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    FEMINIST

    THEORY
    Group 2
    Feminism or Feminist
    theory
    is a range of political movements,
    ideologies, and social movements that
    share a common goal which is to define
    and advance political, economic personal,
    and social rights for women.

    This includes seeking to establish equal


    opportunities for women in education and
    employment.
    HISTORY
    Charles Fourier, a Utopian Socialist and
    French philosopher, is credited with
    having coined the word "feminisme" in
    1837.

    Fourier believed that all important jobs


    should be open to women on the basis
    of skill and aptitude rather than closed
    on account of gender. He spoke of
    🇫🇷 🇳🇱
    HISTORY

    words "féminisme" and "féminist"


    first appeared in France and the
    Netherlands in 1872.

    Great Britain in the 1890s, and the


    United States in 1910.
    FEMINIST
    MOVEMENT
    The history of the modern
    western feminist movements is
    divided into three "waves"
    Each dealt with different aspects
    of the same feminist issues.
    First Wave
    The first wave comprised women's suffrage
    movements of the nineteenth and early
    twentieth centuries, promoting women's
    right to vote.
    Second Wave
    The second wave was associated with the ideas
    and actions of the women's liberation
    movement beginning in the 1960s.
    The second wave
    campaigned for legal
    and social equality for
    women
    Third Wave
    The third wave is a continuation of, and a
    reaction to, the perceived failures of second-
    wave feminism, beginning in the 1990s
    4 Basic Principles in
    Feminism
    Working to increase equality:

    Feminist thought links ideas to


    action, insisting we should push for
    change toward gender equality and
    not just talk about it.
    4 Basic Principles in
    Feminism
    Expanding human choice:
    Feminists believe that both men
    and women should have the
    freedom to their human interests
    and talents, even if those interests
    and talents conflict with the status
    4 Basic Principles in
    Feminism
    Eliminating gender
    stratification:
    Feminists oppose laws and
    cultural norms that limit
    income, educational and job
    4 Basic Principles in
    Feminism
    Ending sexual violence and
    promoting sexual freedom:
    Feminists feel that women
    should have control over their
    sexuality and reproduction.
    • Liberal Feminism
    Types of
    Feminism • Social Feminism
    There are three
    basic forms of • Radical
    feminism: Feminism
    LIBERAL
    FEMINISM
    Liberal feminism is an individualistic
    form of feminist theory, which focuses
    on women's ability to maintain their
    equality through their own actions and
    choices.
    Liberal feminists argue that society
    holds the false belief that women are,
    by nature, less intellectually and
    SOCIAL
    FEMINISM
    Socialist feminism is a branch of
    feminism that focuses upon both
    the public and private spheres of a
    woman's life and argues that
    liberation can only be achieved by
    working to end both the economic
    and cultural sources of women's
    SOCIAL
    FEMINISM
    Socialist feminism is a two-
    pronged theory that broadens
    Marxist feminism's argument for
    the role of capitalism in the
    oppression of women and radical
    feminism's theory of the role of
    gender and the patriarchy.
    RADICAL
    FEMINISM
    Radical feminism is a
    perspective within feminism
    that calls for a radical
    reordering of society in which
    male supremacy is eliminated
    in all social and economic
    RADICAL
    Radical feminists seek
    FEMINISM to abolish
    patriarchy by challenging existing social
    norms and institutions, rather than
    through a purely political process.
    This includes challenging the notion of
    traditional gender roles, opposing the
    sexual objectification of women, and
    raising public awareness about such
    issues as rape and violence against
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