Vol. 2 No. 6 (2025)

Research Articles

Imagining Gender Equality: Perspectives on Equality from a Feminist Viewpoint

Published 2025-06-30

  • Zhuo Liu

Zhuo Liu
School of Marxism, China Jiliang University, China Jiliang University College of Modern Science and Technology,
Yiwu 322000, China

Abstract

The perspective on equality from a feminist viewpoint is proposed based on revealing the unequal patriarchal social structure. It explains the inequality of the patriarchal system from two aspects: temporal inequality and structural inequality. Based on this, the feminist perspective on equality deepens the understanding of the dynamics between the sexes in the process of transitioning from a formal view of equality to a substantive view of equality. However, when faced with internal divisions within feminism and the impact of external environments, the existing feminist perspective on equality reveals shortcomings such as being overly abstract, lacking representativeness, and not being inclusive. By constructing a model of four types of gender relations, this approach analyzes and critiques the existing feminist perspective on equality while expanding its modes of expression and value connotations, further elevating it to an inclusive, open, free, dynamic, and unique collection of equality values.

Keywords

Sex and Gender, Formal Equality, Substantive Equality, Feminism

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