Through the Lenses of Feminist Theory: Focus on Women and Information Technology
Author:
- Sue Vilhauer RosserSRSue Vilhauer Rosser
- 1 January 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies
- Vol. 26 (1) , 1-23
Abstract
A general definition of liberal feminism is the belief that women are suppressed in contemporary society because they suffer unjust discrimination.2 Liberal [End Page 1] feminists seek no special privileges for women and simply demand that everyone receive equal consideration without discrimination on the basis of sex.Keywords
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