Anti-feminism

What is meant by "gender ideology"? How does the anti-gender movement argue, and what is its relationship to the EU? The strengthening of the movement in the European Union is illustrated by the example of the conflicts over the Istanbul Convention.

Viktor Orbán is gradually dismantling democratic structures in Hungary. He uses right-wing populist and anti-Islamic rhetoric. What role does family and sexual self-determination play in this?

In Slovakia, the original discourse of the Catholic Church’s struggle for the preservation of the “traditional family” has spilled over into public politics in the form of what have come to be known as culture wars. New figures have appeared on the scene of anti-gender campaigns. The mobilization of Christian movements, however, is lately being disrupted by a fission in the seemingly unified agenda.

Anna Grudzinska shows, how, in the Polish case, “populist nationalism” becomes a tool used to obliterate not only women’s rights but also constitutional democracy as such.

From Catholic fundamentalism to the far right, a diverse and loosely connected network of anti-gender movements is growing in the country and creating new challenges.

A common question often posed when it comes to the topic of right-wing women is whether these women are feminists. Before attempting an answer, it is worth to consider the assumptions behind this question.

On the relationship between anti-feminism and coronavirus conspiracies and how the coronavirus pandemic aids and abets anti-feminist trends

Rising antifeminist, homo- and transphobic politics of right-wing parties in Greece, influenced by the orthodox church, are threatening progressive achievements in the country. 

This article aims at portraying the key agents of the anti-feminist movement in Turkey, by roughly presenting their ideological gear and providing some preliminary hints about their class backgrounds.

In Italy, a new Catholic movement is emerging, which is pursuing counter-democratic goals and giving a new dimension to the backlash.