Howard J. Ehrlich People who are familiar with theories of social anarchism and feminism are invariably struck by their similarities. The essays of such writers as Elaine Leeder, L. Susan Brown, Peggy Kornegger, Carol Ehrlich, Neala Schleuning, and Jane Meyerding blend together in an extraordinary manner, While they all promote an anarchist feminist position, each uniquely grapples with the differences between that position and other varieties of feminism. This is where we have to start. I think we need to look at the basic statements of feminist theories and observe how people come to endorse some statements and not others.
All feminist theories start with a set of observations about women in society.
These three statements represent the core of those observations. The social roles ascribed to women and men are primarily culturally determined. Women are physically objectified and, as a consequence, routinely harassed and assaulted sexually. Women and men are equal. Liberal feminists seek affirmation of their equality by means of modifying the existing power arrangements.