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Contemporary Feminist Issues, Third, Fourth - Coggle Diagram
Contemporary Feminist Issues
Third + Fourth wave Feminism
mid-1990s led by Gen X - born into culturally + economically diverse world saturated by media
multifaceted + plural - rejecting single unified female experience in favour of "multivocality"
sought to redefine womanhood by embracing intersectionality - acknowledges systems of oppression like race/gender/sexuality/class are deeply interconnected
subverted sexist symbols + language, reclaiming derogatory slang
Grrrl movement + Guerrilla Girls
used early internet + digital technology to democratize feminist content -blogs + e-zines
2012 - 4th wave - defined by digital activism + global connectivity
addressed rape culture/body shaming/sexual harassment through social media mobilization
international outrage following brutal gang rape in India 2012
Gamergate
harassment campaign 2014 - targeted women + fem critics in digital spaces
highlighted hostility women face + emergence of "Manosphere"
2017 Women's march largest single-day demonstrations following 2016 election of Trump
MeToo movement - global traction 2017 after revelations of Harvey Weinstein
allowed victims worldwide to share their experiences - public condemnation of powerful figures
opposition
anti-fem critique + anti-gender politics
contemporary critics argue that feminism moved beyond original goal of equality and now caused social harm by devaluing maternal roles + unique nature of womanhood
Carrie Gress - movement's focus on mimicking male career paths led to loss of female identity
other critiques focus on movement's perceived alignment w/ neoliberalism - often prioritises individual spaces over material needs of working class
digital spaces seen rise of overtly misogynistic rhetoric from figures who frame feminism as attack on traditional masculinity - polarized political landscape regarding gender roles
Third
Fourth