Questions tagged [feminism]
Questions about the political and social movements that strives for the equality of genders, including women's rights.
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What's the Russian feminist position on (female) conscription?
In a fairly upvoted answer here, it's asserted that Russian feminists oppose female conscription, at least in the conception of one self-declared (Russian) anti-feminist.
Is it the case though that ...
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How do anti-feminists and anti-woke people define feminism?
I've seen a lot of self-described right-wing or anti-woke individuals on YouTube say that the Barbie movie is both feminist and anti-male. Here is an example:
MAN-HATING FEMINIST TRASH | BARBIE film ...
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Has Israel's polity ever had a debate on "feminist foreign policy"?
A number of countries have advocated and declared (pdf) to run a "feminist foreign policy".
As of July 2022, this list includes
Sweden (2014), Canada (2017), France (2019), Mexico
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Has May Golan or her new ministry engaged in significant feminist initiatives?
AFAICT from Wikipedia, May Golan is most famous for opposing illegal immigration to Israel. But she was appointed to lead the new Ministry for the Advancement of Women's Status (established May 1st). ...
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Do the intersectional feminist organizations concern themselves with the fate of the kidnapped in Gaza?
As in, had any of them demanded the release of the hostages or allowing the Red Cross access to them? Information about them? Since October 7, we know nothing about the fate of the kidnapped.
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What is the position of women in current (early 2022) Afghan society?
As of 2022, the Taliban managed to take over Afghanistan approximately half a year ago. I would like to know more about the current situation over there. To be precise, I've read that women under the ...
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Why do the Taliban restrict women's rights?
Despite the numerous reports on how the Taliban restrict women's rights, I've never found an explanation why they do it. To quote The Guardian
“Education and literacy are so strongly valued in Islam ...
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What states that base their government on Shariah law allow women in government?
One of the more interesting turns in Afghanistan has been the announcement that the Taliban would allow women to serve in government
"The Islamic Emirate doesn't want women to be victims," ...
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Does the Constitution allow a woman to be President of the United States?
The Constitution of the United States of America frequently refers to the President using male pronouns. For instance:
He shall hold his Office
Not once is the president referred to with a female ...
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Why isn't it a woman's choice to be a prostitute? [duplicate]
The non-legal argument in favor of abortion is that its a woman's body, therefore it should be the woman's choice. Why isn't that argument applied to prostitution?
It seems to me that we as a society ...
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What do paternity test restriction laws aim to achieve?
I recently learned that genetic paternity tests are being restricted or even banned in Germany and France (and perhaps in other countries as well).
In Germany the law requires consent from both ...
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Why did Saudi Arabia not allow women to drive?
According to this article Saudi Arabia was (and still is for a little while) the only country that did not allow women to drive:
Women in Saudi Arabia will be allowed to drive, the government
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Do feminists oppose sex-selective abortion?
It is well known that the human sex ratio (men/women) is high in India and China due to gender-based abortion and infanticide (e.g. India and China). Under certain interpretations of the word, this ...
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What were the goals of the woman's march during Trump's inauguration?
I've read there was a 2017 Women's March held on the day after President Trump's inauguration in Washington.
It's not clear to me why? What's their motivation? And what goals do they hope to ...
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Sex/gender distinction: feminism vs transgender theories. [closed]
I have a question about the sex gender distinction, and how trans-advocates interpret it, vs how feminists interpret it.
My understanding, is that the classic feminist model of sex and gender is: Sex ...
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