Feminism is for everybody

“To be ‘feminist’ in any authentic sense of the term is to want for all people, female and male, liberation from sexist role patterns, domination, and oppression.” bell hooks made this clear and powerful statement in her 1981 study of sexism, racism, and the feminist and civil rights movements Ain&#...

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Published inThe Lancet (British edition) Vol. 393; no. 10171; p. 493
Main Author The Lancet
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 09.02.2019
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Bias
Bibliometrics
Civil rights
Discrimination
Feminism
Gender equity
Global health
Hooks
Inequality
Medicine
Racism
Researchers
Science
Scientists
Sexism
Women
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Summary:“To be ‘feminist’ in any authentic sense of the term is to want for all people, female and male, liberation from sexist role patterns, domination, and oppression.” bell hooks made this clear and powerful statement in her 1981 study of sexism, racism, and the feminist and civil rights movements Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism. Today, The Lancet publishes a theme issue on advancing women in science, medicine, and global health, with the aim of showcasing research, commentary, and analysis that provide new explanations and evidence for action towards gender equity. Yet, all too often, such programmes locate the source of the problem, and hence the solution, within women and their own behaviour. [...]although actions such as mentoring and skills training might be well intentioned and advantageous to a degree, they often fail to engage with broader features of systems that disproportionately privilege men.
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ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(19)30239-9