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"Feminist standpoint theory says that women's daily life experiences are important because these different experiences help us to understand social relationships and how they are constructed. Feminist standpoint theory also says that women's knowledge, which is based on their life experiences, has been neglected in research studies, whereas the experiences of men have been recorded and the questions that men are concerned about have already been asked. Third, feminist stand- point theory legitimates and empowers women's thoughts, feelings, and daily life experiences. Last, but not least, feminist standpoint theory also recognizes that political struggle is necessary to bring about changes in gender stereotyping."

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