Russian Politics of Masculinity and the Decay of Feminism: The Role of Dissent in Creating New "Local Norms"
Journal: William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
Year: 2018

Over the past decade, the Russian state has been deliberately pursuing politics of masculinity that aim to actively undermine feminist dissenting voices by presenting feminism as something that is foreign and inappropriate for the Russian context. This Article examines why Russian domestic feminism has failed to generate a re-examination of entrenched gender stereotypes and barriers in Russia. The Article concludes that in order to effectively combat gender stereotyping and reduce structural bar