“Libertarian feminism is far from the radical commie plot to take over libertarianism that many seem to fear it is. In fact, libertarianism is inherently feminist—and it always has been.”
While libertarian feminists share many of the same concerns as mainstream feminists, they believe the best means of creating change in society isn’t based in coercion, criminalization, or censorship. Instead, we promote voluntary solutions to gender inequity, working toward the social, cultural, and economic conditions in which these solutions can flourish.
Key to these conditions is women’s increased access to markets and capitalism, which libertarian feminists credit as one of the driving forces behind the growth of women’s rights.
Individualism, choice, and personal responsibility form the core of libertarian feminism, just as they do libertarianism at large.
If feminism is simply “the radical notion that women are people,” as mainstream feminists have asserted for decades, libertarian feminism is the even more radical notion that people of all genders are individuals and should be treated as such.
