Substantive equality
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Substantive equality is a substantive law on human rights that is concerned with equality of outcome for disadvantaged and marginalized people and groups and generally all subgroups in society. Schola
Aristotle was the first to make the connection between equality and justice.
First-wave feminism
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First-wave feminism was a period of feminist activity and thought that occurred during the 19th and early 20th century throughout the Western world. It focused on legal issues, primarily on securing w
Substantive equality
…in western jurisprudence. Formal equality advocates for the neutral treatment of all people based on the norms of the dominant group in society. While first-wave feminism mostly advocated for formal equality, second-wave feminism promoted substantive equality. During the late 20th century, substantive equality originated…
A 1932 Soviet poster for International Women's Day: "Day of the uprising of female workers against kitchen slavery".
Louise Weiss along with other Parisian suffragettes in 1935. The newspaper headline reads, in translation, "THE FRENCH WOMAN MUST VOTE".
The Kate Sheppard National Memorial in Christchurch, New Zealand. The figures shown from left to right are Meri Mangakāhia, Amey Daldy, Kate Sheppard, Ada Wells, Harriet Morison and Helen Nicol (suffragist).
Charlotte Perkins Gilman (pictured) wrote these articles about feminism for the Atlanta Constitution, published on December 10, 1916.