FEMALE IDENTITY IN FEMINIST THEORIES
FEMİNİST TEORİLERDE KADIN KİMLİĞİ

Author : Aslıhan AKSU -- Duygu VEFİKULUÇAY YILMAZ
Number of pages : 406-412

Abstract

The concept of feminism in its most general sense, is defined as men and women advocating the necessity of having equal rights and opportunities. This concept, which dates back to the 18th century, emerged with the claim that there are inequalities in political, economic and social fields between men and women. Since it is accepted that gender is the male that forms the basis of history and establishes the rules in history, the position of women in society and thus the identity of women are shaped by men. While males are depicted as strong and family heads, women are generally described as mothers, housewives and sex objects. This reduces women to a secondary position within the patriarchal structure and makes women disadvantaged in society. In this case, the movement that rejects the inequalities between the two sexes and emerged as a result of this inequality, women's feminist theories have emerged questioning the factors negatively. The literature reveals that feminist theories have evolved and changed over time. In this review, in order to understand the change process of female identity in the society, the main discourses and contents of feminist theories will be discussed.

Keywords

Gender, feminism, woman, Female

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