GENDER EQUALITY, FEMINISM, AND THE MISCONCEPTION SO FAR!
By Nazir M. Suleiman Today, like those old good days , the term gender equality is often misconstrued to mean feminism. This has been a month of sundays since 1890s in Europe and the western Hemisphere and up to this modern time, the term feminism and gender equality remain unclear. Where do we always got it wrong? Lucid descriptions has been made in the feminist utopean literatures( check Donna Haraway 1980) on how gender equality and feminism part ways. They all claim to fight for 'equality' though. Perhaps the misconception lies within the word 'equality' that both the parties claim to pursue. But, equality to whom? And in which sense? I will explain, i promise. Before then, it is indispensable to know that, the feminist movement and ideology is in itself differs, confuses and overlaps based on their claims and strategies believe to achieve EQUALTY. For instance; The radical feminist Sought freedom and privileges of feminine while, to them, equality is undesirable o...