Feminist Theory

The right for women today have come a long way over the years. From not having the rights to vote to now being able to do so is very important. One historical event that is taking place as we speak is the presidential election that involves a female running for president. Feminism refers to not only equality amongst women, but rather equality among everyone, whether due to their race, gender, sexuality, religion, class, and nationality (Cole 2016). Feminism has set the stage for the feminist theory which focus on social issues that have been misidentified by men. Feminist theory focuses on bias amongst gender, inequality amongst the different groups of people and also power and oppression (Crossman 2016). Feminism have been divided into three different waves which includes the first wave from 1830s to 1900s where women fought for the right to vote, the second wave from 1960s- 1980s which fought for women rights in the workplace and also family productive rights and the third wave from the 1990s to present which focuses on gender equality (Dorey- Stein 2015). Today, the role of
There are different theorist who have spent many years explaining the roles within feminism. Some of the different theorist are Mary Daly for radical feminism, Betty Friedan for Liberal Feminism, Alison Jagger for Social Feminism, and Carol Gilligan forCultural feminism, just to name a few. Feminist theory does not only focus on making women and girls superior over men but rather helping to create equality amongst everyone (Crossman 2016). Also most feminist theorist over the years have been women, however things and times have changed and men is now taking part in feminist work (Crossman 2016). Women have gone through a lot over the years and to be here today is a joy. Also because we are able to share our rights with men, and to know that they understand the importance of our