From memes to heated exchanges in the comment section, feminism is often distorted through the lens of viral and even ragebait content on social media and reduced to caricatures and stereotypes.
Today, feminism has even become a sort of ‘foul word’ in some quarters, with some women trying to distance themselves from the label, as well.
But beyond the noise, lies a global grassroots movement against patriarchy, shaped by history, economics and everyday realities on the ground.
Maria Castro Varela is a feminist thinker and professor of pedagogy and social work at the Alice Salomon University in Berlin. BFM speaks to her about some myths surrounding feminism, what the movement truly stands for, what some feminists get wrong, and why men should be part of the movement too.
Presenter & producer: Dashran Yohan/BFM
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- Tegakkan maruah serta kualiti kehidupan rakyat
- Galakkan pembangunan saksama, lestari serta tangani krisis alam sekitar
- Raikan kerencaman dan keterangkuman
- Selamatkan demokrasi dan angkatkan keluhuran undang-undang
- Lawan rasuah dan kronisme
