While more and more men from across social divides have begun supporting feminist values and asserting a feminist identity, many are scrutinized for talking the talk but not walking the walk.
Feminism is predicated on support for gender equality. Men may associate with feminism to help distance themselves from outdated gender roles, bringing them in line with current sociopolitical trends.
Beyond simply claiming a progressive identity, what sort of behaviours accompany a feminist identity? Do feminist men actually live up to their identity in various aspects of their lives?
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau explains why he describes himself as a feminist.
The names of women victimised by violence were painted on metal barriers hastily erected around Mexico's national palace late on Saturday, ahead of a major women's march as activists turned the fencing into a makeshift billboard for their movement.
Near the front of the colonial-era building that serves as the president's offices, activists wrote: "Victims of Femicide" in huge letters across the top of the barriers, with the names of many women scrawled underneath.
Women on general strike in Chile
Women on general strike in Chile
Santiago de Chile, Mar 8 (Prensa Latina) Millions of women in Chile are readying for a massive mobilization on Monday to demand their rights and the elimination of patriarchy, under the slogan The Feminist General Strike Go!
On the occasion of March 8, International Women s Day, various organizations are planning an extensive day of demands with marches, a productive and reproductive strike, tributes to eminent figures of feminism, artistic performances and mobilization actions on social networks, throughout the South American country.
In this capital, women will be marhing along the central Alameda; similar actions will be replicated throughout the day in at least 40 other cities, for which feminist organizations called to take a series of precautionary measures in correspondence with the situation that the country is living due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Voices Lectures welcomes Salbi February 24 2021
An Iraqi-American activist who has dedicated her life to helping women in conflict areas will speak March 3.
Zainab Salbi promises to address the theme of How to Heal in a Time of Divide as part of her talk at the next Voices Lectures series event, 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 3.
And she has a lot of experience in dealing with division, as an Iraqi-American humanitarian, author, TV host and activist. She was born and raised in Iraq, and her family had a close association with the late Iraqi president Saddam Hussein her father was his personal pilot. Psychological abuse and more led her family to send Salbi to the United States for an arranged marriage at age 19, and the marriage turned into a nightmare of abuse. She managed to escape it and move on with her life.