feminism

Question 1

what is feminism?

Answer 1

movement aiming to bring about equality for women theory which sees women exploited and oppressed by men

Question 2

first wave feminism

Answer 2

suffragette movement campaigned for women to have right to vote

Question 3

second wave feminism

Answer 3

-feminist movement in the 1960s and 1970d campaigned to bring about rights like equal pay for women

Question 4

third wave feminism

Answer 4

current feminist movement which sees society as more equal but seee women as facing different challenges e.g class, ethnicity

Question 5

fourth wave feminism

Answer 5

-new form of campaigning using online tech e.g twitter, complaints and hashtags e.g me too

Question 6

key fem ideas

Answer 6

-move away from male stream
-men dominate the inequalities
-causes conflict between males and female
-gender role inequalities caused
by socialisation not biology
-patriarchy is a structrue that disadvantages women

Question 7

radical feminists key ideas

Answer 7

-men dominate thru violence, fear, intimidation through turning women into sex objects for men gratification
-patriarchal struggles in private and public
-FIRESTONE= claims that women biology leads them to be exploited as pregnancy and childbirth make women vulnerable and dependent on men

Question 8

radical feminism and the family

Answer 8

-family is dangerous place for women due to the high DV rates
-men exercise power thru violence and rape
-women murdered twice a week by partner or former partner
1in4 experience Dv at some point in their life

Question 9

criticisms of radical fems

Answer 9

• not everyone experiences patriarchy the same to the same degree
  -doesn’t acknowledge progress in terms of gender equality
  -doesn’t offer any real solutions to end patriarchy
  -2/3 of women initiate divorce first ( free to escape oppression )
• too extreme