Feminism
Feminism
a doctrine that advocates equal rights for women or the movement aimed at equal
rights for women. Feminism is a collection of movements and ideologies aimed at
defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social
rights for women. This includes seeking to establish equal opportunities for
women in education and employment. The goals of feminism are to get women equal
rights under the law and equal stature in society. It is the movement towards
the social, political and economic equality of all people.
Objectives
of Feminism
To
identify the existing power relationships in specific spheres- family, economy,
political,
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To identify different forms of discrimination against women.
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To analyze the origin of subordinate status of women.
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To find out the causes of subordination status of women.
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To examine women’s social roles and subjection of women in society.
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To understand the nature of gender inequality.
· To protect women and girls from domestic
violence, sexual harassment, and sexual assault.
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To focus on Women’s rights-law, wage property, voting and reproductive rights.
· To examine
social construction of sex and gender
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