Feminism: an Overview

Abstract

Feminism is an ideology and a humanistic philosophy that assimilate men and women for the uplift and development of the society. It also stands for the system of ideas which has to do with the changing conditions of women in the historic evolution of the human race. Feminism emerges as a concept that can encompass both an ideology and movement for socio political change based on a critical analysis of male privilege and women’s subordination within any given society. It is the advocacy of social equality for men and women, in opposition to patriarchy and sexism.