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Manal Kamal
Professor Ahmed Abd_Elslam
An Introduction To Literary Studies
April 9, 2014
Types Of Feminism
First, let's define feminism in general, feminism refers to the belief that men and women deserve equality in all opportunities, treatment, respect, and social rights. In general, feminists are people who try to acknowledge social inequality based on gender and stop it from continuing..
Different Types Of Feminism:
1- Liberal feminism:
feminism is a movement that believes all individuals should be free to explore equal opportunities and rights. Primarily focuses on women's ability to show and maintain their equality through their own actions and choices. argues that our society holds the false belief that women are, by nature, less intellectually and physically capable than men, it tends to discriminate against women in the academy, the forum, and the marketplace. Liberal feminists believe that "female subordination is rooted in a set of customary and legal constraints that blocks women's entrance to and success in the so-called public world" and they work hard to emphasize the equality of men and women through political and legal reform
2-Radical Feminism:
is a movement that believes sexism is so deeply rooted in society that the only cure is to eliminate the concept of gender completely.
Español: Portada del periòdico anarcofeminista "...
Angela Davis speaking at Myer Horowitz Theatre of ...
English: Photographic portrait of Emma Goldman, fa...Focuses on the theory of patriarchy as a system of power that organizes society into a complex of relationships based on the assertion that male supremacy oppresses women. Radical feminists suggest changes, such as finding technology that will allow babies to be grown outside of a woman's body, to promote more equality between men and women. This will allow women to avoid missing work for maternity leave, which radical feminists argue is one reason women aren't promoted as quickly as men. In fact, radical feminists would argue that...