FEMINISM

• what theory is it

  conflict theory
• definition of feminism


  belief in the social, political and economic equality of the sexes
• FIRST WAVE OF FEMINISM

  late 19th to early 20th. suffragettes. right to vote and civil rights
• SECOND WAVE OF FEMINISM

  1960s to 1970s. contraception, equality in marriage and the workplace, new laws on violence against women. THE DIVORCE ACT
• THIRD WAVE OF FEMINISM

  1990 and onwards. some say we are post feminism, some say its ongoing. what's happening now like abortion rights in USA
• triple shift


  the mother has paid work, housework as well as emotional work, the emotions of the family
• MARXIST FEMINISTS explanation


  women are both oppressed by men and the ruling class. they claim women are exploited by capitalism and the patriarchal society
• MARXIST FEMINISTS criticisms


  ignores the fact some women may enjoy being housewives. ignores the increase of house husbands and women as the breadwinners
• RADICAL FEMINISTS explanations


  calls for a radical reordering of society. believe male supremacy is eliminated in all social and economic contexts
• RADICAL FEMINISMS criticisms


  fails to acknowledge improvements have been made for woman's equality
• LIBERAL FEMINISTS explanation


  focuses on women's ability to maintain their equality through their own actions. they believe women have come far with the movement and not all women are oppressed
• LIBERAL FEMINISTS criticisms


  no considerations for the problems that causes inequality between sexes. they don't think about why women aren't equal to men
• what is the term given to white woman in the workplace

  glass ceiling
• what is the term given to e.m women in workplace

  concrete ceiling