Liberal Feminism Ch. 1

     In this entry I want to explore the idea of Liberal Feminism and how it is outlined by Tong in chapter 1.

    The movement is all about combating sexism and oppression by anyone; regardless of gender.  They have the idea that all things must be fixed; with a specific focus on equality and economic dependence. These are the women who fight for equal pay and attempt to eradicate the "glass ceiling" that oppresses women on the pay scale.  The start of the Industrial Revolution was what what helped spark this movement.  With the men going out of the home to perform more laborious jobs and the women staying in the home was where the differences started to form based on what was "work" and what wasn't considered work or as seen as "less work". 
   I thought it was interesting that we talked about how this type of feminism is seen as "anti-male".  While it may seem like this at first, the women are still striving for equality with MEN and to reach the same scale as MEN.  It is still a movement guided or directed towards ideals that were set by men.  They fail to challenge the idea of males in our society, and are constantly reinforcing that that is the way to be.  I found this interesting, and found myself feeling more as a Post-Modern Feminist where you can be who you want and define feminism in your own terms.
  I also thought it was interesting to note that if you put a man in the home and deprive them of certain opportunities that they would end up developing the same attributes that women have.  That was something I never really thought about, but even thinking about men I  personally know that stay at home with their children (which isn't many), I can see some of these more feminine attributes and qualities among them.
 
Until Next Time.