2010

Egalitarian principles, recognition of oppressive systems, gender roles, and other core beliefs of feminist theory hold many implications for the career and employment disciplines of professional counseling. Feminist counseling theory sees all people as equal and is based in advocacy for social justice, advocacy within oppressive social environments, and the recognition of privilege and oppression based on patriarchal norms of most societies. “Feminist consciousness also includes a commitment to ending all forms of domination, oppression, and privilege that intersect with sexism and gender bias, including (but not limited to) racism, classism, colonialism, heterosexism, ethnocentrism, white supremacy, ageism, and ableism” (Enns, 2004, p. 8).