Cultural Feminism versus Post-Structuralism

Since 1980’s the most controversial debates among feminists have been between cultural feminists and post-structuralist feminists. Cultural feminists argue in support of the necessity to redefine woman since the origin of women’s oppression problem goes back to the patriarchal definition of woman. In fact, cultural feminists embrace essentialist approach, while feminists who utilize post-structuralism claim that solutions offered by cultural feminists would never accomplish the purpose of women’s liberation. From the post-structuralism perspective, feminists can dispel the illusion of essentialism through deconstructing all existing concepts.