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Tag Archives: conservative feminism
Should misogyny be classified as a hate crime?
Just as feminism put domestic violence on the map in 1970s, so should it be a voice to raise awareness of modern crimes against women in 2016. Harassment of women in the streets, on buses and tubes is a problem and … Continue reading
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Tagged conservative feminism, Everyday Sexism, feminism, hate crime, misogyny
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The Growth of Pre-Feminism
Pre-feminism has probably been growing roots since 1970s when egalitarian feminists began dismissing gentlemanly gestures such as having doors opened for them as unnecessary and a put-down against women. Self-centred and short sighted, these radical activists took no account of … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-feminism, conservative feminism, FGM, forced marriage, pre-feminism, women's education
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Why Feminists Should Know More About Men
It’s now fifty years since the dawn of the second wave of feminism and much has changed for women in the West. Back then, the popular understanding was that the only reason for a marriageable woman to take a job … Continue reading
Beware a Feminist Scorned
Conservative feminism is to maturity what Femen is to attention-seeking troubled teenagers. Or so it seems, according to the accounts of Sara Giromin, the South American who has deserted the radical women’s movement she set up in Brazil in 2012 … Continue reading
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Tagged Bastardxs, conservative feminism, cult, Femen, feminism, pro-life, Sara Giromin
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Why Conservative Feminism is Beautiful
Conservative feminism and the more orthodox schools have very different views on beauty. The former accepts that woman’s physical attraction is essential to her well-being, the other doesn’t appear to. The Woman’s Equality Party, which is looking to field candidates in … Continue reading
Seven Reasons to Agree with Camille Paglia
Conservative feminists are often referred to as anti-feminist feminists. To define this more accurately, this is conservative with a small ‘c’. In other words, in my book, you can be a `conservative feminist’ and not belong to any particular political … Continue reading
Conservative Feminism Explained
There have always been two schools of activism which have contributed to the women’s equality movement. However, feminism today is mostly associated with hard-line activists. As a result little is spoken about the more moderate strands which have been equally … Continue reading
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Tagged conservative feminism, egalitarian feminsm, Hannah More, Malala Yousafzai, maternal feminism
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To quota or not to quota?
‘There are no more all male boards in FTSE 100 companies,’ says Lord Davies latest report. The former trade minister’s announcement today must make welcome reading for feminists campaigning on this issue. Progress has at last been made and quite … Continue reading
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Tagged conservative feminism, feminist leadership, Footsie 100, Lord Davies, women on boards, women's issues
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Feminism And Radicalisation
I am delighted to see that while radical feminists like Meryl Streep are distancing from the F word, people from the right of politics are stepping up to the plate to take her place. At the Conservative Party Conference the … Continue reading
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Tagged conservative feminism, Counter Extremism Strategy, Feminazis, feminism, George Osborne, Katharine Viner, radicalisation, sexism
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How Azi Ahmed’s Book Worlds Apart Confronts Feminist Issues
A year ago I was sitting in a restaurant in Caxton Street with friends and colleagues Sally Roberts, Regional Chairman of the London CWO and Azi Ahmed having dinner after a CWO London forums committee meeting. `What have you been … Continue reading
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