Open AccessThe Politics of Language: "Feminism in Eastern Europe"
Author(s) -
Lisa A. Mulholland
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
al-raida
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2226-4841
pISSN - 0259-9953
DOI - 10.32380/alrj.v0i0.1030
Subject(s) - emancipation , feminism , politics , communism , gender studies , political science , women's liberation , sociology , law
In Eastern Europe, "feminism" is a dirty word. The same holds true for other words like "emancipation," "equal rights for women," and "women's liberation." Under communist regimes of the past, "emancipation" was imposed on women and given as the reason given for requiring women to leave their homes to become part of the labor force.