radical feminism , how to achieve equality Flashcards
radical feminists believe that achieving true gender equality q
requires a fundamental restructuring of society
argue that patriarchal systems are deeply embedded in social political and economic institutions
thus incremental reforms are insufficient to dismantle them
also didn’t seek to make women the same as men or just pursue equality they wanted
complete emancipation for women from male power
radical feminists called for revolutionary changes that transform the underlying structures of power
included creating new forms of family and community that reject traditional gender roles , developing economic systems that values women’s labour equality and establishing legal and political frameworks that protect women’s rights and promote their full participation in all aspects of life including the public and private sphere
many radical feminists advocated for creating women’s only spaces
founded by and run by women only , to provide safety and protection to women
radical feminists also saw these
spaces as important for the empowerment of women as a form of political resistance against patriarchy
Andrea Dworkin argued for strong legal measures against
pornography and prostitution
viewing them as industries that perpetuated patriarchal control over women’s bodies , sexual exploitation and violence against women.
Kate millett argues that strong family structures needed to be dismantled
this would involve redefining what families could look like including accepting non heteronormative relationships and family structures and redistributing roles in child rearing and household duties to be more equitable
Kate millett also supported an end to monogamous marriage and the traditional family which she saw
as patriarchy’s chief institution writing “the complete destruction of traditional marriage and the nuclear family is the revoloutionary of utopian goal of feminism “
