There are many different types of feminism. From liberal to radical, first wave to fourth wave, this website is a collection of resources spanning across all feminist theories and philosophies.
Radical feminism (RF) is a philosophy emphasizing the patriarchal roots of inequality between men and women, or, more specifically, the social domination of women by men. RF views patriarchy as dividing societal rights, privileges, and power primarily along the lines of sex, and as a result, oppressing women ...
Gail Dines, professor of sociology and women's studies at Wheelock College, and author of Pornland: How Porn has Hijacked our Sexuality, explores how mainstream feminism has lost its way by fighting for the individual rights of a small group of elite white women instead of the collective liberation of all women.
Linda Bellos is a revolutionary feminist and the first mixed-race lesbian to join the Spare Rib feminist collective in 1981. Bellos criticises the movement's 'point scoring' and the manner in which the women's movement was, in her view, dominated by 'white, middle-class women.
Angela Davis criticizes mainstream feminism and it's reliance on privileging those who already have privilege.
Liberal feminism's primary goal is gender equality in the public sphere, such as equal access to education, equal pay, ending job sex segregation, and better working conditions. From this standpoint, legal changes would make these goals possible.
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