Women, Power, and the Philosophy of Liberation: A philosophical study

This article critically examines the intersections between women, power, and the philosophy of liberation from a feminist philosophical standpoint. It investigates how feminist thinkers have challenged traditional concepts of power, redefined autonomy, and reconstructed liberation beyond patriarchal and colonial frameworks. Drawing on the works of Paulo Freire, bell hooks, María Lugones, and various postcolonial and indigenous feminists, this paper argues that liberation is not merely a structural or political objective, but a transformative praxis grounded in ethics, relationality, and epistemic resistance. It further analyzes global and local feminist movements to show how women create and enact liberatory spaces through both resistance and reimagination. The article emphasizes the importance of intersectionality, consciousness-raising, and care ethics in the ongoing struggle for freedom and justice.