Gendered Culture and Feminist Discourse: An Overview

Abstract

This article explores how discourse is entrenched in culture. Culture is used in many domains of human endeavours : arts, literature, music, science and linguistic concepts. When it is used in gender matters, it connotes discrimination against the female gender considered inferior to the male. Therefore, feminists in their struggle for emancipation have advocated that sexist words should be abandoned while references should be made to humanity rather than the gender dichotomies that have often caused debates.