There is a huge misconception on this subject. A lot of people believe that feminists are all those people screaming, “WOMAN POWER”, or “ALL MEN ARE TRASH”. When actually it’s not really like that at all. Feminism, this theory is focused on the deconstruction of gender, by taking into consideration and “challenging assumptions about masculine and feminine gender roles that dictate what both women and men should or can do in global politics and what counts as important in considerations of international relations. “([Reading]Chapter 8: Feminism).

Feminists are focused on making women more visible to the world. They demonstrate the inequalities between the two genders, masculine and female. For example, nowhere in this world do women share the same status in almost every aspect as the men. Furthermore, women are more subject to many violations of their basic human rights and are often subjected to many things for example rape, domestic violence, and even human trafficking. This is not an issue that is only present in one part of the world but all around the world. Which is why many feminists can argue why this theory is beneficial to international relations. As for myself, I believe in gender equality, but it’s crazy that a new perspective can rise out of nowhere the same way feminism did. Challenging the old ways of thinking and exposing the flaws in any aspects.

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