feminisms
Women's liberation theories
Feminisms is the plural of feminism, used when emphasizing the diversity of feminist thought rather than treating it as a single movement.
Academic and activist contexts distinguish between liberal, radical, socialist, Black, postcolonial, and other feminisms: Third-world feminisms challenge Western assumptions about women's liberation.
The plural acknowledges that approaches to gender equality vary by culture, race, class, and historical moment.
Male-dominated social order
- genderSocial identity category
- discourseFormal communication on subjects
- intersectionalityInterconnected identity-based discrimination study
- essentialismDoctrine of fixed natures
poststructuralism · standpoint · epistemology · subjectivity · deconstruction · postcolonial · queer theory · materialism
Militant women's voting advocate
- first waveInitial group arriving
- second waveRecurring spike after lull
- fourth waveRecent feminist movement phase
- liberationRelease from constraint
radical · liberal · socialist · Marxist · ecofeminism · womanist · Chicana · postcolonial
Power to act
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- liberationRelease from constraint
- sisterhoodBond among women
solidarity · consciousness-raising · voice · representation · resilience · self-actualization · bodily autonomy · economic independence
Pleading for a cause
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- campaigningActively pursuing political support
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
marches · rallies · boycott · petitioning · civil disobedience · direct action · community organizing · consciousness-raising
Competition of speed
- classGrouping by shared traits
- genderSocial identity category
- sexualityErotic nature and preferences
- disabilityImpairment affecting life activities
privilege · oppression · marginalization · identity · discrimination · ableism · ageism · transphobia
Equal treatment across sexes
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- equal rightsIdentical legal protections
- equal payMatching compensation regardless of identity
- reproductive rightsBodily autonomy in family planning
bodily autonomy · anti-discrimination · glass ceiling · wage gap · Title IX · suffrage · enfranchisement · representation
patriarchy
Male-dominated social order
- genderSocial identity category
- discourseFormal communication on subjects
- intersectionalityInterconnected identity-based discrimination study
essentialism · poststructuralism · standpoint · epistemology · subjectivity · deconstruction · postcolonial · queer theory · materialism · psychoanalytic
suffragette
Militant women's voting advocate
- first waveInitial group arriving
- second waveRecurring spike after lull
- fourth waveRecent feminist movement phase
liberation · radical · liberal · socialist · Marxist · ecofeminism · womanist · Chicana · postcolonial · transnational
agency
Power to act
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- liberationRelease from constraint
sisterhood · solidarity · consciousness-raising · voice · representation · resilience · self-actualization · bodily autonomy · economic independence · assertiveness
advocacy
Pleading for a cause
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- campaigningActively pursuing political support
demonstration · marches · rallies · boycott · petitioning · civil disobedience · direct action · community organizing · consciousness-raising · sit-ins
race
Competition of speed
disability · privilege · oppression · marginalization · identity · discrimination · ableism · ageism · transphobia · xenophobia
gender parity
Equal treatment across sexes
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- equal rightsIdentical legal protections
- equal payMatching compensation regardless of identity
reproductive rights · bodily autonomy · anti-discrimination · glass ceiling · wage gap · Title IX · suffrage · enfranchisement · representation · workplace equality
feminismspatriarchy
Male-dominated social order
misogyny · male chauvinism · sexism · machismo · antifeminism
- radical feministsThose wanting fundamental gender change
- feminist movementCampaign for gender equality
- feminist iconCelebrated advocate for women
- radical feminismMovement targeting patriarchy's foundations
- feminist writingLiterature promoting gender equality
- feminist literatureWorks advocating gender equality