What do Liberal Feminists say about Patriarchy?
They identify patriarchy as discrimination, not oppression
What do Liberal Feminists say about Sex + Gender?
The distinction is artifical as all human beings are rational
Therefore, women should have equal chance in society
What do Liberal Feminists say about Personal is Political?
They reject the term - they only focus on discrimination in the public sphere and it’s barriers
What do Liberal Feminists say about Equality Fem vs. Difference Fem?
They are Equality Feminists - all humans are of moral worth and entitled to the same rights
What do Liberal Feminists say about Intersectionality?
All woman, no matter their class, religion or ethnicity should be treated fairly
What do Socialist Feminists say about Patriarchy?
They recognise Patriarchy as systematic oppression, caused primarily by capitalism
What do Socialist Feminists say about Sex + Gender?
They wish to reject and eradicate Gender stereotypes, which Capitalism requires
Capitalism needs women to do domestic work - reject it
What do Socialist Feminists say about Personal is Political?
That Personal IS Political, women are forced into domesticitiy to help reproduce the labour force and fulfill other functions for capitalism
What do Socialist Feminists say about Equality Fem vs. Difference Fem?
They are Equality Feminists - sexual equality is meaningless without class equality
Equality must be seen in economic terms
What do Socialist Feminsts say about Intersectionality?
Capitalism oppresses all women and working-class men
They all must unite and remove capitalism/patriarchy from society
What do Radical Feminists say about Patriarchy?
That Patriarchy is a systematic, institutionalised and pervasive form of male power
What do Radical Feminists say about Sex + Gender?
Gender roles are forged by the patriarchy to subjugate women - women grow up believing childcare and housework are their natural roles
What do Radical Feminists say about Personal is Political?
Women’s experiences of oppression are not personal to them, but rather part of a wider political oppression of all women
What do Radical Feminists say about Equality Fem vs. Difference Fem?
Most are Equality Feminists
A small few are Difference Feminists who argue women should not seek to replicate male behaviour
What do Radical Feminists say about Intersectionality?
All women are equally oppressed by the patriarchy, albeit in different ways
What do Post-Modern Feminists say about Patriarchy?
That Patriarchy is pervasive and mutates according to class, religion and ethnicity
What do Post-Modern Feminists say about Sex + Gender?
The gender roles are imposed on black and working-class women are different than the ones imposed on white, middle-class women
What do Post-Modern Feminists say about Personal is Political?
Similar to Radicals (experiences aren’t personal but part of wider political oppression) but they see Political oppression in a wider way than other strands
What do Post-Modern Feminists say about Equality Fem vs. Difference Fem?
They are Equality Feminists - the different experiences of women are crucial to understand the different ways women are oppressed
What do Post-Modern Feminists say about Intersectionality?
“All inequality is not created equal.” - Kimberle Crenshaw
Different women experience oppression differently
Which strands believe that women are equally as capable as men and possess the same natural rights? (HUMAN NATURE)
ALL STRANDS - Liberals, Radicals, Socialist + Post-Moderns
Which strands believe that individual women are capable of improving their position in society without revolutionary change? (HUMAN NATURE)
Liberal Feminists
Which strands believe that women’s nature and identities are intersectional, influenced by many categories (HUMAN NATURE)
Post-Modern Feminists
Which strands believe that society is patriarchal and that women are restricted by sexist social attitudes? (SOCIETY)
ALL STRANDS - Liberals, Radicals, Socialist + Post-Moderns
