Feminism analyzes how women were inferiorized and connects sexism to other dominations

Evidence

Recognizing that this term raises red flags for many who may be most familiar with the media-sensationalized notions of feminists as “manhaters,” or the “bra-burners” of the 1960s, we use this concept to refer to the sorts of critical and ethical analyses that examine the ways that women have been inferiorized through social and institutional processes historically as well as in contemporary social, economic, and political con texts. Feminism comes in many different theoretical and political forms that grow out of the diverse experiences of women and men who are concerned about oppression and ecological degradation. Many femin - ists are clear that sexist practices and beliefs, and patriarchal systems are not disconnected from other forms of domination like racism, classbased oppression, or ecological degradation. — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education, 678

Categorization

• DEFINE: Teaching definition of feminism that preempts ‘man-hater’ caricature and links sexism to ecological degradation.
• XREF: Echoes earlier chapter claims about the shared logic of value-hierarchized domination across sexism/racism/anthropocentrism. — connects to: Social justice silos must yield to analysis of intertwining hierarchies’ shared logic. — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education: Toward Diverse,…, 838; Modernization pressures systematically marginalize Ladakhi women — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education: Toward Diverse,…, 1505; Feminised and naturalised status links the domination of women to other oppressions. — Val Plumwood, Feminism and the Mastery of Nature, 94 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Feminism must combat domination across sex, race, and class, not just male chauvinism #corroborates (0.88) — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 562
• Feminism’s meaning evolved from female qualities to a theory of sex equality. #expands (0.72) — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 560