#mininism

Although it is generally accepted that feminists are people who try to acknowledge social inequality based on “gender” and stop it from continuing, “feminism” is a term that is often misunderstood and “feminists” are often stereotyped as “bitter, angry women who want to subjugate men.” Contributing to the controversy is the fact that there are actually many, many feminist arguments - or “types” of feminism - each with their own positions on the causes of the differences between “men” and “women” and what to do about them. Some of these positions are more moderate and some are more extreme. So when someone states that they are a “feminist,” they may need to be prepared to answer the question “What type of feminist are you?” The answer might be: A Liberal Feminist: is an individualistic form of feminist theory, which focuses on women’s ability to maintain their equality through their own actions and choices.

A Marxist Feminist: is a branch of feminism focused on investigating and explaining the ways in which women are oppressed through systems of capitalism and private property.

A Radical Feminist: 1. is a movement that believes sexism is so deeply rooted in society that the only cure is to eliminate the concept of gender completely. 2. Is a movement that believes it is time for women to be in the ultimate position of power.A radical feminist believe in replacing "patriarchy" with "matriarchy". This is the most commonly thought of branch of feminism.

A Cultural Feminist: developed from radical feminism, although they hold many opposing views. It is an ideology of a “female nature” or “female essence” that attempts to revalidate what cultural feminists consider undervalued female attributes. It is also a theory that commends the difference of women from men.

A Socialist Feminist: is a two-pronged theory that broadens Marxist feminism’s argument for the role of capitalism in the oppression of women and radical feminism’s theory of the role of gender and the patriarchy.

A Post-Modern Feminist: is an approach to feminist theory that incorporates postmodern and post-structuralist theory, seeing itself as moving beyond the modernist polarities of liberal feminism and radical feminism.

A Post-Colonial Feminist: is an umbrella term for a movement which has also been called “third world feminism” and “global feminism".

A Post-Structural Feminist: is a branch of feminism that engages with insights from post-structuralist thought. Poststructural feminism emphasizes “the contingent and discursive nature of all identities”, and in particular the social construction of gendered subjectivities

An Eco-Feminist: is an activist and academic movement that sees critical connections between the domination of nature and the exploitation of women…. Ecofeminist activism grew during the 1980s and 1990s among women from the anti-nuclear, environmental, and lesbian-feminist movements.

A Multi-Racial Feminist: is based on the examination of dominance through understanding social constructs of race, ethnicity, tradition, and culture. Moreover, each person experiences gender, class, sexuality, and race unique to their environment. The ultimate goal for the new generation of multiracial feminists is to increase awareness of commonalities and differences women of all races experience.

A Separatist or Lesbian Feminist: is a form of radical feminism that holds that opposition to patriarchy is best done through focusing exclusively on women and girls.

An Anarchist/Anarcha Feminist: combines anarchism with feminism. It generally views patriarchy as a manifestation of involuntary coercive hierarchy that should be replaced by decentralized free association. Anarcha-feminists believe that the struggle against patriarchy is an essential part of class conflict and the anarchist struggle against the state.

An Analytical Feminist: is a line of philosophy that applies analytic concepts and methods to feminist issues and applies feminist concepts and insights to issues that have traditionally been of interest to analytic philosophers.

Apparently the US Treasury has announced they will be placing a woman on the ten dollar bill starting in 2020.