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Third Wave of Feminism
Third Wave of Feminism
Feminism
Third Wave of Feminism
(Started In Early
1990s)
Represent a common
grievances of women
worldwide
Represent the interest of
all women
Third wave feminism :key points
1. NON-UNIVERSALIST:
It rejects the universal category of ‘women’.
No Generalization and binary terms like-
Men/women, sex/gender etc.
2. INTERSECTIONALITY
Women's oppression does not based on single factor
of gender
Instead a woman's condition is determined by the
intersection of many factors including race, class,
caste, ethnicity etc.
Third wave feminism :key points
3. CULTURAL RELATIVISM
Different culture have different practice and tradition.
One can not make judgment about other culture
without experiencing it.