Feminism and Politics: Emerging Issues and Challenges in the 21st Century

Abstract

Feminism is a theory developed over the several hundred years beginning from the 16TH Century onwards and till the present times, working in the direction of improving the overall situations of women in the socio-cultural and politico-economic system. Feminism places women at the center of debate and development and for improving the existing society, by way of raising issues related to women. They endeavor to see and solve problems from the point of view of women. Feminism is intimately inter-related with subjects like anthropology, biology, economics, history, law, literature, philosophy, political science, psychology, history, and theology. It works, develop theories, social network, in order to bring a positive change in the world, it has broadened and deepen over time. They try to locate themselves in which political and social experiences, they find themselves most often. Women all over the world plays a significant role, however, they think, their situations have not improved much over the years. Their role as a passive wives and mother, as a social and political actors are well-known. Despite their significance in every walk of life, they are ignored and yet to find adequate space in public life. Men are making private and public life successfully. Why women cannot with same level of dedication. It has been found that their role requirement in most situation always have been essential, however, their visibility and presence is conspicuously absent. Women in order to shoulder equal responsibility with their counterparts, along with family life, their social role and performance capability needs to be enhanced. Man as a master concept and patriarchal system is vehemently challenged and exposing masculinist bias. Feminism consistently working towards the process, relativizing master-man concept.