Patriarchy

Question 1

Against

Answer 1

Liberal feminists argue that patriarchy in the public sphere can be reformed through legislation
However, radical feminists argue for the personal is political
Millett argues that the patriarchal father dominates the family and the mother socialises children into gender roles, which gives men the power that it denies women. She seeks to abolish the nuclear family and traditional marriage
Socialist feminist Rowbotham argued that female oppression was not just a result of patriarchy but was interlinked with women being oppressed economically as well as culturally
Intersectionality: women from different backgrounds and religions/races experience discrimination differently

Question 2

For

Answer 2

Patriarchy where men are dominant in society
Patriarchy is oppressive towards women
Patriarchy has been socially constructed by men to designate a gender role to women
Liberal feminists like Gilman and De Beauvoir identify gender stereotyping
Patriarchy must be opposed in the public sphere
Equality of opportunity, where discrimination and gender stereotypes are eliminated