liberal feminism , personal is political Flashcards
instead of highlighting the private sphere and the idea that the personal is political , liberal feminism focused on
securing legal and political equality for women the public sphere by advocating for equal rights and opportunities that men already have , so that women can participate equally in the economy , politics and educational environments
liberal feminism wasn’t completely blind to the private sphere and did highlight violence against women and oppressive divorce laws but its focus was
more on reforms in the public sphere and it wasn’t as radical as later strands of feminism
liberal feminists see the end goal as removing discrimination and inequality under the law so that women can participate equally in the public sphere , once this was achieved then
gender inequality was also achieved
they focused on key legal and political reforms to achieve equality including
the right to vote
equal access to education
politcal representation
and pay