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Beginning of third world feminism
In the 1980,s transnational feminists began making an appearance in society. As feminists, they began to challenge the idea that oppression against women was not only by gender, but my race, ethnicity, and religion as well. -
Rise of global feminism
In 1987, many non-white feminists began to see the harm in liberal feminism. White feminists were not able to differentiate the type of oppression they were going through compared to non-white feminists in the West. Realizing this they decided to begin fighting to overcome issues that came with race, religion, sexual orientation, etc. -
Popularity of third world feminists
During the 90's, third word feminism began increasing extremely in popularity. Popular feminists of colour like Audre Lorde began gaining attention, as she preached the importance of intersectionality when it came to feminism. -
21'st century wave feminism
As a new wave of feminism began coming forth, feminists had many focuses. These included ending gender roles and patriarchy, as well as understanding the concept of coming from different marginalized backgrounds apart from gender. Feminism began reaching people on a larger scale due to the come up of blogs and other internet forums. -
Malala's impact
Global feminism grew to extreme popularity in the early 2010's when activist Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head by a member of the Taliban on her way home from school in October 2012. After surviving the attempted assassination, Malala began to increase her advocacy in women's education and became the youngest ever to receive a nobel prize. Her activism helped reach millions of young women in similar situations and rang hope across the world. -
Third world feminism in 2024
Due to the countless sacrifices and resilience of strong brave women of colour, third world feminism has evolved into the most common form of feminism in our society today. Known as traditional feminism, feminists are able to fight the more dire cases of injustices women living in third world countries experience. Those include, the lack of women in leadership positions, accessibility when it comes to schooling, and dangerous traditions like female genital mutilation and child marriages.