Global Feminism in a Conservative Age: Possibilities and Pieties Since 1980

In: Dissent: a journal devoted to radical ideas and the values of socialism and democracy, Band 57, Heft 2, S. 49-53

Abstract

Critically examines how sexual violence came to be a major issue for US global feminism. A historical overview since the 1980s is provided. It is argued that the conservatism ushered in with Ronald Reagan lies behind the issue's rise to prominence in the US feminist movement; however, it is contended that consensus on ending violence against women is not accompanied by any actual understanding of how to achieve it. Adapted from the source document.