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The fourth wave of feminismAlthough debated by some, many claim that a fourth wave of feminism began about 2012, with a focus on, body shaming, and, among other issues. A key component was the use of social media to highlight and address these concerns. The new wave arose amid a number of high-profile incidents.
In December 2012 a young woman was brutally gang-raped in India and subsequently died, sparking local protests and international outrage. That was followed two years later by the Gamergate campaign, a of the so-called “men’s rights movement” that had its origins on the 4chan. GamerGate ostensibly sought to promote in video-game journalism, but it was in reality a harassment campaign against “social warriors.” The latter were often women who objected to female in video games and were subsequently inundated with death threats and rape threats.Against this background came ’s defeat of in the. Trump had made a number of inflammatory remarks about women, and the day after the election a grandmother went on to propose a march on Washington, D.C. The suggestion quickly gained traction and became a call for, especially in regard to.
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Known as the, it grew to include demonstrations across the United States and around the world. The protests took place on January 21, 2017, the day after Trump’s inauguration, and as many as 4.6 million people attended the various events in the United States, making the Women’s March perhaps the largest single-day demonstration in that country’s history. Women's March The Women's March in Washington, D.C., 2017. © Heidi Besen/Shutterstock.comArguably even more significant was the, which was launched in 2006 in the United States to assist survivors of sexual violence, especially females of colour.
The campaign gained widespread attention beginning in 2017, after it was revealed that film mogul had for years sexually harassed and assaulted women in the industry with. Victims of sexual harassment or assault around the world—and of all ethnicities—began sharing their experiences on social media, using the hashtag #MeToo. The movement grew over the coming months to bring condemnation to dozens of powerful men in politics, business, entertainment, and the news media.
Oct 25, 2015 The first wave of feminism took place in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, emerging out of an environment of urban industrialism and liberal, socialist politics. The goal of this wave was to open up opportunities for women, with a focus on suffrage.
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