FEMINISM

I. Liberal Feminism

Liberalism is a family of doctrines that emphasize the value of freedom and hold that the
just state ensures freedom for individuals. Liberal feminists embrace this value and this
role for the state and insist on freedom for women. A disagreement concerning how
freedom should be understood divides liberalism into two different sorts; this
disagreement also divides liberal feminism.

Classical-liberal feminism and egalitarian-liberal feminism are, themselves, families of

doctrines with significant internal differences, many of which this article seeks to
describe. Nonetheless, the difference between classical and egalitarian-liberal feminist
thinking about freedom has significant consequences for how each frames the problem
feminism aims to address, how each specifies the content of a liberal feminist agenda,
and what role is assigned to the state.

Egalitarian-liberal feminists hold that much can and should be done to support the
personal and political autonomy of women and to achieve parity in the processes of
democratic self-governance in liberal societies like the United States. They tend to see
the state as a potential ally in the pursuit of these ends and endorse measures like anti
discrimination law, affirmative action, and welfare state programs, as well as measures
to change the culture and secure parity in participation in democratic self-governance.
These features put egalitarian-liberal feminism squarely on the left side of the political
spectrum.

II. Radical Feminism

Radical feminism is a philosophy emphasizing the patriarchal roots of inequality

between men and women, or, more specifically, the social domination of women by
men. Radical feminism views patriarchy as dividing societal rights, privileges, and power
primarily along the lines of sex, and as a result, oppressing women and privileging men.
Radical feminism opposes existing political and social organization in general because it
is inherently tied to patriarchy. Thus, radical feminists tend to be skeptical of political
action within the current system and instead tend to focus on culture change that
undermines patriarchy and associated hierarchical structures.
 III. Social Feminism

Socialist feminism draws upon many concepts found in Marxism, such as a historical
materialist point of view, which means that they relate their ideas to the material and
historical conditions of people's lives. Thus, Socialist feminists consider how the sexism
and gendered division of labor of each historical era is determined by the economic
system of the time. Those conditions are largely expressed through capitalist and
patriarchal relations. Socialist feminists reject the Marxist notion that class and class
struggle are the only defining aspects of history and economic development. Karl Marx
asserted that when class oppression was overcome, gender oppression would vanish
as well. According to Socialist feminists, this view of gender oppression as a sub-class
of class oppression is naive, and much of the work of Socialist feminists has gone
towards specifying how gender and class work together to create distinct forms of
oppression and privilege for women and men of each class. For example, they observe
that women's class status is generally derivative of her husband's class or occupational
status, e.g. a secretary that marries her boss assumes his class status.

IV. Existential Feminism

Existentialist feminists emphasize concepts such as freedom, interpersonal

relationships, and the experience of living as a human body. They value the capacity for
radical change, but recognize that factors such as self-deception and the anxiety
caused by the possibility of change can limit it. Many are dedicated to exposing and
undermining socially imposed gender roles and cultural constructs limiting
women's self-determination, and criticize post-structuralist feminists who deny the
intrinsic freedom of individual women. A woman who makes considered choices
regarding her way of life and suffers the anxiety associated with that freedom, isolation,
or nonconformity, yet remains free, demonstrates the tenets of existentialism

V. Multicultural Feminism
Suggests that every woman has different intersecting identities and therefore, is not
alike with any other woman. This lens on feminism considers several different
interconnected identities and influences. It is sometimes applied as interconnected
identities and influences

Yogakarta Principles

1.Rights to universal enjoyment of human rights, non-discrimination and recognition

before the law

2. Rights to human and personal security

3. Economic, Social, and Cultural rights

4.Rights to expressions, opinions and association

5.Freedom movement and asylum

6.Rights of participation in cultural and family life

7. Rights of human rights defenders

8. Rights of redress and accountability