and that the academic and activist world (where most known feminists reside) has a residue, if not a permanent layer, of racism.There were many matrilineal societies in Africa precolonial times.
Because Africa is not a monolith, these feminisms are not all reflective of the experiences Africa…
SOCIAL CRITICISM. While it is common to see the word "feminist" used for figures such as,The term first appeared during the 1870s in France as,In 1882, Hubertine Auclert, a leading French feminist and a campaigner for women's suffrage, used the term.Almost all modern societal structures are patriarchal and are constructed in such a way that men are the dominant force in making the majority of political, economic, and cultural decisions. Black on black violence is still plaguing our communities. Feminism assumes that,Unequal salaries are still pervasive in the workforce. Um…the white presence in Africa involved chattel slavery and imperialism. Under such societal conventions, women are not supposed to take up much space at the table, and most certainly, they should not be seen as a distraction to the men around them.Feminism seeks to embrace female sexuality and celebrate it, as opposed to so many societal conventions that condemn women who are sexually aware and empowered. I’m not so sure that a concept whose basic point is “moving away from white feminist view that women are in competition with men or that men are the enemy” could lead to similar results although I’m all ears for the practical use of “complimentary duality” because with all due respect, the ‘men are the enemy’ point is by now trite.I’m curious about your insinuation that men and women,The stats we are now tossing back and forth underscores my belief that feminism and what it purports to address is not a “global consensus.”,Re equality: Men don’t carry a fetus to term nor do the breast feed infants.
This way of thinking may be a fundamental misunderstanding of feminism and what it stands for. There are many examples, but here are just a few.Intersectionality is a broad concept, and,even if it was only added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary last year,The word itself was first used by scholar and civil rights advocate Kimberlé Crenshaw in 1989.The 1976 case of Degraffenreid vs General Motors is used by Kimberlé Crenshaw to this day to illustrate intersectionality.LGBT women in Fiji found it more difficult to access disaster relief,In Timor-Leste, class and socioeconomic discrimination intersect with sexism,Research IWDA has contributed to in Cambodia,it’s still one that’s hotly debated in the feminist community,3 ways to be an intersectional feminist ally,How to Practise Feminist Self-Care During Dark Times,DIVA for Equality, for example, tell us that. These conflicting views on female sexuality create a confusing landscape of expectations that women and men must navigate on a daily basis.There are many differences within the constellation of feminist ideals, groups, and movements related to workplace unfairness, discrimination, and oppression that result from the real disadvantages women experience. And when you look at it closely, a lot of these issues are universal struggles, experienced by all women, just at different levels & in different contexts. But it is a truly awesome topics and great points of views.
Thanks for your comment, I have studied Alice Walker’s womanism, which is really to my understanding (and Walker’s explanation) is quite synonymous. Many of these detractors do so without studying ANY feminist theory whatsoever.I love how you always have a balanced viewpoint.“Yes, there is global feminist consensus, but it is also important for African feminists to shape our own ideological home for African feminism through which we can view African women’s issues.”.^ This is what i was going to comment but you put it in much better words than I would have done. Matriarchal seems more problematic to find.
So the women lost.Despite coining the term, Crenshaw is the first to admit that she’s not the first to articulate its true meaning, citing women like 19.As Crenshaw built on these foundations, modern feminists build on hers – today, intersectionality encompasses more than just the intersections of race and gender.The whole purpose of intersectional feminism is to listen to different kinds of feminists – not just ones like yourself. We focus too much on the labels, there are wombanists, stiwanists, mujeristas etc etc and we all opposed to patriarchy but for me anyway, identifying as African feminist helps locate that space to explore being African and female simultaneously.
One thing that immediately comes to mind is that we need more African men to join in seeing this problem. Feminist Freedom Warriors (FFW) is a digital video archive documenting cross-generational conversations about justice, politics and hope with feminist scholar-activists. Also of course, feminism sets itself apart from men/maleness and I think that for most women of colour, particularly for those of us here in the west our race comes first, and so we can never see our feminism as excluding men.Thanks Tricia.
kzs.Trust me, I am equally frustrated with the stats you mention but what on earth do they have to do with African feminism?On the other hand, the facts that 70% of the world’s illiterate are women, that women earn 10% of the world’s income, that one in three women has been subject to sexual assault, that in some places like in Congo 40 rapes occur daily!!! Content is actively curated by a … Minna Salami, Award-winning writer, blogger & speaker.
Yes, the term ‘feminism’ does not have African roots, rather, it came to the continent largely due to the African-American feminist movement. Many of the key players of the colonial movement were going through periods of blatant gender inequality during this time. “What is African feminism actually?,” by Minna Salami. In Africa where I was born and where I live, the quote, “it is a man’s world” is true.
Scantily clad women in advertising and full nudity in movies and television are commonplace—and yet, many women are shamed for breastfeeding in public. r/feminisms: A safe(r) space for respectful, cooperative feminism-minded discussion, including its intersections.
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