In recent years, the European Union (EU) has adopted some feminist principles in both its internal and external relations practices. Drawing on feminism in approaches to policy can help draw attention to the inequalities in the economic, political and social life of a society, in this case the EU. Furthermore, it has created increasd attention paying to the lived experiences of women, girls and other gender minorities at home and abroad. This move towards a greater inclusion of feminism has been informed by both internal drivers and external commitments, which this talk will unpack.
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The Power of the Polish Women’s Strike
Translated from the Polish by Sean Gasper Bye
ON MARCH 8TH, 2021, International Women’s Day, I drew a lightning bolt on my mask in red lipstick, put a thermos in my backpack, and went out into the street to demand my rights. That day, instead of receiving the traditional Women’s Day gifts a patriarchal carnation and pair of stockings I stood for six hours at a Warsaw traffic circle, trapped inside a police cordon as the temperature dropped below freezing. There were about 200 of us there, all peaceful protesters collecting signatures for a citizens’ initiative to liberalize abortion laws. The police greatly outnumbered us; some people said there were as many as 2,000. They kept informing us through a bullhorn that our gathering was illegal. We drowned them out with the Macarena. A few women waved copies of the constitution in the officer’s faces, showing them the page that enumerated the right to peaceful protest. Sometimes the polic