FEMINISM ,HISTORY AND THEORY OF

FEMINISM BY SAHAR ARSHAD

FEMINISM•WHAT IS IT? •WHY DOES THE WORD HAVE SUCH A

BAD RAP?•HISTORY OF FEMINIST MOVEMENT

•FIRST WAVE – CULT OF TRUE WOMANHOOD, MORAL

•SECOND WAVE – EQUALITY, CONSCIOUSNESS-RAISING

•THIRD WAVE? – WOMEN SHOULD EXPLOIT THE LITTLE POWER

THEY HAVE

FIRST-WAVE OF FEMINISM:

Driven by combination of social, and economic forces.

The first organized “feminists” political activism involved campaigns for VOTE and EQUALITY.

SECOND WAVE OF FEMINISM:

• IN 1960, DURING THE 2ND WAVE OF FEMINISM A REMARKABLE EVENT IN HUMAN HISTORY HAD HAPPENED – THE END OF THE ‘PATRIARCHY’.

• SUDDENLY WOMEN BECAME ACTIVE IN POLITICS, DEMANDED AND WON THE RIGHTS TO UNIVERSITY EDUCATION, TO A CAREER, TO EASY DIVORCE.

• SUDDENLY WOMEN BEGAN VOTING DIFFERENTLY TO MEN.

THIRD WAVE OF FEMINISM:

• THE THIRD WAVE OF FEMINISM IS DESCRIBED AS A SUDDEN REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT.

• THIRD-WAVE FEMINISM DEALS WITH ISSUES WHICH APPEAR TO LIMIT OR OPPRESS WOMEN.

• GENDER VIOLENCE HAS BECOME A CENTRAL ISSUE FOR THIRD-WAVE FEMINISTS.

RADICAL FEMINISM

• 1) HISTORY – THIS THEORY EMERGED IN THE SIXTIES. REVIEWED MARXIST THEORY.

• 2) WHAT DO RADICAL FEMINISTS CLAIM?• MEN AND WOMEN CONTROL WOMEN THROUGH:• CONTROLLING MOTHERHOOD (AND DEVALUE IT)• CONTROLLING SEXUALITY

• STATE HELPS IN CONTROL BY FAILING TO WRITE LAWS OR WRITING LAWS THAT ALLOW MEN TO CONTROL WOMEN’S BODIES AND ROLE IN SOCIETY.

• C) SOLUTIONS -- ALLOW WOMEN TO CONTROL MOTHERHOOD AND SEXUALITY.

RADICAL FEMINISM

•MALE POWER AND PRIVILEGE IS THE BASIS OF SOCIAL RELATIONS

•SEXISM IS THE ULTIMATE TOOL USED BY MEN TO KEEP WOMEN OPPRESSED

RADICAL FEMINISM

•WOMEN ARE THE FIRST OPPRESSED GROUP

•WOMEN'S OPPRESSION IS THE MOST WIDESPREAD

•WOMEN’S OPPRESSION IS THE DEEPEST

RADICAL FEMINISM

•WOMEN’S OPPRESSION CAUSES THE MOST SUFFERING

•WOMEN’S OPPRESSION PROVIDES A CONCEPTUAL MODEL FOR UNDERSTANDING ALL OTHER FORMS OF OPPRESSION

RADICAL FEMINISM

•MEN CONTROL THE NORMS OF ACCEPTABLE SEXUAL BEHAVIOR

•REFUSING TO REPRODUCE IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO ESCAPE THE SNARES

•SPEAK OUT AGAINST ALL SOCIAL STRUCTURES BECAUSE THEY ARE CREATED BY MEN

DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW

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