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Gender equality struggle

Over the last few decades, the importance of civil society has been resurrected, both as a theoretical concept linked to democracy and as a social practice. The centrality of the concept is explained by historical periods of crisis. Even though civil society implies different definitions in the course of history, it is defined, in the contemporary sociopolitical systems of the West, as an institutionalized part of liberal democracy. Here, I will focus on feminist CSOs as relevant social actors to introduce social changes favorable to gender equality. However, a contemporary assessment of gender equality shows that institutional change and the implementation of mechanisms for gender mainstreaming have proven to be insufficient.

civil society ; civil society organizations (CSOs) ; feminist groups ; gender equality

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