Tag: Radical Feminism
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Shulamith Firestone – And the Artificial Womb
Shulamith Firestone argues that that the main cause of gender inequality is the biological fact of childbirth – which puts women at a physical disadvantage to men. She suggests that we need to develop an artificial womb so that women have the choice to be free from the biological necessity of childbirth. Her best known…
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Political Lesbianism
The main idea of Political Lesbianism is that sexuality is a choice. It’s about rejecting heterosexuality and men, not necessarily about having sex with women. It is one of the key ideas of Radical Feminism, although keep in mind that this is extreme, and not representative of all Radical Feminists! According to Julie Bindel the…
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A Radical Feminist Perspective on the Family
Radical feminists see society as patriarchal – a simple definition of patriarchy is provided by the London Feminist Network – ‘Patriarchy refers to a society in which there are unequal power relations between women and men whereby women are systematically disadvantaged and oppressed’. Most radical feminists see the family as a important in maintaining male power.…
