Feminism | Feminists Should Not Seek International Rights for Women
Nationally syndicated columnist Paul Craig Roberts maintains in the subsequent viewpoint that feminists are wrong to pursue an international policy on women’s rights. American feminists who want to impose their absolutist standards of gender equality on other countries are self-righteous and ethnocentric, Roberts contends.
As you read, consider the following questions:
1. What comparison does Roberts make between global feminism and communism?
2. What is the nature of the feminist global agenda, as described by the author?
3. What evidence does the...
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- Introduction
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Chapter 1: What Is the Status of Women in America?
- Chapter 1 Preface
- Women Are the Victims of Sexism
- Women Are Not the Victims of Sexism
- Women Face Discrimination in the Workplace
- Claims That Women Face Discrimination in the Workplace Are Exaggerated
- Violence Against Women Is a Serious Problem
- Feminists Have Overstated the Problem of Violence Against Women
- Women Are Harmed by Societal Standards of Beauty
- Women Are Not Harmed by Societal Standards of Beauty
- Chapter 1 Periodical Bibliography
- Chapter 2: How Has Feminism Affected Society?
- Chapter 3: Is Feminism Obsolete?
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Chapter 4: What Should the Goals of Feminism Be?
- Chapter 4 Preface
- Feminists Should Support Abortion Rights
- Feminists Should Oppose Abortion
- Feminists Should Work to Restrict Pornography
- Feminists Should Work to Protect Pornography
- Feminists Should Seek International Rights for Women
- Feminists Should Not Seek International Rights for Women
- Women’s Less than Full Equality Under the U.S. Constitution
- Women Would Not Benefit from Changes to the U.S. Constitution
- Chapter 4 Periodical Bibliography
- For Further Discussion
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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