EVOLUTION OF FEMINISM AND THE EMERGENCE OF SEVERAL WAVES OF FEMINISM: AN OVERVIEW

Abstract

Feminism is a mass movement organized by women of all sections of the society to eradicate all forms of oppressions on women carried out by men that are prevailing in a patriarchal society. It is a procedure that takes attempts to understand and conceptualize gender roles and advocates for the annexation of women’s interests in social organization. It tries to explain the phenomenon of gender inequality. It is considered as a politics to achieve gender equality in all spheres of the society. Feminists fight for ensuring equal individual rights and liberties for women and men. This study attempts to discuss a comprehensive understanding of the origin of feminism, and the different waves of feminism.