Letter: What ‘gender feminists’ really want
I find myself bewildered by Kristen Wright’s faulty explication of the distinction between so-called “equity” and “gender” feminists (“Challenge the status quo,” 11/6/08). I wonder why Wright felt that it was appropriate, not to mention factually correct, to discredit the goals of both second-wave and contemporary feminism by writing that “ ‘gender feminists’ do not seek to abolish gender roles. They just want women to thrive in a social and political environment that often breeds hostility.”
Actually, this is exactly what “gender feminists” do not want. Their goal is not simply to...
Thank you Alex!