Feminist Theory

Eco-feminism

Eco-feminism can be defined a political and social movement which aims at combining feminism with environmentalism or , in other words , to unite deep ecology with feminist concepts . Actually , I have chosen eco-feminism as it draws relations between women oppression and degradation of nature . Environmental problems are of great concern now along with women equality . Nature is degrading and women 's rights are still discriminating . Therefore , eco-feminism argues that there is a strong link between degradation of women and oppression of women Eco-feminism also explores the relations between sexism , racism

domination of nature and social inequality . It is known that eco-feminism originates from union of ecological thinkers and feminist which believe that social mentality is to blame for oppression of women and domination of men . It is directly related to abuse of environment

Eco-feminism is claimed to combine bioregional democracy with eco-anarchism . Eco-feminism strongly proclaims the importance of interrelations between humans and animals , human and insects , and the earth . Central idea of the feminism is that men ownership has resulted in dominator culture promoting food export , tragedy of the commons abusive land ethics , exploitation of people and over-gazing . Land and animals are viewed only as economic resources and eco-feminism aims at fighting such positioning . The primary goal of eco-feminism is to re-define the views on productivity , attitudes of males and females towards nature and animals , as well as to prevent ill-using of animals and insects

The key figures in the development of eco-feminism are Carol Adams Helene Aylon , Judi Bari , Mary Daly , Monica Sjoo , etc . For example , Carol Adams is interested in relations between feminism and vegetarianism . In her works she wrote that women ahs to abuse their rights to provide men with the best food . Summing up , the primary goal of eco-feminism is to explain associations between degradation of women and degradation of nature

Works Cited

Eco-feminism . Available at HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Ecofeminism http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Ecofeminism . Accessed April 20 , 2008

List of Feminists . Available at HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /List_of_feminists http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /List_of_feminists . Accessed April 20 , 2008

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