This theory is a subtheory of Feminism theory that started in the mid-20th century to bring light to Latina women as an oppressed minority that went unnoticed. Latina women’s contributions and achievements go ignored and are consistently excluded when talked about by scholars (Charleswell 2014). Latina Feminism, as well as Black Feminism, keeps the feminist movement intersectional. The second theory that will be discussed is the Liberal Feminism Theory. This theory states that gender differences in socialization are the cause of oppression (Morash 2006), and therefore stresses egalitarianism, or basic, equal human rights for everyone, including the freedom of choice and equal opportunity. Liberal feminism tries to change laws and policies to change things like the Wage Gap between men and women, as well as prevent women from being denied economic opportunities simply for being a
This theory is a subtheory of Feminism theory that started in the mid-20th century to bring light to Latina women as an oppressed minority that went unnoticed. Latina women’s contributions and achievements go ignored and are consistently excluded when talked about by scholars (Charleswell 2014). Latina Feminism, as well as Black Feminism, keeps the feminist movement intersectional. The second theory that will be discussed is the Liberal Feminism Theory. This theory states that gender differences in socialization are the cause of oppression (Morash 2006), and therefore stresses egalitarianism, or basic, equal human rights for everyone, including the freedom of choice and equal opportunity. Liberal feminism tries to change laws and policies to change things like the Wage Gap between men and women, as well as prevent women from being denied economic opportunities simply for being a