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Feminism is a philosophy granting equal rights and opportunities to women.  The mainstream often embraces a [[unisex]] current with asserts that men and women should share all roles equally, in marriage as well as in society at large. This element also provides support for the [[gay rights]] movement.

Feminism is a philosophy granting equal rights and opportunities to women.  The mainstream often embraces a [[unisex]] current which asserts that men and women should share all roles equally, in marriage as well as in society at large. This element also provides support for the [[gay rights]] movement.

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.

An [[Equal Rights Amendment]] was proposed in the US in 1972, but was unratified. Opponents of the amendment cited the following problems: the integration of single-sex schools; the possible recognition of homosexual marriage; and the revocation of laws that protect women in dangerous jobs, like factory or mining work.

An [[Equal Rights Amendment]] was proposed in the US in 1972, but was unratified. Opponents of the amendment cited the following problems: the integration of single-sex schools; the possible recognition of homosexual marriage; and the revocation of laws that protect women in dangerous jobs, like factory or mining work.

The feminist movement in the West evolved in the 1980s with the rise of [[Post-Feminism]] which stresses that women have many choices.

The feminist movement in the West evolved in the 1980s with the rise of [[Post-Feminism]] which stresses that women have many choices, one of which is [[abortion]], an issue the feminists are so vehement about defending that political commentator [[Rush Limbaugh]] coined the term "Femi-nazis" to refer to them.

Second Wave Feminism has made a resurgence in 1990s and early years of 21st century as the movement is spreading internationally in [[Asia]] and the [[Middle East]].

Second Wave Feminism has made a resurgence in 1990s and early years of 21st century as the movement is spreading internationally in [[Asia]] and the [[Middle East]].