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A PERSPECTIVE ON
Feminist Perspectives

What is Feminism?

It is said to be the movement to end

women’s oppression.

It closely studies women’s social

roles, interests and experiences.

Feminist perspective uses conflict theory

to examine the reinforcement of gender
roles and inequalities.

There are diverse feminist theories, each

having different perspective but working
towards the same aim – offering remedies
for gender inequalities.
 Importance
of
Feminism

1. It ____ the people and society as a whole.

2. It strives for ______ of the sexes, not

the superiority of women

3. This allows people to live ______ and

empower lives without getting tied down
by traditional restrictions
 Impacts

of
Feminism

1. It gives women the right to ______.

2. It allow women to have ______of

choice.

3. It allows women to be whoever they

wish to be without getting _______.

4. Feminism gives a place to understand

everyone's ______
 Different Feminist
Theories

Liberal Feminist

Liberal feminists believe that women’s unequal

access to social, political and economic
institutions causes their oppression.

They believe that gender equality can be brought

by ‘transforming the division of labour through the
repatterning of key institutions- law, work, family,
education, and media’ (Ritzer, 1992).

Radical Feminists

Believes that oppression is rooted in sexuality. According to

them, sexism is the oldest form of oppression. They argue
that women’s bodies are controlled through violence,
objectification and social institutions such as law, medicine,
and religion.
Different Feminist
Theories

Marxists and Socialist

Feminist

They consider capitalism to be the main cause of

gender inequality. They believe that capitalist
system exploits the reproductive labour of
women.

Capitalism considers paid occupations to be of

supreme importance. Therefore, women’s
reproductive care work is taken for granted, or
worse, neglected. Marxist feminists believe that
patriarchy is produced by capitalism whereas
socialist feminist believe that patriarchy and
capitalism are two separate systems of
oppression.