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Full Idea
The problem for feminists is that men have had the power to structure all our social institutions - family, economy, polity - in ways that suit them.
Gist of Idea
Men have had the power to structure all of our social institutions
Source
Adam Swift (Political Philosophy (3rd ed) [2014], 3 'Gender')
Book Ref
Swift,Adam: 'Political Philosophy (3rd edn)' [Polity 2014], p.110
A Reaction
An interesting question is whether masculine domination runs even deeper than that, into our value system, our metaphysics, our science, our epistemology, our language. How do you tell? If women take over half the masculine roles, does that solve it?
| 22530 | Both women and children should be educated, as this contributes to a city's excellence [Aristotle] |
| 21083 | Women have no role in politics [Kant] |
| 21006 | If women share rights with men, they will exhibit similar virtues [Wollstonecraft] |
| 22785 | Even educated women are unsuited to science, philosophy, art and government [Hegel] |
| 20746 | One is not born, but rather becomes a woman [Beauvoir] |
| 21012 | Women are often treated like children, and not respected for their choices [Nussbaum] |
| 21125 | Liberals must respect family freedom - but families are the great oppressors of women [Nussbaum] |
| 23428 | Difference feminists say women differ fundamentally from men [Dobson] |
| 20751 | As a young girl assumes her status as feminine, she acts in a more fragile immobile way [Young,IM] |
| 20551 | Men have had the power to structure all of our social institutions [Swift] |