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violence against women
* oppose single-sex schooling and seek to abolish all-male ''private'' clubs
* oppose single-sex schooling and seek to abolish all-male ''private'' clubs
* express outrage at highly macho events, like the Duke lacrosse party or [[Tailhook]]
* express outrage at highly macho events, like the Duke lacrosse party or [[Tailhook]]
* insist that childrearing activities be shared equally by men and women in every respect, rather than a productive division of labor
* insist that childrearing activities be shared equally by men and women in every respect, rather than the woman being soley responsible
* support [[affirmative action]] for women
* support [[affirmative action]] for women
* detest women who are happy in traditional roles, such as housewife, and especially dislike those who defend such roles
* detest women who are happy in traditional roles, such as housewife, and especially dislike those who defend such roles
* prefer that women wear pants rather than dresses, presumably because men do
* prefer that women wear pants rather than dresses, presumably because men do
* tougher penalties for those guilty of [[rape]] and sexual assualt.<ref>[http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov/ Office of Violence Against Women]</ref>
==History==
==History==
Roots of the movement in the United States and the United Kingdom include the [[Women's Suffrage]] movement of the early 1900's and the [[Women's Liberation]] (or "Second Wave Feminist") movement of the 1960's and 1970's.
Roots of the movement in the United States and the United Kingdom include the [[Women's Suffrage]] movement of the early 1900's and the [[Women's Liberation]] (or "Second Wave Feminist") movement of the 1960's and 1970's.