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been so badly misunderstood. Discussion At its heart feminism is a "intellectual, philosophical and political discourse for equal human rights and freedom for women" (Chng, 2009). As authors Cheris Kramarae
and Paula Treichler so eloquently put it in their 1985 Feminist Dictionary, feminism is simply "the radical notion that women are people" (Chng, 2009). Women have been oppressed since the
beginning of time by reason of their reproductive capabilities: both men and women can have sex, but it is the woman who ends up pregnant and carries the child for
nine months before its born (Chng, 2009). The physical changes in her body mean that women are "treated as lesser beings and confined to their reproductive roles" where their only
value is as breeding stock (Chng, 2009). The societal structure forces women into rigidly defined roles in a patriarchy, where they are at the mercy of men (Chng, 2009). Feminism
challenges that pattern (Chng, 2009). The role of women in society is inherently unfair, since men are the ones who define what is "acceptable" for women to do. The tasks
that are deemed suitable are invariably lower-paying, with less opportunity and fewer options; they center largely on the domestic sphere or care-giving professions such as nursing or teaching. Feminism challenges
the "social gender role injustices people are still oblivious to," such as those listed here; it also seeks to empower women by giving them more choices (Chng, 2009). In other
words, feminism would like women to have the same opportunities that men currently keep for themselves. Unfortunately, the desire for equality and opportunity has been misunderstood as a "men-hating and
anti-family movement meant to de-feminize women" (Chng, 2009). Pat Robertson said that feminism is "a socialist, anti-family political movement that encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice
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