SOC101

KATH FERENAL
NURHAPSHA PACOTE
INTRODUCTION:
• Feminism is a movement that
advocates for gender equality
•feminism is about all genders
having equal rights and
opportunities.
• feminism is the belief that women INTRODUCTION
deserve equal social, economic, and
political rights and freedoms.
•Feminist theory aims to highlight
the social problems and issues that
are experienced by women.
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 The goal of feminism
• The goal of feminism is to •Increasing gender equality
challenge the systemic
inequalities women face on •Ending gender oppression
a daily basis. Contrary to •Ending structural oppression
popular belief feminism has
nothing to do with belittling •Expanding human choice
men, in fact feminism does
not support sexism against •Ending sexual violence
either gender. Feminism •Promoting sexual freedom
works towards equality, not
female superiority.
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4 waves of feminism

Second Fourth
wave wave

First wave Took place in Present day, it is

Took place in 1963 to1880s, it Third wave complex, it
1848 to 1920, its built on first-wave encompasses many
feminism and Took place in movements that
goal is to have
challenged the 1990s, women both complement
society recognize
women's role in enjoyed more and clash with each
that women are
society should be. rights and other.
humans and not
power.
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 Radical Intersectional
feminism feminism
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Types of Feminism

Liberal Marxism
feminism feminism
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RADICAL FEMINISM
BELIEVE PATRIACHY IS THE
ROOT CAUSE OF GENDER
INEQUALITY AND SEEK TO
RESTRUCTURE SOCIETY TO
ELIMINATE MALE DOMINANCE
AND GENDER ROLES.

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INTERSECTIONAL
FEMINISM
BELIEVES THAT GENDER
INEQUALITY IS
INTERCONNECTED WITH OTHER
SOCIAL CATEGORIZQATIONS
LIKE RACE, CLASS, AND
SEXUALITY.

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LIBERAL FEMINISM
BELIEVE IN ACHIEVING GENDER
EQUALITY THROUGH POLITICAL
AND LEGAL REFORM, FOCUSING
ON EQUAL PAY, REPRODUCTIVE
RIGHTS, AND DISCRIMINATION.

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 MARXISM
FEMINISM
BELIEVE THAT GENDER
INEQUALITY IS ROOTED IN THE
CAPITALIST SYSTEM AND
ADVOCATE FOR A CLASSLESS
SOCIETY TO ACHIEVE TRUE
GENDER EQUALITY.

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THANK YOU

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