Abstract
Born out of the struggles of the feminist movements of the
20th century, feminist political theory is characterized by its
commitment to expanding the boundaries of the political. Feminism,
as a political movement, works to fight inequality and the social,
cultural, economic, and political subordination of women. The goal of
feminist politics is to end the domination of women through
critiquing and transforming institutions and theories that support
women’s subordination. Feminist political theory is a field within
both feminist theory and within political theory that takes a feminist
approach to traditional questions within political philosophy,
contemporary and historical. In this entry, I will explore the nature of
feminist political theory by asking two questions: what is feminist
about feminist political theory, and what is specifically political about
feminist political theory.