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University of Waterloo

Triadic Model of Freedom

The feminist revolution had to be fought because women quite simply were stopped at a state of evolution far short of their human capacity.

Betty Friedan, "The Feminine Mystique," 1963

The Liberal Feminist View of Freedom

Let's apply Gerald MacCallum's Triadic Model of Freedom to the Liberal Feminist view of freedom:

Illustration of the Liberal Feminist view of freedom. Description found below. — The agent is women who are aspiring to be free. The agent's goal is to live well and to achieve well-being (equality of opportunity). The goal is always "freedom," defined in a particular way. In order to attain this goal, the agent must overcome obstacles to gain this freedom (legal and institutional discrimination).
Figure 11.2 | Liberal Feminist View of Freedom. Ball et al., 2013, p. 231.

The Radical Feminist View of Freedom

Let's apply Gerald MacCallum's Triadic Model of Freedom to the Radical Feminist view of freedom:

Illustration of the Radical Feminist view of freedom. Description is found below. — The agent is women who are aspiring to be free. The agent's goal is to live well and to achieve well-being (power and respect for difference). The goal is always "freedom," defined in a particular way. In order to attain this goal, the agent must overcome obstacles to gain this freedom (sexist beliefs and attitudes).
Figure 11.3 | Radical Feminist View of Freedom. Ball et al., 2013, p. 233.

References

Ball, T., Dagger, R., Christian, W. and Campbell, C. (2013). Figure 11.2, The Liberal Feminist View of Freedom. In Political Ideologies and the Democratic Ideal (3rd Canadian edition). Toronto: Pearson Canada. p. 231.
Ball, T., Dagger, R., Christian, W. and Campbell, C. (2013). Figure 11.3, The Radical Feminist View of Freedom. In Political Ideologies and the Democratic Ideal (3rd Canadian edition). Toronto: Pearson Canada. p. 233.