Feminism(s) and the law. Old legacies and new challenges

In the ongoing debate on the health of feminism, some authors accuse “second wave” feminists, especially European “feminists of difference”, of having weakened fem¬inist claims by abandoning the emancipatory inspiration of “first wave” feminism. “Sec¬ond wave” feminists are also accused of overlooki...

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Autores:
Re, Lucia
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2017
Institución:
Universidad Católica de Colombia
Repositorio:
RIUCaC - Repositorio U. Católica
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:repository.ucatolica.edu.co:10983/23439
Acceso en línea:
https://hdl.handle.net/10983/23439
Palabra clave:
FEMINISM
FEMINIST LEGAL THEORY
NEOLIBERALISM
WOMEN
FEMINISMO
TEORÍA LEGAL FEMINISTA
NEOLIBERALISMO
MUJERES
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Summary:In the ongoing debate on the health of feminism, some authors accuse “second wave” feminists, especially European “feminists of difference”, of having weakened fem¬inist claims by abandoning the emancipatory inspiration of “first wave” feminism. “Sec¬ond wave” feminists are also accused of overlooking the importance of the law. If we delve deeper, however, their perspective on law appears to represent one of their most important legacies. Abandoning it in favor of an acritical enthusiasm for liberal gender mainstreaming or a gendered “politics of identity” would be a mistake. Today’s femi¬nists should instead work to adapt this legacy to contemporary challenges.