liberal feminism , personal is political Flashcards

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instead of highlighting the private sphere and the idea that the personal is political , liberal feminism focused on

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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

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liberal feminism wasn’t completely blind to the private sphere and did highlight violence against women and oppressive divorce laws but its focus was

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more on reforms in the public sphere and it wasn’t as radical as later strands of feminism

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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

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gender inequality was also achieved

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they focused on key legal and political reforms to achieve equality including

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the right to vote
equal access to education
politcal representation
and pay

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