Feminist Theories Of Gender Inequality Flashcards
Feminist theories for gender inequality
- Liberal fem- Ann Oakley
- Radical fem - Millet: biological Orgins of patriarchy and Delphy and Leonard
- intersectional feminism- Sylvia Walby: triple system feminism
What does liberal feminist Ann Oakely say ?
Gender role socialisation : Manipulation, canalisation, verbal appellation, and dominance different activities
What does liberal feminist Ann Oakely say ?
Gender role socialisation : Manipulation, canalisation, verbal appellation, and dominance different activities
What are the evaluation of liberal feminist
Ignores intersectionality: liberal fem is for middle class, educated and professional women but fails to consider wider range of women e.g ethnic minority, working class
- postmod, gender identities not fixed as range of masculinity and femininity to choose from so choose not to follow stereotypes
- are children totally passive ? - Oakley sees children passive to gender role socialisation but process of negotiation between parents and children
Radical fem -Millet: biological origins of patriarchy
Millet argues that there is what element to women’s oppression ?
Biological element
Radical fem -Millet: biological origins of patriarchy
Why is there a biological element to women’s oppression ?
Because it’s women who carry, give birth and feeds a child which has contributed to their position in society
Radical fem -Millet: biological origins of patriarchy
However radical fem Millet does not believe what ?
Due to the biological difference women should be treated differently
Radical fem -Millet: biological origins of patriarchy
According to Millet, how did men originally acquire power
Through biological Factors
Radical fem -Millet: biological origins of patriarchy
According to Millet, how did men originally acquire power over women by biological factors ?
- women who were frequently pregnant so could not make the same contribution to society as men
- men are biological built physically stronger than women
Radical fem -Millet: biological origins of patriarchy
According to Millet, what has provided developments that mean that biological difference no longer disadvantage women ?
- Modern technology e.g contraceptive pill has allowed women to plan their pregnancies to happen at the right time
- modern machinery so means both men and women can operate powerful strong machinery
- so men can no longer dominate
What does radical feminism: Delphy and Leonard say ?
- male dominance by female subordination to men by unpaid domestic labour as housewives and mothers
- forcing women to be dependent on men
- family is an economic system that benifits men and exploit work of women as men have economic power :
- men make decisions
- men control finance
- women receive gifts of kind than money
What are the evaluation of radical fem ?
Overly negative : position of women in society has changed overtime with social,educational and economic changes which radical fem ignore
Exaggeration of differences between men and women: rad fem overemphasis factors that seperate men and women. Many men and women work together e.g campaigning for gender equality and both have equal division of labour than previous generations
Intersectional feminism- Sylvia Walby: triple system of feminism
What concept did she develop ?
Triple system of oppression
Intersectional feminism- Sylvia Walby: triple system of feminism
What is the triple system of oppression ?
Women experience racism, gender and class oppression by patriarchy changing overtime
Intersectional feminism- Sylvia Walby: triple system of feminism
How has patriarchy evolved according to Walby ?
From ‘private patriarchy’ to ‘public patriarchy’
