what is feminism,different types of feminism,different waves of feminism

1. SUBTITLE
Feminism…?

2. FEMINISM
Advocacy of women’s rights on the ground of
equality of the sexes.
The belief that men and women should have
equal rights and opportunities.
Feminism is a movement that advocates for
gender equality.
Feminism is not about whether women are
better than, worse than or identical with
men…it’s about justice and fairness.

4. WHO IS A ‘FEMINIST’ ?
Feminist is anyone who recognize the
equality of women and men.
A feminist is a person who answers ‘yes’ to
the question ‘Are women human?’.

5. • Radical feminism
• Socialist feminism
• Cultural feminism
• Liberal feminism
TYPES OF FEMINISM

6. RADICAL FEMINISM
It is a philosophy
emphasizing the
patriarchal roots of
inequality between men
and women or the social
domination of women by
men.Radical feminism
aims to dismantle
patriarchy rather than
making adjustments
through legal changes.

7. SOCIALIST FEMINISM
A theoretical and practical approach which analyzed
the connection between oppression of women and other
oppressions in society, such as ‘racism’ and ‘economic
injustice’.

8. CULTURAL FEMINISM
Movement that emphasizes
the differences between men
and women.It attempts to
recover lost or marginalized
women’s works and traditions
and create a culture that
nurtures women’s values.

9. LIBERAL FEMINISM
A movement that believes all
individuals should be free to
explore equal opportunities
and rights. It argues that
society holds false belief that
women are, by nature, less
intellectually and physically
capable than men.

10. DIFFERENT
WAVES OF
FEMINISM
1. FIRST WAVE
• 0ccured during 19th and
early 20th century.
• Focused mainly on
suffrage alongside other
legal rights.
• Active in UK&USA.

11. 2. SECOND WAVE
• Began in US,then spread to
Europe and Asia.
• Focused mainly on
sexuality,reproductive
rights,and the wage gap.

12. 3.THIRD WAVE
• Fights for equality by
focusing exclusively on
female victims of gender
issues.
• Considers every issues as
Patriarchy’s fault,also
rape culture.

13. presentation By
sruthi . p