Feminism

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This paper analyzes a number of gender issues from a feminist perspective. The paper bases this analysis on the original premise of the feminist movement that women wish to be seen as equal, as opposed to either superior or inferior, to men.

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"Many phenomena in society currently accepted as common male courtesy towards a female spouse, girlfriend, date or acquaintance might be seen from a feminist point of view to be indicative of a paradigm assuming females to be inferior. Such actions include a male in any situation, such as at school or at a store, holding the door for a female to pass through. When seen from an extreme feminist point of view, this might be constituted as indicating that a female is either too weak, inferior, or even superior to open the door for herself. The same is true of a male standing back to allow a female to walk through a door to for example the post office first. It can be constituted as weakness on the part of either the male or the female."

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