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Feminism, Abortion and Disability: irreconcilable differences? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
There has been considerable discussion of the political allegiance between the feminist and disability movements, but the question of abortion remains a thorny one.
COWARD R.   +15 more
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Between the waves: currents in contemporary feminist thought [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
With a continuing focus on liberal feminism, Marxist feminism and essentialism, one would be forgiven for thinking that feminist theory is unable to break free from the ‘second wave’. This is not the case.
Hague, R
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Sex and the city: a postfeminist point of view? Or how popular culture functions as a channel for feminist discourses [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The existing literature concerning post feminism shows a diversity of ideas among scholars; a polarization between opponents and supporters becomes salient. By rearticulating post feminism as a fundament of third-wave feminism and situating it within the
Adriaens, Fien, Van Bauwel, Sofie
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Neoliberal Feminism: The Only Approach [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Throughout its history, feminism has manifested in myriad ways; indeed, there are more than ten different categories of feminist thought, all of which seek to define the tenets and objectives of feminism as a movement.
Secrest, Alexa L.
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Janet Halley and the Art of Status Quo Maintenance [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Over the past few years, Janet Halley emerged as one of the most avid critics of campus rape feminist activists, activists who push for the reformulation of university investigative rules to shift the burden of proof from the accuser to the accused ...
Abu-Odeh, Lama
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Dwelling or duelling in possibilities: how (Ir)relevant are African feminisms? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
In its four decades of rebirth, the world has debated (enough) the relevance of feminism, but there is, surprisingly, refreshingly emergent dimensions at the turn of the twenty-first century: feminisms from feminism flowing from Africa.
A. Corradini   +4 more
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Contemporary Representations of the Female Body: Consumerism and the Normative Discourse of Beauty [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
In the context of the perpetual reproduction of consumerism in contemporary western societies, the varied and often contradictory principles of third wave feminism have been misunderstood or redefined by the dominant economic discourse of the markets ...
Dimulescu, Venera
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Feminization of Medicine

open access: yesArquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 2013
Dear Editor, Data from the year 2011 on more than 370,000 practicing physicians in Brazil reveal that female physicians account for approximately 20% of those aged 60 years or more and about 50% (≤ 29 years = 53.3% - the majority!) in the age range younger than 40 years1. Regarding Cardiology, in 2008 women represented 27.3% of those approved by the
Max Grinberg   +1 more
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The Feminization of Medicine [PDF]

open access: yesJAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 2000
A GENERATION AGO A WOMAN’S ROLE IN MEDICINE WAS THAT OF A patient, and the thought of devoting an entire issue to the subject of gender was unheard of. But much has changed since 1970, when only 8% of practicing physicians and 13% of medical students were women.
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The “F” Word?: An Analysis of the State of Feminism in the United States Today [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Feminism is the attempt to reduce or eliminate patriarchy, or male rule by birthright. While this struggle for gender equality may seem straightforward, there are different “strains” of feminism that advocate different approaches to achieving feminist ...
Balanda, Marisa E.
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