Feminisms and the family

Article Abstract:

Different types of feminism have different implications for family life. Traditional liberal feminism, in which women want to be treated as men's equals, maintains the family but makes it a more communal effort. Difference feminism holds that women are less autonomous than men, more apt to think in terms of relationships and responsibilities to others. This feminism would export the family system to the outside world, making all parts of life more relational and less individual. Dominance feminism holds that women have been defined by men for so long that no one knows how women would define themselves. As such, the effects of dominance feminism on family life have yet to be determined.

Political aspects, Family, Feminists

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Beyond "having it all."(Feminism, Sexual Distinctions, and the Law)

Article Abstract:

The feminist myth that women can have it all is doing harm to women and should be replaced with an emphasis on living a balanced life. Early feminists did not recognize that men have to make choices between work, leisure, family and economic security, so they assumed women should not have to. Years later, it is obvious that having it all is impossible. A more realistic credo for feminists would be 'live a balanced life.' This implies equal access to careers and economic wealth, but also recognizes that choices must be made.

Analysis, Working mothers, Choice (Psychology), Work and family

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