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Types of feminism
Liberal Feminism
Emphasis on equality of women & men
Aims to change current legal structures and
interventions to promote access for women
Criticized (by other feminists) for trying to be
like men
Types of Feminism
Cultural Feminism
Emphasizes differences between men & women
Values unique female qualities
Gender interacts with race, social class, and other factors
Left Right
Radical/Social Cultural Liberal
History (herstory)
Karen Horney (1966)
• Psychoanalyst who rejected “penis envy”
Adulthood
Working mom/Superwoman
Role strain/conflict
Lack of support (at work and home)
Glass ceiling
“Empty Nest”
Menopause
Research
Enns & Hackett (1990)
College women preferred feminist counselors to non-feminist
counselors when career planning, sexual harassment, or assault was
the issue.
Schneider (1985)
Feminist therapists seen as most helpful for career issues versus
marriage or parental concerns
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