The term 'patriarchy' appears constantly — in social media captions, corporate diversity statements, and the language of political parties across the spectrum — yet it is almost never explained. Most often it functions as a synonym for 'bad attitudes towards women', as though the problem were a cultural mood that better education and more enlightened … Continue reading Patriarchy: The structure we are not supposed to name (The Unmoved Feminist)
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Female‑only spaces and the politics of women’s safety (The Unmoved Feminist)
The current debate about female‑only spaces can make it sound as if they are an eccentric preference or an unfortunate relic from a less “inclusive” time. In policy documents and media commentary, refuges, rape crisis centres, women’s prisons and female sports categories are increasingly described as exclusionary or old‑fashioned. Proposals for “gender‑neutral” services present themselves … Continue reading Female‑only spaces and the politics of women’s safety (The Unmoved Feminist)
Counting women: Why sex‑based data still matters (The Unmoved Feminist)
At first glance, “sex‑disaggregated data” sounds like a technical matter best left to statisticians. It is easy to assume that debates about whether forms record “sex” or “gender identity”, or whether reports talk about “women” or “people who experience violence”, are just questions of wording. From a second‑wave, materialist feminist perspective, they are nothing of … Continue reading Counting women: Why sex‑based data still matters (The Unmoved Feminist)
The feminist waves and why sex‑based feminism still matters (The Unmoved Feminist)
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 The feminist waves and why sex‑based feminism still matters (The Unmoved Feminist)
Prostitution and the sexual contract (The Unmoved Feminist)
The language around prostitution has shifted markedly over the past two decades. In media commentary and policy documents we are now more likely to see 'sex work', 'clients' and 'services' than 'prostitution' or 'male buyers'. Online platforms present it as one more strand of the gig economy, organised through apps and personal branding. At the … Continue reading Prostitution and the sexual contract (The Unmoved Feminist)
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 Women as a sex class in a world of ‘identity’ (The Unmoved Feminist)