Feminist Theory

[salemstein]

I've been confused about what are the highlights of feminist theory. Is it simply a study of what causes gender inequality? It doesn't seem to propose anything (from my understanding) so how does "theory" come into play?

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[To be MD]

The four categories feminist theory breaks down into are:
1. gender differences
2. gender inequality
3. gender oppression
4. structural oppression

The theory part comes in when you make predictions based off of these 4 categories.

Example: "Why is it that so few women are CEOs of business firms?"
Answer: "Oh, well that would make sense if executive positions were male-dominated in the past and those men in charge have negative stereotypes of women."

Ta da!

https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/society-and-culture/social-structures/v/feminist-theory