Political Science · Political Theory
Who suggests that the state should differentiate between men and women to understand the disadvantages women face and try to compensate for them?
AM. P. Follett
BIris Marion Young ✓ Correct
CJ. S. Mill
DMary Wollstonecraft
Correct answer: (B) Iris Marion Young — Iris Marion Young made this argument, so the answer is Young.
Explanation
★Iris Marion Young made this argument, so the answer is Young.
★She is a feminist theorist of justice and difference.
★Young argued that treating everyone identically can entrench existing disadvantage.
★She called for a politics of difference that recognises group specific needs.
★Differentiated treatment can compensate women for structural disadvantages they face.
★She set out these ideas in Justice and the Politics of Difference.
★Mary Wollstonecraft earlier demanded equal rights and education for women.
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