their category is
