British suffragette handing out leaflets in Trafalgar Square circa. 1910.
Question 1
‘Women and men now have equal rights; therefore we don’t need feminism any more. It’s out of date’. Do you agree with this statement? Give reasons for your answer.
Question 2
‘All women share essentially the same experience of oppression regardless of societal differences.’ Do you agree with this statement? Give reasons for your answer.
Question 3
Some sociologists argue that we need another type of feminism – Black feminism. What further aspects of women’s oppression might be uncovered by such a perspective?
