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The feminist toolkit

The feminist toolkit

Concept map linking Gilman, de Beauvoir, Millett, Rowbotham and bell hooks to equality, radical, socialist and intersectional feminism, plus family, economy, culture and society

Feminism argues that women have been subordinated because of sex and/or gender, and that society should change to end that subordination. Patriarchy means a system of male power, but feminists disagree over whether it is sustained mainly by the state, the family, culture, capitalism, or a mixture of all four.

Feminist thinkers and their ideas Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /Politics
  3. /Feminist thinkers and their ideas

Step-by-step lessons on Edexcel A Level Politics Feminist thinkers and their ideas. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Start with UK politics and political participation before moving on to the more abstract political ideologies and comparative/international content, which carry the heaviest evaluative demand.

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