Feminism

Feminism is a collection of movements and ideologies aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social justice for women. A fundamental concept underlying feminism is that women are an oppressed group, a reality that feminism seeks to highlight and fight against.
Books tagged 'Feminism' deal, directly or indirectly, with feminist philosophy.

See also gender studies.
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The Bell Jar
Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
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The Feminine Mystique
Feminism Is for Everybody: Passionate Politics
Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
The Beauty Myth

Sheng Wang
A friend said to me, “Hey you need to grow a pair. Grow a pair, Bro.” It’s when someone calls you weak, but they associate it with a lack of testicles. Which is weird, because testicles are the most sensitive things in the world. If you suddenly just grew a pair, you’d be a lot more vulnerable. If you want to be tough, you should lose a pair. If you want to be real tough, you should grow a vagina. Those things can take a pounding.
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