Feminism: Core Ideas
The ideology that seeks to establish political, economic, and social equality between the sexes, challenging patriarchy and the systems that perpetuate gender-based discrimination and oppression.
Real World
The UK's gender pay gap reporting requirement (introduced 2017) reflects liberal feminist demands for formal equality in the public sphere, while radical feminists argue such measures leave deeper patriarchal structures untouched.
Exam Focus
Always specify which strand of feminism you are discussing — conflating liberal, radical, and socialist feminism is a common error that loses marks.
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