Examples Of Liberal Feminism

The Perspective of a Liberal Feminist Do women have the potential and ability to do just about anything a man can do? If you would answer “yes”, you might be a feminist. Feminism is defined as the belief in social, political and economic equality between the sexes. There are four different types of feminism - liberal (which strives for gender equality), socialist (asserts that women are unable to be free), cultural (encourages feminine behavior), and radical (wants to eliminate sexism by disregarding gender). Many people will say that men are the more “dominant” gender because they are smarter, more hardworking, and have more emotional and physical strength than women. Feminism debunks that belief and those who support it want to prove that females can have those same characteristics. Feminism is not about putting men down, it is about empowering women to be able to

One of the biggest stereotypes about feminists is that they want to abolish the patriarchy, a government run by men, and replace it with a matriarchy, a government run by women. As I previously mentioned, I consider myself a liberal feminist who does not have a problem living in a world with a patriarchal government, I just care that it allows rights and equality for women. Also, feminism is not meant to bash men in anyway, it is mainly focused on empowering women. Every female is different, some of them were destined to be society’s depiction of a woman - a housewife who stays at home as she raises her children, cooks, cleans the house, and run errands. However, some are destined to work in a professional career field, and we just want those women to be able to do that without being bashed or denied. Liberal feminists do not want to stop men from having these jobs, nor do they have anything against men, they just want it to become a norm for woman to do