WS100 Final: WS 100 Final Exam Review
14 Apr 2013
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Is a feminist theory closely aligned with postcolonial theory and postcolonial feminism. It concerns itself primarily with the forward movement of women"s rights on a global scale. Using different historical lenses from the legacy of colonialism, global feminists adopt global causes and start movements which seek to dismantle what they argue are the currently predominant structures of global patriarchy. Global feminism is also known as transnational feminism, world feminism, and. On october 25, 1985, president vigdis finnbogadottir of iceland joined tens of thousands of women who had walked off the job in a twenty four hour protest against male privelege on the island. She also refused to sign a bil that would have ordered striking flight attendants back to work. Many of these networks grew out of the united nations 1975 international women s year. Thousands of women rubbing shoulders or debating in mexico, denmark, kenya or china were learning from and teaching eachother about their lives.
