Liberal Feminism- Oakley

Question 1

What did Oakley distinguish a difference between?

Answer 1

Sex and gender

Question 2

What is gender?

Answer 2

What you socially regard yourself to be

Question 3

What was the enlightenment project?

Answer 3

-period where scientific knowledge provides truth rather than religion
-society having more rational attitudes towards gender
-political action tointroduce anti-discriminatory laws+policies

Question 4

What does liberal feminists believe that the enlightenment project led to?

Answer 4

-a better understanding of women’s oppression

Question 5

Evaluation- what has this led to?

Answer 5

-led to demand for reform in areas such as equal pay, media representations of gender and employment practices

Question 6

Criticisms?

Answer 6

-over optimistic
-Marxist+radical feminists- liberal fail to understand the underlying causes of women’s subordination