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Same-equal vs different-but-equal feminism

The great early triumphs of feminism (the vote, access to office and university) were about being treated exactly the same as men, but the newer phase—claiming women differ in important ways and want to be treated differently but equally—is conceptually harder to defend and is where people have struggled.

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Speaker

Helen Lewis

Evidence Quote

“the new phase of feminism which is saying that there are some ways in which we differ in important ways and we want to be treated differently but equally that's i think that's conceptually harder to defend”

Source

400 - The Politics Of Information— Making Sense with Sam Harris
Created: 6/14/2026, 2:01:10 AM

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