FEMINISM

Beliefs/Values -○ Reformist not revolutionary ○ Equality of women can achieved through legal means and social reform Ex: write more bills and elect the right people ○ Men and women are essentially the same, with the same capabilities, and the same rights ○ Women should not have to stick to prescribed gender roles ○ Women deserve equal education. Without it, equality can not be achieved. All must must be educated as to the value of gender equality. The oppression of women we, end ...

The personal is political -Personal things have broad social, political, and economic causes and consequences How many waves of feminism are there? -4 1st Wave -A struggle for legal, social, economic rights, the right to vote (suffrage), own property after marriage, and access to higher education(1960) 2nd Wave -Feminism a class struggle, focus on sexuality, reproductive rights, passing the Equal Rights Amendment, and ending sexism(

.. -Ever notice how when justifying a child's misbehavior no one ever says stuff like "girls will be girls" or "she's a girl," but the list of things a "young lady" can't do is almost endless? You learn from a young age that masculinity comes with freedom; femininity comes with restrictions. ... -I think a lot of people have trouble understanding transgender issues because they try to see themselves as trans, but come at it from the wrong direction. - i.e. cis woman tries to underst...

Origins and developments -- Feminist ideas can be traced back to the ancient civilisations of Greece and China - Christine De Pisan's Book of the City of Ladies published in Italy (1405) foreshadowed many ideas of modern feminism such as advocating women's rights to education - The first text of modern feminism is Mary Wollstonecraft's the Vindication of the Rights of Women (1792) - By the mid 19th C the women's movement acquired a central focus which was the right to vote Origins and...

The Public / Private Divide -The "public" refers to activities that take place within a public sphere, that can involve or affect everybody, such as politics, pressure groups, public debate, employment etc. The "private" on the other hand refers to private activities which solely affect individuals alone, such as housekeeping affairs, and family life. While those such as Liberal Feminists have seen the private divide as "non political", and thus not to be interfered with as it could af...

4 different types of Feminism -Liberal, Marxist, Islamic and Radical Liberal Feminism -Type of Feminism which say there has been a march of progress, Functionalism agree. Religion can help this process. Marxist Feminism -Type of Feminism which says religion supports Capitalism as it divides men from women. Radical Feminism -Type of Feminism which says religion only benefits men, promoting patriarchy. Islamic Feminism -Type of Feminism which say that Western feminists are misguided and et...

Feminism - Broadly defined, feminism is an ideology and political project based on the belief that men and women are treated unequally socially, politically, and economically. • It aims to identify and abolish the sources of women's oppression in all spheres of life. • There is not one feminism, but rather many feminisms. • The different strands of feminism all agree that women, as a social class, are oppressed by virtue of their gender. • The term gender is one of the most fundam...

To what extent do feminists disagree about the role of the state? - more divided than united themes - personal is political state's role in destroying patriarchy 6 structures personal is political united - Personal is political arguably unites feminists as all want women to have equal access to public sphere divided over role of state in private vs public spheres liberals - · Liberals such as Betty Frieden want to keep government in public sphere to maintain privacy excluding abuse and...

Before I start, I want to sort one thing out. Feminists are not angry women who hate men. Feminists do not believe women are better than men, or that women deserve special privileges. Feminists do not believe that women are the victims. - In fact, in order to be considered a feminist, you only need to be on board with one idea: All humans, male and female, should have equal political, economic and social rights. Feminism is: and in bold, The belief that all men and women should have equal r...

Sex - biological constitution as female or male gender - our cultural programming as feminine or masculine. varies within cultures "On ne nait pas femme, on le devient" Simone De Bouvet - One is not born a woman one becomes one Homophobia: - Fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against, homosexuals Hetrosexalist - presumption that everyone is heterosexual, and naturally superior Nature vs Nurture - extent to which particular aspects of behavior are a product of either inherited (i.e...