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= Liberal Feminism = http://study.com/academy/lesson/liberal-feminism-definition-theory-quiz.html = Postcolonial Feminism = https://beingfeministblog.wordpress.com/2013/08/26/postcolonial-feminism-combating-colonial-rhetoric-in-feminist-theory/ = Feminist constructivism = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminist_constructivism = Post-structural feminism = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-structural_feminism What Is Feminist Theory?
 * Global Gender Gap Index 2014.
 * http://reports.weforum.org/global-gender-gap-report-2014/rankings/
 * History
 * https://www.progressivewomensleadership.com/a-brief-history-the-three-waves-of-feminism/
 * Japan
 * http://apjjf.org/2014/12/45/Stephanie-Assmann/4211.html

Feminist theory, or feminism, is support of equality for women and men. Although all feminists strive for gender equality, there are various ways to approach this theory, including liberal feminism, socialist feminism and radical feminism. Let's take a look at the basic feminist ideas and various approaches to achieving gender equality.

Basic Feminist Ideas

Both females and males who identify themselves as feminists disagree on many things. That being said, most feminists agree on five basic principles:

•    Working to increase equality: Feminist thought links ideas to action, insisting we should push for change toward gender equality and not just talk about it.

•    Expanding human choice: Feminists believe that both men and women should have the freedom to develop their human interests and talents, even if those interests and talents conflict with the status quo. For example, if a woman wants to be a mechanic, she should have the right and opportunity to do so.

•    Eliminating gender stratification: Feminists oppose laws and cultural norms that limit income, educational and job opportunities for women.

Ending sexual violence & promoting sexual freedom: Feminists feel that women should have control over their sexuality and reproduction.

'''Liberal Feminism'''

Liberal feminists examine inequality in society, and speculate about what the world would look like if women were treated in the same way as men. The main goal of liberal feminism is gender equality in the public sphere which means equal success to education, equal pay, ending job sex segregation, better working condition. Liberal feminists tend to rely on the state and political rights to gain equality. They often seek changes though legal process.

'''Feminist critical theory'''

In this theory, gender is defined by the conditions you live in, and the ideas men and women have of their relationships. This theory has roots in Gramscian Marxism. A feminist critical theorist, Sandra Whitworth claims that understanding gender depends only in part on the material conditions of women and men in particular circumstances. She says that gender is also continued by ideas(the meaning given to that reality) that men and women have about their relationships to one another.

'''Feminist social constructivism'''

Thisis the feminists who focused in how ideas about gender affect international relations. They consider how workers are treated unequally due to how masculinity (positive) and femininity (negative) are viewed. '''Feminist poststructuralism'''

Thisis the feminists who believe ideas about feminism are defined by how we use language. Knowledge is power, and men have traditionally been regarded as 'knowers': an educated class who establish meanings. '''Postcolonial feminism'''

Postcolonialfeminists suggest that women's subordination must be differentially understood in terms of race, class, and geographical location. Feminists in developing countries fel more mainstream feminism does not represent them accurately, as their ideas come from Western patriarchies.

Postcolonial Feminism is a subset of feminism that developed in the 1980s because it appeared that feminism only focused on the experience of women in Western cultures. Within this essay the terms “Western,” “Western Feminism,” and “Mainstream Feminism” refer to ideas and cultures founded upon eurocentric ideals and espoused mostly within Europe and North America.

Global Gender Gap Index 2014. The highest possible score is 1 (equality) and the lowest possible score is 0 (inequality)