There's no Feminism SE, and Philosophy seems to be the closest Wissenschaft to the topic. But I've refrained from asking questions about feminism since it seemed like they would get flagged as off topic.
So I'll ask straight up: Can we post questions related to feminism?
Feminism had quite an impact in philosophy as I take it, especially in ethics.
There are entries on SEP and Wikipedia that deal specifically with touching points/topics between philosophy and feminism.
The point to be held in mind would nevertheless be that the questions should be on and answerable in the boundaries of philosophy. It is quite possible that some questions have not been dealt with yet by philosophy or the corresponding texts are not known to people contributing. But I think a broader scope would improve the accessability of this site.
I, personally, would encourage to ask questions on that topic and will work against people wanting to close them as off-topic because I am sure most of them are answerable quite well, enough knowledge of the texts presupposed.
I don't see why not. Its a particular strand in modern philosophy. I don't think they would be flagged off-topic, its simply that very few people in the community have expressed any interest - which might be to due to the heavy slanting towards men.
Its one reason why I sometimes mention philosophers such as Hannah Arendt or Martha Nussbaum - though they aren't feminist philosophers per se; but philosophers who happen to be women. I think they can offer a refreshingly different orientation, for example Arendt on the role of natality in action, and Nussbaum on the role of emotions.
Judith Butler, of course specifically looks at gender and its possible fluidities.
Sure, people do. There is a tag for feminism, and there are deep philosophical roots in many trends of feminism.
I have given answers to several questions on feminism here, and have occasionally responded to contemporary ethics questions from the point of view of cultural feminists, radical pacifist feminists or Marxist-feminists because as inheritors of a specific analytic perspective, they sometimes provide an exceptionally clear framing of social issues, especially about work, obligations or identity.
The problem, that gets many related questions closed, as the comment indicates, is that feminists often speak about deeply emotional issues, and that there is a strange prohibition on respectfully criticising feminists in public even from other feminist positions. Non-feminists would rather have you trash the lot of them, and many feminist supporters will accept no nuanced or partial agreement. So a question that leaves even the slightest leeway for interpretation on both sides is perceived as a threat to women.
(I also insist on responding to questions on men's issues which all get immediately closed, even when they are basically feminist.)
Sure. And why not go to Area 51 and start a new site. There's none for Feminism or Women's Issues.
