Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Second-Wave Feminism, Third-Wave Feminism, Betty Friedan
22 Nov 2016
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A women"s play in society is unequal and unjust. A political project: eliminate causes and consequences of women"s disadvantages. Feminists aim is to make society equal for men and women. Feminism is a political project meant to eliminate cases and consequences of women"s unjust disadvantages relative to men. Developed in the late nineteenth and earth twentieth centuries. Argues that women should have the same formal rights as men. Argue for the elimination of sexist attitudes in society. Rely on legal reform and electoral victories to bring about change. Accept the basic institutions of liberal society. Equal pay acts and the gender wage gap. Betty friedan: the problem that has no name . Women were feeling dissatis ed and wanted more opportunities. Argues that the problem is not inequality in the public realm, it is the nature of the public realm which is seen as patriarchal. Argues that patriarchy exists is public, family life and all relationships.
