Polish feminism is no longer ridiculed
For a good part of the last two decades, becoming a feminist was a sure way to make oneself ridiculous in Poland. You were viewed as a naive enthusiast of western ideas, supposedly irrelevant to Polish culture, or worse – a fossil from former times, a communist. Well, the days of feminist martyrdom are over: in the runup to Poland's presidency of the European Union, women's rights have become a serious and respectable topic of public debate. Feminism is all but a fad, with major celebrities speaking publicly for equality, and attending Women's Day street demonstrations. The third European Women's Congress, planned for September 2011 in Warsaw, is presented as one of the presidency's major events, a showcase of Poland's successful modernisation.… Seguir leyendo »