FEMINIST THEORY ( FEMINISM)

Presentation by Group 7
O B J E C T I V E S

Analyze the basic concepts and

principles of the major social
sciences ideas.
CONTENTS

1 Definition of Feminist Theory

2 Movements of Feminism

3 Basic principles of Feminism

4 Types of Feminism
 -Feminism or feminist theory is a range
of political movements,ideologies ,and
social movement that share a common
goal which is to define and advance
FEMINIST political , economic ,personal and social
rights for women.
THEORY
- Aims to eradicate or separate
the traditional point of view of
1 our society towards women .
HISTORY OF FEMINISM

MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT
(April, 27 ,1759 – September, 10 1797)
• Seen by many as the founder of
feminism.
HISTORY OF FEMINISM

MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT
• Seen by many as the founder of feminism.

• Wrote a book in the

1792 , titled, A
Vindication of the
Rights of Woman
ORIGIN OF THE WORD FEMINISM
It comes from the Latin word

"femina" , meaning woman

"isme";comes from Latin suffix - ismus, which is

practice or doctrine
HISTORY OF FEMINISM

- The man who coined the term

'feminism'.

CHARLES
FOURIER
( April 7,1772 – October 10,
1837)
HISTORY OF FEMINISM

- The man who coined the term 'feminism'.

He believes that all important jobs should

be open to women on the basis of skill and
aptitude rather than closed on account
gender. He spoke ofwomen as individual,
not as half as human couple.
 • FIRST WAVE
MOVEMENTS • SECOND WAVE
OF
• THIRD WAVE
FEMINISM

2
FIRST WAVE
- period of feminist activity
during the 19th and 20th
century
- focused on legal issues ,
ownership, suffrage , political
aspects
SECOND WAVE
- period of feminist
activity during 1960s up
to the 1980s
- rights to civil rights, sexual
equality , fight against
objectification
THIRD WAVE
- period of feminist activity in
the late 1980s up to the
present
- emphasize the
difference of sex and
gender ,eradication on
the concept of rape
culture
 • Working to
increase
equality
BASIC • Expanding
PRINCIPLES human choice
• Ending sexual
OF
violence and
FEMINISM promoting
sexual freedom
• Eliminating gender
3 stratification
BASIC PRINCIPLES OF FEMINISM
Feminist thought links
WORKING ideas to action,
TO insisting we should
INCREASE push for change
EQUALITY toward gender
equality and not just
talk
about it.
 BASIC PRINCIPLES OF FEMINISM
Feminists believe that
both men and women
EXPANDING should have the freedom
HUMAN to develop their human
CHOICE interests and talents,
even if those interests
and talents conflict with
the status quo.
 BASIC PRINCIPLES OF FEMINISM

Feminists oppose
ELIMINATING laws and cultural
GENDER norms that limit
STRATIFICATION income, educational
and job opportunities
for women.
 BASIC PRINCIPLES OF FEMINISM
ENDING Feminist thought links
SEXUAL ideas to action,
VIOLENCE insisting we should
AND push for change
PROMOTING toward gender
SEXUAL equality and not just
FREEDOM talk
about it.
 BASIC TYPES OF
FEMINISM
TYPES
• LIBERAL FEMINISM
OF
• SOCIALIST
FEMINISM FEMINISM
• RADICAL FEMINISM

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 LIBERAL FEMINISM

Liberal feminism is an individualistic

form of feminist theory, which focuses
on women’s ability to maintain their
equality through their own actions and
choices.
 SOCIALIST FEMINISM
Socialist feminism is a branch of
feminism that focuses upon both the
public and private spheres of a woman's
life and argues that liberation can only
be achieved by working to end both the
economic and cultural sources of
women's oppression.
 RADICAL FEMINISM

Radical feminism is a perspective within

feminism that calls for a radical
reordering of society in which male
supremacy is eliminated in all social
and economic contexts.
 Bartolome and Manuela Pañares MNHS
11 - ST. ROQUE HUMSS A
GROUP 7
Dautil, Fricy Jane Montemayor
Fernandez, Riza Rojas
Pansacala, Antonette Rio
Dimol, Cheska Jane Gimarangan
Eroja, Laarnie Tudlasan
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Done by:November, 26, 2022