Tijdschrift voor Genderstudies - Volume 25, Issue 3, 2022

Abstract This article discusses the history of FORT (Feministische Oefengroepen Radicale Therapie), a Dutch ‘consciousness-raising’ movement during the era of second-wave feminism. In comparison to other consciousness-raising groups, FORT groups focused even more on exploring the personal in a political context. Still, contemporary feminists as well as historiographers have argued that the FORT groups were mostly s Read More

Abstract Despite much progress over the past decades, large gender inequalities persist. In this article, I argue that we need a better understanding of social norms to understand persisting gender inequalities and to achieve further gender equality. Many social norms are gender norms: informal rules that specify what is acceptable and what is not in a group basedupongendered distinctions (e.g. female vs male). I Read More

Abstract Violence against women in politics (VAWIP) is a significant problem. Worldwide, female politicians face violence targeted specifically at them because they are women engaging in politics. The impact of VAWIP has mainly received attention in conflict settings and in countries where women are traditionally largely underrepresented in politics. Based on a case study in Belgium, this article looks into how VAWIP affects Read More

Abstract This article is a slightly revised version of the author’s inaugural lecture, held on 12 November 2021 at Radboud University in Nijmegen, upon accepting the chair of Feminism and Christianity (Catharina Halkes Chair). It uses the shelter as a metaphor to think about the position of gendered, sexual, and racial minorities within Christian traditions. The argument departs from a seemingly off-hand remark in a church Read More