LiisBeth Reader Survey 2018

1.As an entreprenurial feminist, what 2-3 social, economic, political or environmental issues are you most concerned with today? Tell us what keeps you up at night! Be as specific as possible!

2.Feminism is a joyful, robust unified movement justice with many tributaries which flow into a unified goal of advancing gender and social justice. Some of these tributaries are noted below. And we would love to know which one you feel most aligned with. We recognize that most of you will want to choose more than one. If so, just list them in the comment field. (Heads up! This is the longest question in the survey--from here on it's super fast!)

Intersectional Feminism: Aims to include all women and recognize that race, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, and class all influence how much and in what ways women are oppressed.

Radical Feminism: Radical feminism views patriarchy and sexism as the most elemental factor in women’s oppression – cutting across all others from race and age to culture, caste and class. It questions the very system and ideology behind women’s subjugation. The term often refers to the women’s movements emerging from the civil rights, peace and other liberation movements at a time when people increasingly were questioning different forms of oppression and power. Radical feminists, seeking to understand the roots of women’s subordination, have provided the major theoretical understanding that has served as the basis for the inspiration and analysis guiding women’s movements around the world.

Liberal Feminism: This kind of feminism works within the structure of mainstream society to integrate women into it and make it more responsive to individual women’s rights, but does not directly challenge the system itself or the ideology behind women’s oppression.

Socialist Feminism: Feminists, grounded in Marxist and socialist analysis, attribute women’s oppression principally to the capitalist economic system where global corporate power prevails. Many other feminists believe that this form of power seen in the class system is a crucial factor in women’s subordination but see patriarchy as the major force behind women’s subjugation.

Visionary Feminism: The notion of visionary feminism, as seen in the many writings of the African-American feminist, bell hooks, combines the need to challenge patriarchy, class, race and other forms of oppression such as imperialism and corporate control. She also focuses on love and the role of men. hooks says “Visionary feminism is a wise and loving politics. It is rooted in the love of male and female being. . . The soul of feminist politics is the commitment to ending patriarchal domination of women and men, girls and boys. Love cannot exist in any relationship that is based on domination and coercion. Males cannot love themselves in patriarchal culture if their very self-definition relies on submission to patriarchal rules. When men embrace feminist thinking and practice, which emphasizes the value of mutual growth and self-actualization in all relationships, their emotional well-being will be enhanced. A genuine feminist politics always brings us from bondage to freedom, from loveless-ness to lovin."

Eco-Feminism: This form of feminism views patriarchy and its focus on control and domination not only as a source of women’s oppression but as being harmful to humanity as well as destructive of all living creatures and the earth itself. Combining a more comprehensive analysis of power often with a greater spiritual vision, eco-feminists see women’s rights and empowerment linked to political, economic, social and cultural factors that benefit all living creatures and Mother Nature herself.

Cultural Feminism: Cultural feminism emphasizes essential differences between men and women in terms of biology, personality and behavior. Women are seen to have different and superior virtues that provide the foundation for a shared identity, solidarity and sisterhood. Since by nature women are viewed as kinder and gentler than men, it follows that if women were in power, the world would be a better place. In the 1960s and 70s, some women supported the idea of forming separate women-only cultures.

Transnational Feminism: This approach to feminism is concerned mainly about how globalization and capitalism affect people across nationalities, races, ethnicities, genders, classes, and sexualities and has reinforced a range of global movements. It recognizes inequalities across different groups of women and the importance of intersectionality as a way to understand and engage difference. While global issues do not affect women in the same way because of these differences, the impact of these issues and power dynamics are seen to be crucial to feminist social justice agendas. This vision understands the need for comprehensive approaches that integrate multiple issues and movements to find common cause across agendas to ensure long-term social transformation.

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3.What questions do you have about feminism or feminist entrepreneurship that you would like to learn how to address better when talking with friends and colleagues?

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4.Who is your favourite feminist thought leader or feminist entrepreneur/founder? Icon?

5.On a scale of 1 to 10, how knowledgeable do you feel you are with respect to feminist history, theory, pedagogy, or practices?

6.Where do you go to learn about feminism?

7.Where do you go to learn about entrepreneurship or how to grow your venture?

8.We are working on putting together a city by city based feminist ecosystem map. What local, community based feminist organizations (clubs, events, conferences, meetups, initiatives, etc.) do you believe you need to be included? Website link would be ideal! But just name will do too!

Organization 1

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Organization 3

Organization 4

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9.How do you most often engage with LiisBeth? (Check All That Apply)

I always read the newsletter when it comes out

I sometimes read the newsletter when it comes out

I read the new articles on LiisBeth' online magazine each month

I read new articles on LiisBeth online magazine when prompted by social media or the newsletter

I read articles referred to me by friends

I follow LiisBeth's social media feeds

I don't read LiisBeth at all--not sure how I got on this list!

Other (please specify)

10.Do you read other feminist media? If so, please note what other media you follow:

11.How can LiisBeth improve? What would you like to see more of? Less of?

12.LiisBeth is interested in creating a feminist entrepreneurship education and coaching collective online. People who sign up can access downloadable tools (such as the feminist business model canvas), templates, worksheets, tip sheets, research papers, plus access to interact with guest mentors, funders, and thought leaders who are recognized as feminist business leaders and experts in their field (we would feature a new one each month). Is this something that would interest you?

How much would you be willing to pay for this service?

13.What gender do you identify as?

Woman

NonBinary

Man

Other (please specify)

14.What physical age-based generation do you belong to? (We believe values are fluid--and ever changing--and not defined exclusively by year you were born)

16.Are you currently launching or running an enterprise?

Yes

Thinking about it for the future

17.If you are a current enterprise leader, owner, or co-owner is your business:

18.If you are currently running an enterprise, are you interested in growing your enterprise?

19.If you answered "Yes" to wanting to grow your enterprise, why do you want to grow?

To earn enough to support myself and my family

Have more social impact

To create more jobs

To be able to hire help so I can concentrate on working on the business-not just IN the business

Create more jobs in my community

To create promotion opportunities for valued employees

To get to the point where I can leave my full time job and focus on my business

Other (please specify)

20.What city do you live in?

21.What question do you wish we had asked and how would you have answered it!

22.What is your awareness level of government programs designed to help entrepreneurs succeed?

If high, how do you get this information?

23.Almost done! One more! If you own/operate a feminist enterprise, know someone who does, or just admire someone you think we should write about, let us know!

Name of the Company

What's feminist about it?

Weblink

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