- Is the distinction between the public and the private necessarily harmful for women?
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- What difference does it make to feminist theory whether gender differences are natural or socially constructed?
- Does feminism need more than liberalism can offer?
- Is feminism more than a set of demands for the rectification of past and present injustices against women?
- What weight can feminists give to the value of individual liberty?
- Should feminists demand equality or insist on 'difference'?
- To what extent (if at all) is cultural difference a problem for feminism?
- Does feminist thought fail to appreciate the value of the private sphere?
- Is feminism only in the interests of women?
- 'All socialists must be feminists, and all feminists must be socialists.' Discuss.