The Variety of Feminisms and their Contribution to Gender Equality (original) (raw)

^The^ variety of feminisms and their contributions to gender equality

1997

My focus is the continuities and discontinuities in recent feminist ideas and perspectives. I am going to discuss the development of feminist theories as to the sources of gender inequality and its pervasiveness, and the different feminist political solutions and remedies based on these theories. I will be combining ideas from different feminist writers, and usually will not be talking about any specific writers. A list of readings can be found at the end.

Effects of Feminism on Gender Equality

CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research - Zenodo, 2020

"A Feminist is anyone who recognizes the equality and full of humanity of women and men" Feminism has been a part of our life since the 18 th century, either directly or indirectly. Women have always faced issues of inequality and dominance for a very long time. And this inequality and injustice led to Feminist movements. We had the first wave of feminism during the 18 th century after which we had the second and the third waves. We are currently witnessing the fourth wave. Each wave had different issues which were tackled. But in the modern days feminism has gotten a bad name, which can attributed because of various reasons such as the unawareness of the term feminism and what it actually stands for. In our research paper we have looked into the idea that whether people are aware about the term feminism in its correct definition or there is a different idea and what can be done to promote feminism in a positive way.

Viewpoints and Comments: The Changing Face of Feminism: Dilemmas of the Feminist Academic

Sociological Bulletin, 2000

The past couple of decades have seen a profusion of feminist work in the academia, a great part of such work being in the humanities and social sciences. Many subjects, such as literature and art, have been influenced and even transformed by feminist writings. The blooming of feminist theory has been accompanied by the emergence of another field, that of Women's Studies, which may take the form of an exclusive department, or topics related to women may be included in different course curricula. Whatever its form, Women's Studies is an integral part of the feminist project, and the presence of the doctrine of feminism and feminist theory within the university education system is an established fact. However, in this write-up, I would like to allude to some problems regarding the theoretical framework(s) related to feminism as also the actual everyday grounded behaviour of those engaged in this pursuit. Is feminism truly a success story? Are the feminist academics fighting against the conservative forces, and side by side, becoming the authors of reform? Or is it all a fantasy, a falsehood, and above all, wishful thinking aimed at deluding ourselves? I have tried to look at these questions by taking up two issues. First, what is the state of feminist studies today and second, what are the feminist academics actually doing. The first I shall deal with by taking recourse to secondary sources, while the second is examined from my own experiences as a professional in higher education. Feminism and Feminist Theory Let's begin with feminism itself. There is always a problem explicating terms like feminism. Simply put, feminism can be defined as the doctrine advancing the view that women are systematically disadvantaged and are