Feminism Questions planning
Question Introduction Extent of agreement…... Extent of disagreement…..
PATRIARCHY Although…. Explain Explain
1) To what extent do Radical and 2a) Feminists agree that patriarchy is negative and a cause 1d) Liberal feminists consider that patriar
feminists disagree about postmodern feminists of women’s oppression. The patriarchy denotes a society run uniformly by all women, who as a group a
patriarchy? disagree with liberal by and in the interests of men so against the interests of women men. Postmodern feminists challenge thi
feminists on the way who don’t have a say. So all feminists oppose patriarchy as a intersectionality, which is the idea that black
in which the barrier to women’s rights which they all pursue. Liberal feminists women experience patriarchy in different wa
patriarchy is believe that women have been seen as the inferior gender under upper-class women. BELL HOOKS introduc
experienced and its the patriarchy seen in SIMONE DE BEAUVIOUR’S idea of ‘the I a woman’ where she recognised the differe
permanence other’ in that men have classed women as the other inferior by black women under the patriarchy and cr
gender. Radical feminists also believe that the patriarchy their one dimensional view of women's oppr
The stronger oppresses women and extend this into the private sphere where postmodern feminists do not agree with liber
argument is that…. KATE MILLET sees the family as the main source of oppression. consider it is not experienced in the same w
Postmodern feminist BELL HOOKS believed that the patriarchy
Feminists agree more had taught women to hate themselves. Socialist feminists also Evaluation of extent of disagreement -
that the patriarchy is see the patriarchy as negative.
negative and restricts Whilst individual strands disagree on the nat
the opportunities 3a) All feminists also agree that a patriarchal society are small differences compared to the level
open to women restricts the opportunities open to women. This is because the patriarchy is.
men are favoured as they are in charge and so women have
worse pay for the same jobs and are overlooked for promotions
or just not considered for some roles at all. All feminists aim to
improve the opportunities available to women and so they agree
that patriarchy as an institution creates restrictions in this regard.
Liberal feminists such as DE BEAUVIOUR see that women have
their freedom removed from birth and PERKINS GILMAN agrees
seeing that women are taught to be content in domestic roles
from a young age which leads to them being economically
dominated in the home. Socialist feminists believe that the
patriarchy allows women to be treated as second-class citizens
as ROWBOTHAM draws a comparison to feudalism, and sees
marriage as a key institution of patriarchy that subjugates
women; this opinion is shared by MILLET who states that it is the
family, in which marriage is tied, that upholds patriarchy. Socialist
feminists believe that capitalism forces women to become a
reserve army of labour which oppresses the opportunities
, argument is that unimportant.Therefore liberal feminists pursue equality feminism encouraging women to be like women and th
there are many as its main aim in its pursuit of full equality for women with men, their own identities. For KATE MILLET, she
differences in the SIMONE DE BEAUVIOR believed in her idea of the ‘other’ in that to liberate themselves completely from men
ways in which women had been assigned an inferior position in society by men differences, one of these ways for her was s
feminists view and that ‘one is not born, but rather becomes a woman’ as a lesbianism as allowing women to be liberate
equality result of societal pressures imposed from birth, this sees liberal they do not subscribe to equality feminism, a
feminists advocate for equality and no difference between men achieving equality by emphasising the lack o
and women. Socialists feminists also blame capitalism for the and men and a similar or same identity for b
inequality that women suffer and SHEILA ROWBOTHAM sees
that socialism would create absolute equality between men and 3d) Postmodern feminists do not subscri
women in the public and private sphere so see them pursue they do not believe it goes far enough to
equality feminism. equality. This is seen in BELL HOOKS’ ide
on the differential experiences of women of
Evaluation of extent of agreement - appreciate the intersectional forms of oppres
This, therefore, implies that the experiences
These are fundamental agreements in feminism, which mostly different from each other and so considering
aims to achieve equality for everybody. to achieve equality misses out on this impor
not entirely subscribe to equality feminism a
to be enough for some women, who need fa
taken into account when discussing equality
Evaluation of extent of disagreement -
Although some disagree about the notion of
smaller groups within feminism.
THE PERSONAL IS Although some Explain Explain
POLITICAL feminists focus
mainly on the public 1a) Radical and socialist feminists adhere to the idea that the 2d) Liberal feminists focus mainly on the
sphere personal is political. For radical feminists the personal is equality within it. The phrase 'the personal
3) To what extent do all
political is a key slogan and shows that the oppression of women private sphere also needs consideration and
feminists subscribe to the
extends into all areas of society even the private sphere. For feminists don't do. Liberal feminists tend to f
notion that the personal is
KATE MILLET she saw the family as the main source of sphere as seen in PERKINS GILMAN’S foc
political?
The stronger oppression for women and one radical view said that escaping exploitation of women and social conditionin
argument is that heterosexual relationships and realising sexual liberation would agreement with DE BEAUVOIR ‘one is not b
more feminists allow women to free themselves of oppression. Similarly, socialist woman’ to focus on creating equality of oppo
agree that the feminists consider capitalism to affect the private sphere and Therefore, this branch of feminism does not
personal is the SHEILA ROWBOTHAM saw that men can economically the personal is political but prefers to focus o
political as the dominate women at home who are forced to become a reserve sphere via political reform.
patriarchy also domestic army of labour, therefore the patriarchy influences the
Question Introduction Extent of agreement…... Extent of disagreement…..
PATRIARCHY Although…. Explain Explain
1) To what extent do Radical and 2a) Feminists agree that patriarchy is negative and a cause 1d) Liberal feminists consider that patriar
feminists disagree about postmodern feminists of women’s oppression. The patriarchy denotes a society run uniformly by all women, who as a group a
patriarchy? disagree with liberal by and in the interests of men so against the interests of women men. Postmodern feminists challenge thi
feminists on the way who don’t have a say. So all feminists oppose patriarchy as a intersectionality, which is the idea that black
in which the barrier to women’s rights which they all pursue. Liberal feminists women experience patriarchy in different wa
patriarchy is believe that women have been seen as the inferior gender under upper-class women. BELL HOOKS introduc
experienced and its the patriarchy seen in SIMONE DE BEAUVIOUR’S idea of ‘the I a woman’ where she recognised the differe
permanence other’ in that men have classed women as the other inferior by black women under the patriarchy and cr
gender. Radical feminists also believe that the patriarchy their one dimensional view of women's oppr
The stronger oppresses women and extend this into the private sphere where postmodern feminists do not agree with liber
argument is that…. KATE MILLET sees the family as the main source of oppression. consider it is not experienced in the same w
Postmodern feminist BELL HOOKS believed that the patriarchy
Feminists agree more had taught women to hate themselves. Socialist feminists also Evaluation of extent of disagreement -
that the patriarchy is see the patriarchy as negative.
negative and restricts Whilst individual strands disagree on the nat
the opportunities 3a) All feminists also agree that a patriarchal society are small differences compared to the level
open to women restricts the opportunities open to women. This is because the patriarchy is.
men are favoured as they are in charge and so women have
worse pay for the same jobs and are overlooked for promotions
or just not considered for some roles at all. All feminists aim to
improve the opportunities available to women and so they agree
that patriarchy as an institution creates restrictions in this regard.
Liberal feminists such as DE BEAUVIOUR see that women have
their freedom removed from birth and PERKINS GILMAN agrees
seeing that women are taught to be content in domestic roles
from a young age which leads to them being economically
dominated in the home. Socialist feminists believe that the
patriarchy allows women to be treated as second-class citizens
as ROWBOTHAM draws a comparison to feudalism, and sees
marriage as a key institution of patriarchy that subjugates
women; this opinion is shared by MILLET who states that it is the
family, in which marriage is tied, that upholds patriarchy. Socialist
feminists believe that capitalism forces women to become a
reserve army of labour which oppresses the opportunities
, argument is that unimportant.Therefore liberal feminists pursue equality feminism encouraging women to be like women and th
there are many as its main aim in its pursuit of full equality for women with men, their own identities. For KATE MILLET, she
differences in the SIMONE DE BEAUVIOR believed in her idea of the ‘other’ in that to liberate themselves completely from men
ways in which women had been assigned an inferior position in society by men differences, one of these ways for her was s
feminists view and that ‘one is not born, but rather becomes a woman’ as a lesbianism as allowing women to be liberate
equality result of societal pressures imposed from birth, this sees liberal they do not subscribe to equality feminism, a
feminists advocate for equality and no difference between men achieving equality by emphasising the lack o
and women. Socialists feminists also blame capitalism for the and men and a similar or same identity for b
inequality that women suffer and SHEILA ROWBOTHAM sees
that socialism would create absolute equality between men and 3d) Postmodern feminists do not subscri
women in the public and private sphere so see them pursue they do not believe it goes far enough to
equality feminism. equality. This is seen in BELL HOOKS’ ide
on the differential experiences of women of
Evaluation of extent of agreement - appreciate the intersectional forms of oppres
This, therefore, implies that the experiences
These are fundamental agreements in feminism, which mostly different from each other and so considering
aims to achieve equality for everybody. to achieve equality misses out on this impor
not entirely subscribe to equality feminism a
to be enough for some women, who need fa
taken into account when discussing equality
Evaluation of extent of disagreement -
Although some disagree about the notion of
smaller groups within feminism.
THE PERSONAL IS Although some Explain Explain
POLITICAL feminists focus
mainly on the public 1a) Radical and socialist feminists adhere to the idea that the 2d) Liberal feminists focus mainly on the
sphere personal is political. For radical feminists the personal is equality within it. The phrase 'the personal
3) To what extent do all
political is a key slogan and shows that the oppression of women private sphere also needs consideration and
feminists subscribe to the
extends into all areas of society even the private sphere. For feminists don't do. Liberal feminists tend to f
notion that the personal is
KATE MILLET she saw the family as the main source of sphere as seen in PERKINS GILMAN’S foc
political?
The stronger oppression for women and one radical view said that escaping exploitation of women and social conditionin
argument is that heterosexual relationships and realising sexual liberation would agreement with DE BEAUVOIR ‘one is not b
more feminists allow women to free themselves of oppression. Similarly, socialist woman’ to focus on creating equality of oppo
agree that the feminists consider capitalism to affect the private sphere and Therefore, this branch of feminism does not
personal is the SHEILA ROWBOTHAM saw that men can economically the personal is political but prefers to focus o
political as the dominate women at home who are forced to become a reserve sphere via political reform.
patriarchy also domestic army of labour, therefore the patriarchy influences the
