Cathrine Holst

What is feminism

Hva er feminisme

What is feminism? The media today and current research present us with a complex picture. In this book Cathrine Holst provides an engaging and lucid introduction to the most important trends in feminism and poses the following questions: What is the role of feminism today? How can we create a society which is fair to both genders, and which respects the freedom of the individual?

English sample translation available

Universitetsforlaget 2009

Photo: Håkon Ombudstvedt

Cathrine Holst is lecturer at The Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities, University of Bergen.