Feminism Theory
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The goal of feminism has changed from an idea of equality and fairness within society to defeating the patriarchal society. In the book, Who Stole Feminism, Christina Sommers vents against the transformation of feminism that she believes has betrayed the roots of feminism. To separate from society and magnify their radical ideals of oppression, gender feminists have used a historical tool of influence, education. Abusing education as a tool has allowed them to influence the institutions of education, politics, law, the media, and the psychological mindset of young women everywhere. Although gender feminism has integrated its dogmatic beliefs upon public institutions, its theories and arguments lack the rational and justification that would prove its validity, which leads Ms. Sommers to calling gender feminists frauds. Currently, there is more confusion and instability amongst women, not due of a lack of identity, but because of their reasoning behind their methods.
Education has been a tool used to mold and influence the minds of inquiring people who have the desire to know and understand. “Gender feminists are at work in hundreds of transformation projects for changing university curricula that they regard as inadmissible “masculinist.” The bias of the traditional “white male curriculum” must be eliminated, and new programs that include women must replace those in which women are “absent”, “silent”, “invisible”” (52). Ms. Sommers attacks gender feminists because they have diluted and weaken the school system by flooding the educational market with unhelpful women studies programs and changing history, psychology, and philosophy. There is a law that demands of equal representation when writing history books. In some states, such as California “whenever an instructional material presents developments in history or current events, or achievements in art, science, or any other