Compare And Contrast Feminism And Liberal Feminism

All of these points are valid but the last two points are the most problematic. An example of Liberal feminists being concerned with only the White middle class was during the Women’s Suffrage movement. The positive gain and/or outcome was intended for White women of middle Class. Secondly, capitalism is never brought up which is one of the major causes of the incongruity between men and women in lieu of the wage gap and massive discrepancies of employment. Now that we have described Liberal feminism and some of its limitations; how about Radical feminism? Radical feminism is a philosophy, theory and set of beliefs emphasizing the patriarchal roots of inequality been men and women. More specifically, the dominance of women by men. Radical feminism views patriarchy as the most evil of creations dividing rights, privileges and power to men instead of sharing it with women. As a result of this dominance, the oppression of women causes men to be privileged. One of the major areas of disagreement between liberal feminism and radical feminism is of equality between men and women. Radical feminists believe that the equality argument posed by liberal feminists is pointless and empty because women are not equal to men. If you make men and women equal, at the same …show more content…
In order to accomplish liberation of women; a fundamental change in values needs to take place. Women need to be given equal respect and credit for their traditional roles as being homemakers and mothers while at the same time men are given credit for their role in government and the workforce. In summary, women should not need to change societal gender roles to that of a man’s in order to seek equality, but should instead be seen as a pivotal piece of the society for the roles women have held. Radical feminism believes society must be changed at the core in order to rid society of patriarchy, which can’t solely be won via the acts of