Ecofeminism

Home > Environmental studies and forestry > Environmental Ethics > Ecofeminism

Explores the connection between oppression of women and the domination of nature, arguing that both stem from a patriarchal worldview that places value on domination and power rather than cooperation and empathy.

"Ecofeminism is a branch of feminism and political ecology."
"The term was coined by the French writer Françoise d'Eaubonne in her book Le Féminisme ou la Mort (1974)."
"Ecofeminist theory asserts a feminist perspective of Green politics that calls for an egalitarian, collaborative society in which there is no one dominant group."
"Today, there are several branches of ecofeminism, with varying approaches and analyses, including liberal ecofeminism, spiritual/cultural ecofeminism, and social/socialist ecofeminism (or materialist ecofeminism)."
"Interpretations of ecofeminism and how it might be applied to social thought include ecofeminist art, social justice and political philosophy, religion, contemporary feminism, and poetry."
"Ecofeminist analysis explores the connections between women and nature in culture, economy, religion, politics, literature and iconography."
"These parallels include but are not limited to seeing women and nature as property, seeing men as the curators of culture and women as the curators of nature, and how men dominate women and humans dominate nature."
"Ecofeminism emphasizes that both women and nature must be respected."
"American author and ecofeminist Charlene Spretnak has offered one way of categorizing ecofeminist work: 1) through the study of political theory as well as history; 2) through the belief and study of nature-based religions; 3) through environmentalism." Note: The remaining questions do not have specific quotes provided in the paragraph.