state, economy, society, solutions

Question 1

state & solution

Answer 1

liberalism: gov is problem but also part of solution so want changes in leg & education
socialism: see state as oppressors through capitalism so believe revolution is required
radical: state is dominated by patriarchy so can’t overthrow it or be part of solution & discrimination + inequality is systematic

Question 2

economy : general

Answer 2

• women are payed less than men (pay gap was 15.5% among all employess in UK in 2020
• glass ceiling: senior positions tend 2 be reserved 4 men
• women subject 2 sexual harassment (eg: study found that 52% of the women surveyed had been victims of unwanted sexual bev)
• all fems agree that w are denied equality of opportunity

Question 3

economy : socialist feminism

Answer 3

• viewpoint inspired by Engels
• before capitalism had free & prominent place in society
• industrial rev led to w being reduced 2 wage slaves
• w = reserve army of labour employed at low wages when male labour is scarce
• often discarded when m.l is available & wages no longer need 2 be kept low

Question 4

equality feminism

Answer 4

• want equality 4 w in all spheres of life

* should be equal in everything they do & have same opportunities

Question 5

difference feminism

Answer 5

• recognise that m & w have fundamental diffs

* should accept that we have diffs instead of trying 2 be equal 2 men as not a bad thing

Question 6

intersectionality

Answer 6

• post modern feminism has argued that fem movement
  has been largely white & m/c
• BUT w are from various social & cultural backgrounds so face diff issues eg. black, w/c & gay w have diff issues to white m/c ones

Question 7

intersectionality bell hooks

Answer 7

• social classifications are connected (eg: battle against sexism goes hand in hand with one against racism) & ignoring this contibutes w’s oppression
• thinks that there should be individual w movements eg: gay w, black w instead of just one general women one

Question 8

contasting difference feminism views

Answer 8

• most don’t think any gender is superior
• BUT some think w are superior eg: caring & less agressive (which others find 2 be a defeatist p.o.v)
• so world would be better if ruled by w (eg. less war)
• simone de beauvoir: diff automatically lead 2 inequality & m will benefit so male superiority need 2 be destroyed