The pro-sex feminist, cultural critic and author tells THR why Hef’s art of seduction is needed today and how Gloria Steinem is not a role model for women.

Introduction to Feminism, Topics: What Is Feminism? Feminism is both an intellectual commitment and a political movement that seeks justice for women and the end of sexism in all forms.

Criticism of marriage; ren’s literature; Effects on society; Embedded feminism; Equality; Female education; Female genital mutilation; Femicide; Feminism in culture

A new poll confirms that identifying as a feminist makes you less attractive to the opposite sex. Imagine my shock. Sky Data asked people in the UK, “If someone told you they were a feminist, would it make you more or less likely to want to start a romantic relationship with them?”

Criticism of marriage; ren’s literature; Effects on society; Embedded feminism; Equality; Female education; Female genital mutilation; Femicide; Feminism in culture

Feminism — Definitions of Terms. Disclaimer: Many of the definitions of the various factions of feminism identified in this page come from feminist sources.

Gaga Feminism: Sex, Gender, and the Edge of Normal. Why are so many women single, so many men resisting marriage, and so many gays and lesbians having babies?

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Feminism is said to be the movement to end women’s oppression (hooks 2000, 26). One possible way to understand ‘woman’ in this claim is to take it as a sex term: ‘woman’ picks out human females and being a human female depends on various biological and anatomical features (like genitalia).

Radical Feminism. To radical feminists, women’s oppression is the most fundamental form of oppression.” 39 It is the model for all other kinds of oppression. A prostitute, in their view, does not act out of free choice but is a victim of coercion in both its most subtle and direct forms.