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Where are the radical feminists? A review of the available literature provides a wealth of examples of authors advocating for the women's movement or essential feminism to advocate for women's rights in a wide range of societies around the world. Feminism reflects “a worldview that values ​​women and that addresses systematic injustices based on gender” (Chinn & Wheeler, 1985, p. 74). Oppression of women existed long ago and is still evident today and is not a new problem in today's society. Radical feminism blames the oppression of women on men. Male power must be analyzed and understood and not reduced to other explanations, such as work relationships. Cultural feminism has been criticized for providing a moral basis for men to claim that they cannot help but be oppressive. This logic takes a further twist, as it is equally natural for women to be submissive (Ferguson, 1996). Through the perspective of a radical feminist the problem is that we should see individuals, family, society or an organization strictly with reference to their sociological, political, economic, racial and cultural background and not according to their gender since women they are considered passive in comparison. to men. The different interpretations made on the purpose of radical feminism could be just the case with this issue because the radical feminist could interpret it as equality in terms of having the same freedom and opportunities as men, but men have a patriarchal belief and domination is inevitable. According to Theorizing Patriarchy (1990), Sylvia Walby suggests that patriarchy is "a system of social structures and practices in which men dominate, oppress, and exploit women" (1990:20). The dominance of men over women in many aspects of leaders...... middle of paper...... As for me, I am partially against the denial of the empowerment and influence of women in a society. I'm not entirely against this denial because I've looked at it through the perspectives of both men and women. It is historically proven that men have performed better than women. For example, the invention of the light bulb by Thomas Alva Edison who now innovated much more sophisticated designs and Abraham Lincoln, the man who Men have a holistic vision in accomplishing something and men have a better practical mind than women. As a result, men ranked higher than women in a society that made them more powerful and influential than women. However, we cannot ignore the fact that women also have the right to empower themselves and manipulate society. Unfortunately, the reality is that women have been deprived of the right to be equivalent to men in this matter.