A feminist letter that outlines the challenges of 2020 but shows that there is also hope, and what we need right now is strategise for a united feminist leadership because our survival depends on it.
Several international media outlets have praised female politicians for their leadership in curbing the coronavirus. But when this is done at the risk of promoting gender essentialism, there is cause for concern regarding how these opinions might implicate the larger goal of equality.
The Covid-19 crisis has put the economic, social and health systems of all over the world on it’s head, and institutions have failed to respond. An Italian feminist collective decided to create a network of pro-choice realities in order to support and guide women* who were seeking for an abortion.
Rather than picturing trans and non-binary people as victims in need of saving, it’s time to appreciate the enormous potential for social change that we represent; act in solidarity with us.
