Radical feminism Article 2022

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The overview of feminism and its types (radical, liberal and post modern)
The term feminism can be defined as the belief that men and women deserve equality
in all phases of life including treatment, opportunities, respect as well as social rights. In
other words, feminism can also be defined as a term that is used for describing a political,
economical as well as cultural movement that is aimed to establish equal rights a well as legal
protection of women (Groenhout, 2002). Feminists are referred to individuals who fight
against and works on acknowledging the inequality on the basis of gender as well as prevent
the mal practice from continuation. Feminism point out that in majority of the cultures, men
have received more opportunities compared to that of that of the women. The ffeminist
social work practice draws on the social justice framework focusing on gender blindness that
apparent in radical social work (Middleton, 1995). The concept of feminism can be
segregated into three types, namely, the radical feminism, the liberal feminism and the post
modern feminism.
Radical feminism
When it comes to radical feminism it can be defined as the movement that believes
sexism is so deeply rooted in the society that the only cure is to eradicate the concept of
gender completely. This type of feminism includes a unapologetic as well as militant view
that blames the patriarch society for oppression, marginalization and domination of women
(Johnson, 2018).
A radical feminist aims to dismantle patriarchy instead of making adjustments to the system
with the help of legal changes. Radical feminists also oppose reducing oppression to an
economic or class issue, as socialist or Marxist feminism sometimes did or does.
Radical feminism was rooted in the wider radical contemporary movement.
In spite of the supposed underlying values of empowerment of movements, women who parti

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cipated in the anti-war and new
left movements of the 1960s were excluded from equal power by the men within the moveme
nt (Wilson, 2015).
Many of these females divided into feminist organizations, yet retain many of their initial radi
cal political ideas and techniques.The word "radical feminism" has become the more radical c
oncept of feminism.
Some of the major issues that have been highlighted by the radical feminists are as follows;
1. The reproductive rights of women that includes the freedom of making choices
whether to give birth or not, have an abortion, get sterilized and use birth control
2. Evaluation and then breaking down traditional gender roles in both private
relationships as well as in public policies.
3. Considering rape as a demonstration of patriarchal power instead of seeking of sex
4. Considering prostitution as an oppression against woman (Campbell, 2017)
5. A critique of motherhood, marriage, the nuclear family, and sexuality, questioning
how much of our culture is based on patriarchal assumptions
Liberal feminism
Liberal feminism conceives the liberty of being one's self-determination — living
one's own life — and political autonomy — co-author of circumstances. Freedomalists argue
that the practice of personal autonomy relies on certain supporting circumstances that are not
enough in the life of women or that economic agreements frequently decline to honour the
self-sufficiency of women and other aspects of the development of women (Porter, 2017).
They also argue that the fundamental circumstances under which they reside reflect women's
requirements and concerns insufficiently and are not legitimized because children are
inadequately involved in the procedures of democratic self-determination.