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Introduction
Over the last decade, feminism has emerged
as a key critical perspective within the study
of international relations.
The initial impetus of this critique was to
challenge the fundamental biases of the
discipline and to highlight the ways in which
women were excluded from analyses of the
state, international political economy, and
international security.
Feminist Theory
Feminism: a movement dedicated to
womens political, social, economic
equality.
The most important goal for feminist
theory is to explain womens
subordination which exist to varying
degrees in all societies and seek ways
to end it.
Gender
A set of socially constructed
characteristics that define masculinity
and femininity
A structure that signifies unequal power
relationships between women and men
A system of social hierarchy in which
masculine characteristics are more
valued than feminine ones
Liberal feminists
Investigated problems of refugee woman,
income inequalities, human trafficking, rape in
war etc.
Observe how women affects and is affected
by international policy making.
1) Issues of Secularism
- Feminist movement is often misunderstood
as a breach of Eastern culture and religion of
Islam because the origin of the so-called
Western countries are considered too
secular.
- However, the feminist movement still fighting
in the Middle Eastern countries such as Iran
and Egypt, where discrimination against
women is the norm of society. There are
many who think that feminism is an elitist
movement, comprising educated members of
the upper class western.
Case Study
Microcredit: empowering women through
investment
Case Study
The self-employed womens movement