Feminism

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FEMINISM

PRESENTED BY:

EZZAH BINT-E- SHAUKAT(BSCS)

WHAT IS FEMINISM?Feminism is a collection of movements and

ideologies. Establishing.Defending .Political.Socio-Economic rights for women.Women Suffrage.

HISTORY OF FEMINISM

Charles Fourier(1837) is credited with having coined the word feminism.

Dependence:

Historic moment

Culture Country Causes Goals

FIRST-WAVE FEMINISM

19th and 20th century

Period of activity

United kingdom and USA

. Equal contract . Marriage . Parenting . Property Rights

At the end of 19th century

1. Political power2. Women suffrage3. Women’s reproductive4. Economic Rights

FIRST-WAVE OF FEMINISM:

Driven by combination of social, and economic forces.

The first organized “feminists” political activism involved campaigns for VOTE and EQUALITY.

SECOND WAVE OF FEMINISM:

In 1960, during the 2nd wave of feminism a remarkable event in human history had happened – the end of the ‘patriarchy’.

Suddenly women became active in politics, demanded and won the rights to university education, to a career, to easy divorce.

Suddenly women began voting differently to men.

THIRD WAVE OF FEMINISM:

The Third wave of Feminism is described as a sudden Representation Of Women At All Levels Of Government.

Third-wave feminism deals with issues which appear to limit or oppress women.

Gender violence has become a central issue for third-wave feminists.

FEMINIST THEORY

Feminist theory is the extension of feminism into theoretical or philosophical fields.

It encompasses work in a variety of disciplines: Anthropology. Sociology. Economics and women's studies Literary criticism, art history and philosophy.

FEMINIST THEORY

Feminist theory aims to understand gender inequality and focuses on gender politics, power relations. While providing a critique of these social and political relations, much of feminist theory also focuses on women interest and rights.

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FEMINISM MOVEMENT AND IDEOLOGIESMany overlapping feminist movements and

ideologies have developed over the years. Liberalism and conservatism. Focus on the environment. Liberal feminism: It seeks individualistic equality of

men and women through political and legal reform without altering the structure of society.

SAY NO TO “BOYS BEING BOYS”

 Butler was one of the best-known women in the field. In 1995, she became the first science fiction writer to receive the MacArthur Fellowship, nicknamed the Genius Grant.

LITERATURE:-

Octavia Butler, award-winning feminist science fiction author.

The feminist movement produced both feminist fiction and non-fiction, and created new interest in women's writing.

FEMINISM IN PAKISTAN Many of us think that feminism and the movement are recent phenomena in Pakistan.

Religion State

Social responsibili

tyCulture

History

FEMINISM IN PAKISTAN

Role Of Media & Impact Of West

The West Didn’t Export It To Us.

Weakness of our society

It is not a ‘yahoodiyoon ki saazish’.

If a guy earns for his family.

Asma Jahangir• Women’s Rights Activitist.• Nobel Peace Prize as part of the 1000 Women for Peace

project.• WAF (Women’s Action Forum).

Fareeda Kokikhel Afridi• Pashtun Feminist.• SAWERA (Society for Appraisal and Women

Empowerment in Rural Areas).

Kishwar Naheed• Urdu Feminist Poet.• Sitara-e-Imtiaz.• Hawwa (Eve).

FEMINISTS OF PAKISTAN

FEMINISM IN PAKISTAN

WHY WE STILL NEED FEMINISM