Name: Anuradha DeviClass: M.Ed (Sem -1)Roll No.: 06-GCE-16Subject: Philosophical Foundations Of EducationTOPIC: FEMINISM

GOVT. COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

CANAL ROAD, JAMMU

FEMINISM

• “Where women are respected, there are God’s delight and where they are not, all works and efforts, come to nought”

……Swami Vivekananda

FEMINISM

As Swami Vivekananda had great respect for women,other persons of the world had Same respect & honour for women folk.

A positive feeling has raised in history many a times & such movements for women rights is called FEMINISM.

FEMINISM IN EDUCATION

Gendered and education- focus on gender Inequalities in society.

Gendered language- use gender languageLike he, him,his,man & men when referring toA person or people.

Gendered stereotypes- boys are more Adventurous than girls.

HISTORY It is divided into three “waves”.

First wave Feminism(19th& early 20th century)-Comprised women’s movement,right to vote etc.

Second wave Feminism(mid 20th century)-Ideas & actions of women’s liberation.

Third wave Feminism(20th& early 21th Century- Continuation of second wave feminism.

TYPESLiberal Feminism- Change in equal oppurtunities &educational policies.

Marxist Feminism-Women’srole in society is shaped by theneeds of the economy & capitalism. Radical feminists- patriarchy

will only end when women are freed from the physical & emotionalviolence.

HISTORYIt is divided into three “waves”.Women In Curriculum

Subject Choice- Avoid maths, scienceAnd technology.Discrimination- because of grades.Further & higher education

CONCLUSION

In the concluding lines, we can say that feministBelieve that education is an agent of secondary Socialization that helps to enforce patriarchy.They look at society one macro scale.