Feminism is a collection of
movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending
equal political, economic, and social rights for women.
Existentialism is a philosophical and cultural movement which holds that the starting point of philosophical thinking must be the individual and the experiences of the individual, that
moral thinking and
scientific thinking together are not sufficient for understanding all of human existence, and, therefore, that a further set of categories, governed by the norm of
authenticity, is necessary to understand human existence. (
Authenticity, in the context of existentialism, is being true to one's own
personality,
spirit, or
character.) This philosophy analyzes relationships between the individual and things, or other human beings, and how they limit or condition choice.