ABSTRACT
It has been the purpose of this section to sensitise the reader with little or no knowledge of contemporary feminism to the diversity of thought that co-exists within that paradigm. The main differences between these accounts centre on factors identified as providing the basis of the oppression of women and the proposed solutions. Black feminism and postmodernist feminism provide both critiques of other feminist accounts and also their own perspectives that recognise the different experiences of women and of their subordination. We now return to our discussion of women and criminality.
