An Overview on the Feminism and Its Categories

Mohajan, Haradhan (2022): An Overview on the Feminism and Its Categories. Published in: Research and Advances in Education , Vol. 1, No. 3 (18 September 2022): pp. 11-26.

Abstract

This paper tries to analyze the origin and progress of global feminism. Feminism is a mass movement commenced by women of all groups to eradicate all forms of feminist oppressions by men that are prevailing in a patriarchal society. It always fights against all types of oppressions on women. It is a procedure that takes attempts to understand and conceptualize gender roles and advocates for the annexation of women‟s interests in social organization. It tries to explain the phenomenon of gender inequality. It is considered as a politics to achieve gender equality in all spheres of the society. Feminists support of ensuring equal individual rights and liberties for women and men. This study takes attempts to discuss a comprehensive understanding of feminism, and the different variants of feminism. This paper also tries to highlight the major challenges that the feminists are facing and the future goals of the feminist movement should be.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Feminism, female movement, patriarchy, exploitation, gender liberation
• Subjects: A - General Economics and Teaching > A2 - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics; B - History of Economic Thought, Methodology, and Heterodox Approaches > B4 - Economic Methodology > B41 - Economic Methodology; D - Microeconomics > D1 - Household Behavior and Family Economics; D - Microeconomics > D6 - Welfare Economics > D64 - Altruism ; Philanthropy; I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I3 - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty; P - Economic Systems > P2 - Socialist Systems and Transitional Economies

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