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Rebecca West famously answered the question "What is feminism? Feminism is a concept that takes many different forms, and definitions of what constitutes "Feminism" vary depending on the political and philosophical attitude of the person defining the term. In general, however, feminism is concerned with the achievement of equal political and social rights for women as well as the elimination of sexism.
In the extract reprinted here, it is argued that 'feminist' is a political term, 'female' a biological one, and 'feminine' a cultural definition. The essay calls into question the belief that female experience is the basis of feminism, or in other words that politics is a direct effect of biology.
Meanwhile, if 'feminine' specifies a cultural rather than a biological difference, to oppose 'feminine' to 'maculine' in an absolute binary oppositon is ultimativley to reaffirm an esentialist and patriarchal distinction Skip to language switcher Skip to main categories navigation Skip to secondary categories navigation Skip to current category navigation Skip to main navigation Skip to main content Skip to footer.
Library Search About. This approach arose in the s and s in efforts to revalue qualities traditionally devalued as "feminine"—such as subjectivity, caring, feeling, or empathy. Difference feminism tends to romanticize traditional femininity and masculinity and to reinforce conventional stereotypes.
This approach fails to take into account that women and men across classes and cultures hold many different perspectives and values. Gender identities are produced simultaneously with science and technologies; neither precedes the other. Gender is understood to be material, discursive, and social; it permeates artifacts, culture, and social identities. Co-constructionism seeks to avoid both technological determinism seeing technology as the prime driver of modernity and gender essentialism seeing gender characteristics as innate and unchangeable.
This approach prioritizes analysis not prescription to guide efforts to achieve gender equality. Simultaneously, this approach employs sex and gender analysis as a resource to stimulate creativity in science and technology, and by doing so enhance the lives of both women and men. Faulkner, W. Oudshoorn, N. Rosser, S.
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