feminism

Question 1

first wave of feminism

Answer 1

•late 19th century, with the suffragettes’ campaign for the right to vote
•feminism was a political movement

Question 2

second wave of feminism

Answer 2

•1960s
•when feminism emerged on a global scale

Question 3

3rd wave

Answer 3

•1960s onward
•when feminism started to become a theory as well as a political movement

Question 4

what are liberal feminists?

Answer 4

•liberal feminists believe that all human beings should have equal rights
•they believe that equal rights between men and women can be reached through reformism- reformism is the idea that progress towards equal rights can be achieved by gradual and small changes in society
•they reach equality through policies eg the equal pay act

Question 5

what is radical feminism?

Answer 5

•radical feminists view society fundamentally as a patriarchy in which men dominate and oppress women. radical feminists seek to abolish the patriarchy in a struggle to liberate women
•believe that men are women’s main enemy
•all men benefit from patriarchy and from women’s unpaid domestic labour

Question 6

what is a marxist feminist?

Answer 6

marxist feminists believe inequality between sexes is caused by capitalism

Question 7

what is difference feminism?

Answer 7

difference feminists argue that women are not a single homogeneous group eg black feminists