Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
4-2001
Abstract
Multiculturalism and feminism are in tension to the extent that multiculturalism is a doctrine that condones the tolera- tion of cultural communities which might not respect or value women's concerns or interests. This has led some feminist think- ers, notably Susan Okin, to ask whether multiculturalism is bad for women. This paper agrees with Okin that there is a tension between feminism and multiculturalism - some of her critics to the contrary notwithstanding - but argues that multiculturalism should take preceden
Discipline
Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | International Relations
Research Areas
Political Science
Publication
Public Affairs Quarterly
Volume
15
Issue
2
First Page
83
Last Page
98
ISSN
0887-0373
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Citation
KUKATHAS, Chandran.(2001). Is feminism bad for multiculturalism?. Public Affairs Quarterly, 15(2), 83-98.
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