ECOFEMINISIM (1)

The Geographical Journal, 2004

The Geographical Journal, 2004

Contemporary Political Theory, 2024

Ecofeminism as scholarship and practice continues to polarize, draw criticism, and inspire scholarly works and politics that account for the structures of domination that perpetuate sexism and ecological exploitation. Ecofeminist scholarship grew in volume and prominence in the 1970s and 1980s but began to falter under the weight of critiques that the approach upheld gender essentialism and a white western feminism

American Journal of Educational Research, 2019

Ecofeminism, like the social movements it has emerged from, is both political activism and intellectual critique. Bringing together feminism and environmentalism, ecofeminism argues that the domination of women and the degradation of the environment are consequences of patriarchy and capitalism. Any strategy to address one must take into account its impact on the other so that women's equality should not be achieved at the expense of worsening the environment, and neither should environmental improvements be gained at the expense of women. Indeed, ecofeminism proposes that only by reversing current values, thereby privileging care and cooperation over more aggressive and dominating behaviors, can both society and environment benefit. This article considers the heritage of ecofeminism as a multiply braided political praxis and an intellectual position. It examines key critiques of earlier perspectives, before exploring its more recent developments. It considers its relationship w...

RJPSSS, 2024

In the pursuit of comprehending social sustainability, with primary attention on gender as a crucial element woven into the theoretical framework, it is imperative to grasp the expectations associated with the term gender, and it involves understanding the anticipated roles and attributes linked to the term ‘Gender’ and acknowledging its multifaceted diversity. The objective of this paper is to explore the responsibilities that men and women and third gender play in establishing a distinctive stability defined by social norms. In this context, distinctive stability refers to a balance between present needs and future requirements of society. The paper proposes a middle-ground approach that reconciles against dichotomous gender perspective to build a sustainable framework and find a new array to the ideal society. It sheds light on gender-related social issues and examines resources from diverse fields to empower individuals. This research paper will also concentrate on essential key terms such as equality, diversity, the environment, and Ecofeminism, among others. These terms require investigation by establishing distinct connections and examining their impacts on social sustainability. This research aims to identify the obstacles that prevent any gender from fulfilling their societal roles, ultimately resulting in social unsustainability. A comprehensive study of social sustainability necessitates an exploration of the elements that contribute to social unsustainability, and this paper will explore those elements.

International Journal of Environmental Pollution and Environmental Modelling, 2020

The scriptures and the early Church all pronounced upon women in almost exclusively masculine voice. Aristotelian philosophy deemed a woman to be 'inferior man' and this was corroborated by the interpretation of the creation of Eve as 'posterior et inferior' (last and lesser). Even in Medieval Europe there was a debate in which male writes attacked and defended women; the humanist writers of the Renaissance also showed the same trend. Ecofeminism is a twin concept encompassing both ecology and feminism. It is justified by saying that ecology or environment is closely associated with the female. The primary belief of ecofeminism is that the supremacy over women parallels the suppression of nature and that this mutual domination has led to environmental destruction by the controlling patriarchal society. This philosophy is based on the principle that there is a vital connection between the oppression of nature and women. Hence understanding these connections is necessary to understanding the two veins of oppression. Feminist theory must include an ecological perspective, and ecological problems must include a feminist perspective. Eco-feminists further argue that an environmental philosophy that fails to attend to these important links will be theoretically and practically deficient. The objective of the research is to explicate and examine with critically the objective of Ecofeminism. Ecofeminism is a twin concept of both ecology and feminine and as such being a forceful approach in environmental deserves considerable attention to modern environmentalists.

Creative Saplings, 2022

Ecofeminism is the missing link that connects woman and nature, while tracing out the patriarchal structures of exploitation and oppression. This paper searches for the origination of 'Ecofeminism' that lies somewhere in the fusion of 'Feminism' and 'Ecology.' While defining the concept of 'Feminism', it explores its different forms along with its chronological order through wave metaphor. Feminism nurtures the sapling of Ecofeminism, and with the passage of time, it turns into a tree that bears fruits of the various forms which can be viewed through different perspectives. It presents roots, routes and fruits that come out of 'Feminism' and 'Ecofeminism.' Knowing nature leads to knowing woman, and knowing woman, leads to knowing nature. The real emancipation lies in saving the earth and woman from exploitation and oppression.

1991