Feminism

Feminist view of Human Nature

Gender roles are social constructs (de Beauvoir).

All people are rational and autonomous.

Patriarchy distorts human potential.

Feminist view of The State

Liberal: reform state to ensure equality (Wollstonecraft, Friedan).

Radical: state reinforces patriarchy.

Socialist: state supports capitalist patriarchy.

Feminist view of Society

Patriarchal, shaped by male dominance.

Radical: private sphere = political (domestic oppression).

Intersectional: race & class matter too (bell hooks).

Feminist view of the Economy

Liberal: remove barriers to economic equality.

Socialist: capitalism + patriarchy = double oppression (Rowbotham).

Radical: must restructure society, revolution

Wollstonecraft

Education = equality

de Beauvoir

Women as "Other", gender constructed

Friedan

Suburban domesticity traps women-

Rowbotham

Capitalism & patriarchy intertwined-

bell hooks

Intersectionality, race/class/gender linked