The language of feminist 'waves' is a retrospective way of organising more than two centuries of women's resistance to male domination, not a label that women necessarily used for themselves at the time. The metaphor can be useful, but it can also hide how continuous the struggle has been, and how much of that struggle … Continue reading TUF. The feminist waves and why sex‑based feminism still matters (The Unmoved Feminist)
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TUF. Women as a sex class in a world of ‘identity’ (The Unmoved Feminist)
Today, we launch 'The Unmoved Feminist', a new podcast from the Affiliation of Australian Women's Advocacy Alliances. Hosted by Liv and Martine, the series applies second-wave, materialist feminist analysis to the issues and debates women are navigating right now — because our analysis hasn't shifted, even as the political and cultural landscape around us has. … Continue reading TUF. Women as a sex class in a world of ‘identity’ (The Unmoved Feminist)
Setting the record straight: The political erasure of our feminist lineage
Women's rights organisations advocating for sex-based protections and rights from a second-wave feminist tradition have been systematically mischaracterised in public discourse as 'right-wing', 'reactionary', 'regressive', or sometimes even 'far-right' or 'extremist'. These labels are not merely inaccurate: they represent a form of political erasure of women's organising that obscures the feminist lineage of our advocacy … Continue reading Setting the record straight: The political erasure of our feminist lineage