by Lynn Shepherd Youâd think so, wouldnât you. A woman whose father was a radical philosopher who believed in the equality of the sexes, and whose mother was a pioneering vindicator of womenâs rights. How could the daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft and William Godwin not be every inch the feminist her parents…
Tag: Feminism
Feminist Fury
by Kesiena Boom As a feminist one of the most common accusations flung my way is, âSo youâre just a manÂhater! How can you say you believe in gender equality if youâre so angry at men?â. These days I have the strength to discount these efforts to undermine me. However as a baby feminist,…
The Silent Feminism
In reference to the brutal sexual assault of a young woman in New Delhi, Swati Parashar writes about the politics, problematics, and cultures of silence in feminism. Introduction This article was inspired by the thought that feminism has stopped speaking for all women and that self reflection and empathy are fast disappearing out of feminist debates/discourses. This frustration has been…