Question 3 Flashcards
Liberal Feminism focus
Radical Feminism focus
Institutional reform
Patriarchy as the root issue
Radical Feminism key issue
Liberal Feminism key issues
Control over reproduction, gendered violence, women’s spaces
Equal rights, legal equality, “glass ceiling”
Liberal Feminism state role
Radical feminism state role
Improve women’s inclusion in systems
Overhaul patriarchal structures
Liberal feminism approach
Radical feminism approach
Work within existing systems
Radical restructuring of society
How Would Each Strand Address Young People’s Hesitancy to Identify as Feminist?
Liberal Feminism: Would emphasize feminism as a movement for equality and work on destigmatizing the term.
Radical Feminism: Would argue that hesitancy results from patriarchal conditioning and focus on raising consciousness.