e. Job segregation
Patriarchy culture which assumed that women have no right to lead household, on the contrary they are entitled to be arranged. Domestic work
which is burdened to women, becoming identical to them. Generally, some activities related to household things, it should conduct by men and women.
But according to the various observations, it shows us that women do almost 90 works in household.
Its consequence, many women must strive and take a long time for keeping clean her household and keeping everything all right then, start from
cleaning and sweeping the floor, until looking after the child. On the other hand, men are not obliged culturally to elaborate that various domestic work.
These factors have strengthened work burden to women culturally and structurally.
Currently, discrimination based on sex is defined as adverse action against another person that would not have occurred had the person been of
another sex. This is considered a form of prejudice and is illegal in certain enumerated circumstances in most countries.
C. Feminism
a. The Definition of Feminism
Feminism is a belief in the right of women to have political, social, and economic equality with men. The word ‘feminism’ itself originated from
the French word feminisme in the nineteenth century, either as a medical term to describe the feminisation of a male body, or to describe women with
masculine traits. It soon became understood to denote a political stance of someone committed to changing the social position of women.
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All the feminists agree that women suffer social and material inequalities simply because of their biological identity and they are committed
to challenging this, but it might be various and many kind of challenges. All feminists agree that they are the main focus of women’s subordination, most
feminists regard feminism heterogeneity as a sign of healthy debate – although feminism detractors tend to see it as a sign of feminism inbuilt weakness.
b. Liberal Feminism
Liberal feminism suggest all human being either men or women is crated in the equal position, harmonious, and having the same potency of
rationality. Liberal feminism frequently critizes the family institution which place women in the domestic area, so emotional aspect of women is bigger
than the rational aspect. The concept of liberal feminism suggests the
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reformism and liberal thinking. Liberal feminist tend to think liberal in the paradigm which is more moderate and not revolutionary.
Liberal feminism try to aware women that they are oppressed faction. The thing that conducted by women in the domestic area is
campaigned as unproductive matter and place women in subordinate. Liberal feminism argues the statement explicitly that there is the gender injustice
which is constructed by both social and culture. The clear critics are frequently state toward patriarchal institution like a family which does not provide self-
improvement freedom for both wife and daughters. The cause of the difference’s right between men and women is a patriarchal system. So, the
liberal feminism assume that the patriarchal system must be destroyed and change the individuals’ attitude especially women’s attitude in relationship
with men, so that the cooperation will be formed based on the equality.
D. Woman’s right in Culture of Saudi Arabia
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