Radical feminism

Radical feminism views women's oppression as a fundamental element in human society and seeks to challenge that standard by broadly rejecting standard gender roles.

Radical feminism maintains that patriarchy is first and foremost the fundamental oppression that women face, and that while other oppressive factors such as racism do exist, that these are somehow secondary to gender oppression - naturally this has been criticized by non-Western feminists maintaining that this kind of universalizing attitude cannot apply globally to all cultures.