Feminism and Human Rights
Describes the types of feminism and feminism's impact on society
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- Created on: 06-12-12 09:13
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- Feminism and Human Rights
- Feminism is a social threory and political movement originating from the belief that rights, privelleges ans
- Types of Femism
- Radical Feminism- women's oppression as a fundamental element of society and seeks to challenge that standard by broadly rejecting standard gender roles
- Liberal Feminism argues that equality can be achieved through legal means and social reform
- Social Feminism- similar to radical feminism but believe that capitalism needs to be overthrown to achieve equality
- Christian Feminism- women are equally saved, equally spirit filled and equally sent
- Language-Ms instead of Miss or Mrs. Herstory instead of history. 'he or she' instead of he.
- Heterosexual relationships- change in power, trying to balance family and career, pill allows control of the body, marriage seen as oppressive and opt for cohabitaiton
- Religion- women ordained as clergy in protestant church, rabbis and cantors in some branches of Judaism. Resisted in Islam and Roman Catholicism
- Moral education- the quest for external power has left a vacuum for moral training, feminists argue it is not their sole responsibilty
- Reproductive Rights- pro choice traditionally, radical feminists demand the right to control their body
- Economic Rights- Equal pay act of 1970 though it is not always enforced. Women in LEDCs often cant work due to religious or societal restrictions
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