The term feminism often referred to as womens rights has ambiguous definitions that are still being contested until now. Some writers used to refer to feminism as a historically feminist movement in the United States and in Europe that was solicitous about womens rights specifically in their right to vote, while other writers might refer to feminism as the belief that there are unfair treatments against women. Most people of today mistake feminism for man-hating, making women the dominant gender and mainly focusing on the strength of women per se, which is definitely wrong because the absolute goal of feminism is gender equality to create a society wherein the individuals gender should not restrict them from an equitable shot at success and happiness. For this paper not to be biased, I searched the perspectives of both genders regarding this topic. From a mans perspective, Oleary (2017), stated that feminism is equality. Feminism is empowerment, creating a voice for a group that was traditionally silenced, and creating change. While on a womans perspective Fuller (2018), stated that feminism is about changing the way the world perceives the strength of women. Both sides share commonalities b
ut what does feminism really mean? According to McAfee (2018), feminism is both an intellectual commitment and a political movement that seeks justice for women and the end of sexism in all forms, other than that, it also tackles abortion, prostitution, catcalling, unfair treatment to women in the workplace, house or schools etc. According to Freedman (2001), a British-French sociologist and international relations scholar, feminism is a term that came into view after women started scrutinizing their inferior status and thus requesting an improvement or upgrade in their social position. Feminism is grounded on the belief that women are oppressed or disadvantaged by comparison with men and that their oppression is in some way illegitimate or unjustified. Obviously, feminism is fighting for womens rights but why are there women who are against it? Based on research conducted by Scharff (2019), the majority of her respondents said they did not want to call themselves feminist because they feared they would be associated with the traits of man-hating, lesbianism, or lack of femininity. Given these definitions, I will try to relate feminism with other concepts such as egoism, skepticism, and evil.