For the last decade, feminists in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland have fought the growing right-wing movement. Some have been quite successful and might prove helpful as American feminists resist this growing movement here in the U.S.
Author: Alexandria Wilson-McDonald
Alexandria Wilson-McDonald, Ph.D., is a professorial lecturer in the School of International Service at American University in Washington, D.C. She earned her Ph.D. in political science with an emphasis in gender studies and European studies from the University of Florida. Her research focuses on feminist movements in Eastern Europe.
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