Neoliberalism: An Ideological Barrier to Feminist Identification and Collective Action.
Even though gender inequality is ubiquitous, not all women get involved in remedial collective action. We hypothesize that neoliberal ideology, which emphasizes individual responsibility, free choice, competition, and meritocracy, undermines women's feminist identification and collective action. In...
| Published in: | Social Justice Research Vol. 33; no. 1; pp. 81 - 110 |
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