Feminism Core Values

Question 1

What are the 5 core values for Feminism?

Answer 1

Sex and Gender
Patriarchy
Personal is Political
Equality and difference feminism
Intersectionality

Question 2

What is Sex and Gender to feminists?

Answer 2

Sex - biological differences between men and women
Gender - Societal roles pushed onto men + women based on their sex

Question 3

What is Patriarchy?

Answer 3

A system of male dominance where women are excluded

Question 4

What is Personal is Political?

Answer 4

A Radical idea that personal experiences of women of oppression are a consequence of their political situation within a male-dominated society

Question 5

What is Equality feminism and Difference feminism?

Answer 5

Equality Feminists seek equality for men and women in society
Difference feminists argue that men and women have a fundamentally different nature from one another

Question 6

What is intersectionality?

Answer 6

The idea that discrimination of women varies due to the factors such as race, age, class, sexuality, ethnicity etc.