Gabrielle Jamela Hosein6(2002), on the other hand, holds that this is mainly a question of perspective.

5. In Community Activism and Feminist Politics edited by Nancy a Naples. Routledge.

6. What Does Feminism Mean to Young Women? CAFRA. http://www.cafra.org/article353.html

For some young women, according to this author, feminism means survival and a fundamental recognition of themselves as women with rights that are equal to those of men. This group of young women understand the need to struggle for their right to exist on their own terms. These women strive for equality under patriarchal and oppressive regimes, or even in Western societies where supposedly subtle forms of oppression are all too apparent.

On the other hand, there are the group of young women who see feminism itself as a mode of oppression or indeed a type of violent anti-oppression movement and therefore to be avoided. This demonstrates a fundamental misconception of...
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