Different types of feminists
- Liberal feminists
They appreciate progress made towards gender equality but they still believe there is
a way to go.
- Radical feminists
They hate men. Argue all of society is formed on a patriarchy. ‘Men are the enemy’ and
are a source of female exploitation and abuse.
- Marxist feminists
Argue women’s oppression serves multiple purposes to support
capitalism, e.g. absorbing anger from working husbands
and reproducing the labour force through childbearing. ALL Feminists
believe that…
- Difference feminists
They say we cannot generalise about
Education serves the need of men
women’s experiences; all unique
and presses women through teaching
and different than one another.
them their traditional role in society
from an early age and onwards.
Traditional patriarchal norms and values in society disadvantage
girls, whereby they are transmitted through gendered language,
Education - gendered roles and a lack of women in the curriculum.
Feminism
Liberal feminists believe that…
The future of the workplace is female because girls are now
outperforming boys in education.
Due to this, they are breaking the ‘glass ceiling’ (restrictions to
care-based jobs with low skill and pay) through occupying traditional
male roles like managers.
Gendered
Radical language
Feminists In turn their wages are increasing and this shows a
march of progression for female equality in society.
believe that Women are invisible
in education,
Girls are achieving
especially in - HOWEVER…
more, but they do
textbooks. They criticise education through stating that subject
believe that the
whole system is choices are still gender heavy, which means that the
largely patriarchal. glass ceiling in some respects still remains the same.
There is little regard of
Reasons for this include: female pronouns which They blame the hidden curriculum where
downgrades women and there is a lack of acknowledgement for
- Sexual harassment in schools their career aspirations female revolutionary studies.
- Limits on girls’ subject choices further.
- Mostly men as headteachers.
- Liberal feminists
They appreciate progress made towards gender equality but they still believe there is
a way to go.
- Radical feminists
They hate men. Argue all of society is formed on a patriarchy. ‘Men are the enemy’ and
are a source of female exploitation and abuse.
- Marxist feminists
Argue women’s oppression serves multiple purposes to support
capitalism, e.g. absorbing anger from working husbands
and reproducing the labour force through childbearing. ALL Feminists
believe that…
- Difference feminists
They say we cannot generalise about
Education serves the need of men
women’s experiences; all unique
and presses women through teaching
and different than one another.
them their traditional role in society
from an early age and onwards.
Traditional patriarchal norms and values in society disadvantage
girls, whereby they are transmitted through gendered language,
Education - gendered roles and a lack of women in the curriculum.
Feminism
Liberal feminists believe that…
The future of the workplace is female because girls are now
outperforming boys in education.
Due to this, they are breaking the ‘glass ceiling’ (restrictions to
care-based jobs with low skill and pay) through occupying traditional
male roles like managers.
Gendered
Radical language
Feminists In turn their wages are increasing and this shows a
march of progression for female equality in society.
believe that Women are invisible
in education,
Girls are achieving
especially in - HOWEVER…
more, but they do
textbooks. They criticise education through stating that subject
believe that the
whole system is choices are still gender heavy, which means that the
largely patriarchal. glass ceiling in some respects still remains the same.
There is little regard of
Reasons for this include: female pronouns which They blame the hidden curriculum where
downgrades women and there is a lack of acknowledgement for
- Sexual harassment in schools their career aspirations female revolutionary studies.
- Limits on girls’ subject choices further.
- Mostly men as headteachers.
