Feminist Political Theory

Abstract

AbstractBorn out of the struggles of the feminist movements of the twentieth century, feminist political theory is characterized by its commitment to expanding the boundaries of the political. Feminism, as a political movement, works to fight inequality and the social, cultural, economic, and political subordination of women. The goal of feminist politics is to end the domination of women through critiquing and transforming institutions and theories that support women's subordination. Feminist political theory is a field within both feminist theory and within political theory that takes a feminist approach to traditional questions within political philosophy, contemporary and historical. In this entry, the nature of feminist political theory will be explored by asking two questions: what is feminist about feminist political theory, and what is specifically political about feminist political theory.