Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Lysistrata, Mary Wollstonecraft, Amartya Sen
10 Apr 2016
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If you are a feminist the above statement is your end goal. Not necessarily the definition but examples of subordination. History of sexual inequality, injustice, and domination (e. g. seneca falls 1848) Denial of necessary nutrition and health care. Female children are rejected from healthcare and from being fed, men get more food. This is essentially a type of killing. 44 million women are missing" in china, 36 million in india. A vindication of the rights of woman (1792) there is something missing, she obviously accepts the rights of man but also recognizes that half the human race have rights as well. Women and men are equals in possessing the capacity to reason. Women are oppressed by social institutions, including education. Differences between men and women are artificial not natural. Changing institutions (e. g. , marriage, education) will end inequality. Change the rules about voting, marriage, education, access to employment, all these need to be equalized. Goal: equalize opportunities for women and men.
