The concept originates in black feminist theory and the word itself was coined by Dr. Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw to describe the ways that black women are uniquely impacted by discrimination in the workplace, the criminal justice system, education and more.
While the feminists may have subdued their movement over the premise of women, in a sense it grew up to accept many other forms of endearment. The raw energy of the people dissipates over time without an ideological frame to continue building power. Add your name to join thousands of women in demanding safe, healthy, and just communities.
First up, we want to celebrate the persistence of feminist delegates holding the line in the face of extreme pressure at the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in March. It evolved from activism for broad social causes to today's spectrum of female-focused theories and philosophies that span topics from education and pornography to race.
We’re putting our collective influence to work in the halls of power. Social movements are the only bulwark against the rising tide of authoritarianism, misogyny, white nationalism, racism, anti-Semitism, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, Islamophobia, ableism, classism, and ageism.Intersectionality is a way to describe the experiences of identity that cross lines of gender, such as race, class, ability and sexual orientation, and come together to impact one’s experiences of moving through the world.
Ironically, American feminism didn't begin as an outright quest for gender equality. Yet these March 8 demonstrations are not the only important thing.
Feminist Delegates Prove Their Resilience at the UN. This is a continuation of our work of the past two years to lift up the voices of the most vulnerable and directly impacted women in our communities. At a time when many countries worldwide are leaning towards ‘strongmen’ leaders, this is a source of hope that Building upon the Unity Principles established in 2017, Women's March expanded the process to include dozens of additional organizations representing women in marginalized communities, who have collaborated in committees to identify one to two urgent policy priorities under each of the following areas:The policies identified under each area are specific, tangible, and able to acted upon and supported in 2019 and 2020, potentially even passed with the support of activists nationwide. Feminism in the United States, Canada and a number of countries in western Europe has been divided into three waves by feminist scholars: first, second and third-wave feminism. In addition, Women's March calls for three policy priorities that intersect with all committees and affect the rights of all women:The Women’s Agenda is a tangible declaration of how we will protect and defend our rights, safety, health and communities. Women’s March convened a group of 70 movement leaders to create this set of 24 essential federal policy priorities that form the foundation of the 2019 Women’s March on Washington and will establish the priorities of our movement over the next two years. In this moment of U.S. history, one that will likely be written books as among the darkest, we have lost the judicial and executive branches of government along with the Senate.
Our partner In May, women human rights defenders and feminists from the Pacific convened in Fiji for the second ever Pacific Feminist Forum, mobilising diverse women from across the Pacific to share knowledge and experiences, celebrate achievements and create a powerful This Spring, more than 150 men (mostly under the age of 30) from across Bougainville united for a The following month, Cambodian women from IWDA’s partner organisations made their Towards the end of the year, Chilean feminists wrote what has become the defiant anthem of 2019: a protest song about rape culture and victim shaming, which rapidly went viral.
Women’s movements are critical – Bettina Baldeschi, IWDA Chief Executive Officer
2019 is shaping up to be a big year for women’s rights and gender equality. Every time the Spanish justice system has … How the Feminist Movement is Challenging Authoritarianism June 11, 2019 • Leta Hong Fincher Leta Hong Fincher is a scholar and journalist who has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Guardian.
The feminist movement aged, like we all do, into what it now speaks so loudly of today, which is an open-ended equality among gender, race, age, sexual orientation, and so on. First up, we want to celebrate the persistence …