Feminist activism 25 years after Beijing. Issue 2 (3rd May 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Molyneux, Maxine; Dey, Adrija; Gatto, Malu A. C.; Rowden, Holly
• Is Part Of: Gender and development. Volume 28:Issue 2(2020)
• Page Start: 315
• Page End: 336
• Publication Date: 2020-05-03
• Subjects: Feminism -- fourth-wave feminism -- generation -- global social movements; Women -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Developing countries -- Periodicals; 338.90082
• DOI: 10.1080/13552074.2020.1750140
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1355-2074

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Young women have taken the lead in a new wave of feminist and democratic protests that have erupted across a wide range of countries, North and South. These movements raise a range of political and analytic questions: To what extent is it useful to identify the recent wave of activism in terms of a new generation of activists? How different is the 'new' feminism to earlier forms, and what differences and continuities divide and unite the generations? These questions are explored through examining the characteristics common to contemporary feminisms, and through case studies of different campaigns in Brazil, India, and Malawi.