,SEXISM ,9 ,! ,AN>*I/ ,MOVEM5T #ba ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,ANGELA ,BEALLOR ,TEXT 3 ,?IS >TICLE IS AN ATTEMPT TO ADD TO ! DISC\RSE ?AT IS 7OR %\LD BE7 OCCURR+ >\ND SEXISM )9 ! V]Y MOVEM5TS ?AT PURPORT TO BE FID PROCESS TO DI/+UI% BETWE5 SEXISM )9 ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T & ! G5]AL SEXISM )9 SOCIETY BECAUSE SO MANY ( ! CRITICISMS ?AT CAN BE LEVEL$ AGA9/ ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T >E CRITICISMS ( ! GREAT] SOCIETY4 ,!RE IS A VOID :]E CRITICAL AN>*I/ FEM9I/_/ANTI-SEXI/ CRITIQUES %\LD BE :I* HAS LEAD TO A LACK ( DIALOGUE & CONCRETE ACTION >\ND SEXISM4 ,?IS CRITIQUE WILL BE BAS$ UPON MANY ( ! WEAKNESSES )9 ! ,AN>*I/ MOVEM5T1 :I* >E (T5 COMP\ND$ >\ND ISSUES ( SEXISM 7& O!R =MS ( OPPRESSION74 ,!RE IS A CONT9UUM ( ?\*I/S MU/ ADDRESS OR TAKE UP 9 ORD] TO COMBAT \R [N SEXISM & SEXISM 9 ! GREAT] SOCIETY4 ,*ALL5G+ ,IDEAS & ,BEHAVIORS ,! CONT9UUM BEG9S ) \R P]SONAL ?\E 9F]IOR TO M54 ,UNLESS !SE IDEAS >E ?OR\E ALL[$ TO FL\RI% 9 \R BEHAVIOR4 ,MANY MAY FEEL ?IS IS AN OBVI\S PO9T1 BUT AS ,KEV9 ,P[ELL WROTE 9 A REC5T ,MS4 >TICLE1 0,EV]YDAY ,I /RUGGLE )9 MYSELF NOT TO USE ! LANGUAGE ( G5D] OPPRESSION1 TO SEE ! SEXISM 9H]5T 9 EV]Y ASPECT ( ,AM]ICA1 TO *ALL5GE ALL 9JU/ICES1 NOT JU/ ?OSE ?AT >E CONV5I5T = ME40 ,ANTI-SEXISM IS NOT JU/ AB\T FIE SOCIALIZ$1 ETC4 ,!SE >E NOT CONV5I5T ISSUES TO /RUGGLE >\ND = !Y 9VOLVE DIGG+ DEEP )9 \RSELVES1 TRAVEL+ BACK 9 \R DEVELOPM5T1 & D$ICAT+ TIME TO ! DIFFICULT PROCESS ( SELF-*ANGE4 ,WE MU/ *ALL5GE ! IDEAS & BEHAVIORS ?AT PROMOTE SEXISM TO O!R M5 & ALI5ATE WOM5-BO? 9 P]SONAL RELATION%IPS & 9 ORGANIZATIONS4 ,RECOGNIZ+ ?AT ANTI-SEXI/ WORK IS A DEEP1 H>D PROCESS IS V]Y IMPORTANT BUT A PO9T MANY MISS4 ,ALL TOO (T5 M5 :O >E G5U9ELY AGA9/ SEXISM FAIL TO ACKN[L$GE & *ALL5GE ! SEXISM ?AT LIES )9 !MSELVES4 0,I ,A,M AN ANTI-SEXI/10 !Y PROCLAIM4 ,BUT IT IS SAID SO L\DLY ?AT !Y FAIL TO HE> ! VOICES ( WOM54 ,IT BECOMES A LABEL TO PR\DLY SPORT 9/EAD ( A S]I\S & DIFFICULT PROCESS4 ,DON'T GET ME WRONG1 IF A MAN IS 9DE$ ANTI-SEXI/1 HE NE$S TO DISPLAY IT1 BUT ?IS IS ACCOMPLI%$ ?R\< HIS ACTIONS & 9 HIS EXPLANATIONS ( \R CURR5T REALITY- ESPECIALLY TO O!R M54 ,M5 MU/ BECOME EXAMPLES TO *ALL5GE ! MA9/REAM NOTIONS ( MASCUL9ITY & ?AT TAKES MORE ?AN A SIMPLE LABEL4 ,(T5 COMPLEXITIES >ISE1 H[EV]1 :5 WOM5 *ALL5GE 0ANTI-SEXI/0 M54 ,M5 GET DEF5SIVE :5 WOM5 CRITIQUE !IR OPPRESSIVE & SEXI/ BEHAVIORS4 ,RA!R ?AN LI/5+ & B5EFIT+ FROM CRITICISM1 A DEF5SIVE /ANCE IS TAK5 & WOM5'S VOICES >E IGNOR$ ONCE AGA94 ,NO ONE IS ABOVE BE+ QUE/ION$1 AS !RE %\LD BE NO UNNECESS>Y HI]>*Y4 ,! LACK ( PR9CIPL$ CRITICISM & SELF-CRITICISM )9 ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T IS ! FIR/ PROBLEM ?AT IS !N COMP\ND$ :5 APPLI$ TO ISSUES ( SEXISM & O!R =MS ( OPPRESSION4 ,WOM5 MU/ BE G5U9ELY LI/5$ TO &1 IF ! CRITICISMS >E VALID1 M5 %\LD SEEK TO *ANGE !IR ?\*I/ MOVEM5T4 ,H[EV]1 AS A WOMAN1 IT IS NOT MY DUTY TO ALWAYS ANSW] QUE/IONS & $UCATE M5 ON H[ SEXISM AFFECTS MY LIFE4 ,MANY AN>*I/ GR\PS ALREADY HAVE A PROGRAM OR PROJECT 9 PLACE ?AT C\LD BE UTILIZ$ TO GA9 A BETT] UND]/&+ ( SEXISM )\T BURD5+ WOM5 ) ! TASK ( EXPLA9+ \R LIVES3 ! POLITICAL /UDY GR\P4 ,:5 WAS ! LA/ TIME Y\ OR Y\R GR\P READ SOME?+ ON WOM51 SEXISM1 FEM9ISM1 OR WOM5'S LIB]ATION8 ,MANY TIMES1 & ,I HAVE BE5 GUILTY ( ?IS1 WE FEEL ?AT READ+S ON WOM5'S ISSUES >E NOT AS IMPORTANT AS READ+S ON CAPITALISM OR AN>*ISM OR ANTI-COLONIAL /RUGGLE1 ETC4 ,WE HAVE TO /OP CONSID]+ WOM5'S LIB]ATION AS A SIDE PROJECT OR ISSUE & VIEW IT AS AN 9TEGRAL P>T ( ! LIB]ATION /RUGGLE4 ,!SE WRIT+S DO NOT HAVE TO BE SPECIFICALLY ,AN>*I/ OR EV5 REVOLUTION>Y TO GIVE US GOOD 9SIB>A ,SMI?1 ,ANGELA ,DAVIS1 ,PATRICIA ,HILL ,COLL9S1 OR ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN8 ,WE MU/ TAKE ! 9ITIATIVE TO READ ?AT :I* WOM5 HAVE PLAC$ BE=E US4 ,5C\RAG+ ,WOM5 ,S9CE ,I WAS A LITTLE GIRL1 ,I WAS SOCIALIZ$ TO FEEL 9F]IOR TO M54 ,I WAS SOCIALIZ$ TO RECOGNIZE :]E MY 0PLACE0 WAS 9 SOCIETY & IT WAS NOT P>TICIPAT+ 9 AN EQUAL DIALOGUE ) M51 C]TA9LY NOT 9 ANY TYPE ( POLITICS1 & IT WAS DEF9ITELY NOT ON ANY K9D ( FRONT L9E ( REVOLUTION>Y /RUGGLE4 ,I (T5 LOOK >\ND AT MEET+S & EV5TS 7?AT >E NOT WOM5-C5TRIC7 & SEE ?AT ,I AM ONE ( A H&FUL ( WOM5 9 ATT5DANCE OR WORSE YET1 ! ONLY WOMAN !RE4 ,ALT]NATELY1 EV5 :5 !RE >E A LOT ( WOM5 9 ! ROOM1 ,I F9D ?AT ,I AM ! ONLY WOMAN CONTRIBUT+ TO ! DIALOGUE4 ,:5 EXAM9+ WOM5'S 9VOLVEM5T 9 POLITICAL /RUGGLE1 WE HAVE TO EXAM9E ! ROOT CAUSES4 ,WOM5 >E SOCIALIZ$ TO LOOK AT POLITICS AS \TSIDE ( \R REALM4 ,:5 ! POLITICS >E RADICAL OR REVOLUTION>Y1 ! LEVEL ( 9TIMIDATION 9CREASES4 ,BECAUSE ( ?IS REALITY1 WE HAVE TO EX]T A LOT ( TIME & 5]GY 9TO CREAT+ A MORE ANTI-SEXI/_/PRO-WOMAN MOVEM5T4 ,WE HAVE TO />T BY 9VOLV+ MORE WOM5 )9 \R ORGANIZATIONS & MOVEM5TS4 ,?IS FIR/ 9VOLVES PUTT+ SEXISM AS ONE ( ! MA9 PO9TS ( ORGANIZATION ALONGSIDE ! O!R ISSUES AFFECT+ WOM5 7& ALL HUMANS73 RACISM1 HET]OSEXISM1 ABLEISM1 COLONIALISM1 & CLASS OPPRESSION4 ,:ILE WE CANNOT PLACE ALL ( \R 5]GY 9TO ALL ( !SE PROBLEMS AT ONCE1 WE MU/ 5SURE WE >E DEAL+ HOLI/ICALLY ) ALL ( !SE ISSUES )9 \R FOCUS4 ,SECOND1 WE MU/ ACTIVELY RECRUIT WOM5 9TO \R ORGANIZATIONS4 ,?IS TAKES V>I\S =MS SU* AS TABL+ AT WOM5'S EV5TS1 CONSI/5T \TREA* TO WOM5 & P>TICIPAT+ 9 WOM5-C5TRIC /RUGGLES4 ,ONCE WOM5 >E 9 \R ORGANIZATIONS1 WE MU/ LOOK AT ! LEVEL ( P>TICIPATION ( WOM5 )9 ! ORGANIZATION4 ,I HAVE BE5 9VOLV$ ) POLITICS = #g"4 YE>S4 ,IT HAS ONLY BE5 )9 ! PA/ YE> & A HALF ?AT ,I HAVE FULLY P>TICIPAT$ 9 POLITICS4 ,?IS IS BECAUSE ,I HAVE HAD TO LE>N ?AT ,I C\LD SPEAK 9 MEET+S1 ?AT ,I C\LD CONTRIBUTE 9 MEAN+FUL & POSITIVE WAYS1 & ?AT IT IS MY PLACE TO CONTRIBUTE & P>TICIPATE4 ,I HAVE HAD TO OV]COME ! 9TIMIDATION ,I FELT :5 ,I WAS WORK+ ) M5 :O ,I LOOK$ UP TO & RESPECT$4 ,I HAD TO OV]COME ! M5TAL *A9S ?AT W]E HOLD+ ME BACK4 ,A C\PLE FACTORS CONTRIBUT$ TO ?IS *ANGE4 ,A DE> COMRADE HELP$ ME REALIZE ?AT ,I AM FULLY CAPABLE ( P>TICIPAT+ & ?AT NO ONE CAN SAY DIFF]5T4 ,= HIM1 IT WAS CRUCIAL ?AT ,I P>TICIPATE ON AN EQUAL LEVEL & HE PUT A GREAT DEAL ( TIME & 5]GY 9 5C\RAG+ ME4 ,I W\LD LOVE TO SEE MORE M5 TAKE UP ?IS TASK4 ,!N1 MY LEVEL ( COMMITM5T1 S]I\SNESS1 & S5SE ( RESPONSIBILITY TO LIB]ATORY POLITICS =C$ ME TO PUT MY LEVEL ( 9VOLVEM5T ABOVE MY S5SE ( COM=T4 ,?IS WAS NOT AN EASY TASK AT ALL & ONE ?AT ,I /ILL /RUGGLE ) TO ?IS DAY4 ,?IS IS SOME?+ ?AT WE ALL HAVE TO BATTLE )9 \RSELVES2 M5 CAN HELP WOM5 GET TO ?IS PO9T BY TREAT+ WOM5 EQUALLY & RESPECTFULLY4 ,WE ALSO MU/ ANALYZE \R ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIORS4 ,>E WE CONSI/5TLY 5C\RAG+ WOM5 TO TAKE UP LEAD]%IP POSITIONS8 ,IS IT MO/LY M5 OR WOM5 :O >E TAK+ UP SPEAK+ 5GAGEM5TS8 ,:O TALKS AT MEET+S8 ,:O FACILITATES MEET+S8 ,:O DOES ! WORK ( ! ORGANIZATION1 & !N1 :O GETS CR$IT = IT8 ,WE HAVE TO BE V]Y P]CEPTIVE ( M5 TALK+ OV] WOM51 9VALIDAT+ &_/OR IGNOR+ A WOMAN'S WORDS & CONTRIBUTIONS4 ,WE ALL MU/ MAKE AN EXTRA EF=T TO LOOK AT ! G5D] DYNAMICS ( \R FUNCTIONS & MEET+S4 ,)\T ! DIRECT LEAD]%IP ( WOM5 9 ANY MOVEM5T1 \R IMPORTANT VOICES >E LEFT \T ( ! DIALOGUE & ! FI*I/ ,ORGANIZATIONAL ,/RUCTURES ,ONE ( ! BIGGE/ *ALL5GES TO ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T IS CREAT+ VIABLE ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN /RUCTURES = \R ORGANIZATIONS4 ,WE >E /RUGGL+ TO CREATE NEW IDEAS ( ORGANIZATION FROM ! EXAMPLES WE HAVE HAD & ?R\< NEW IDEAS & 9NOVATIONS4 ,NOT ONLY >E WE TRY+ TO ORGANIZE \R MOVEM5T 9 AN AN>*I/ FA%ION BUT IT IS ALSO A TE/+ GR\ND = A FUTURE SOCIETY4 ,AN>*ISM SEEKS TO CREATE A SOCIETY BAS$ ON A GREAT S5SE ( P]SONAL RESPONSIBILITY & ACC\NTABILITY TO \RSELVES & EA* O!R4 ,WE WANT A SOCIETY BAS$ ON MUTUAL AID & COMMUNALISM4 ,?IS CANNOT HAPP5 \T ( SPONTANE\S ACTIVITY2 IT MU/ RESULT \T ( A HI*I/ MOVEM5T REALIZES ! NE$ TO WORK \T NEW /RUCTURAL IDEAS = \R ORGANIZATIONS & A NEW SOCIETY4 ,I KN[ MANY FEEL CREAT+ /RUCTURE 9H]5TLY RUNS C\NT] TO ! IDEAS & PR9CIPLES ( ,AN>*ISM4 ,I W\LD >GUE ?AT NOT SITT+ D[N & =M+ DEMOCRATIC /RUCTURES IS C\NT] TO ! IDEAS & PR9CIPLES ( AN>*ISM4 ,JO ,FREEMAN WROTE 9 ,! ,TYRANNY ( ,/RUCTURELESSNESS ?AT 0,! IDEA ( /RUCTURELESSNESS DOES NOT PREV5T ! =MATION ( 9=MAL /RUCTURES1 ONLY =MAL ONES4 ,A 'LAISSEZ-FAIRE' IDEAL = GR\P /RUCTURE BECOMES A SMOKE SCRE5 = ! /RONG OR ! LUCKY TO E/ABLI% UNQUE/ION$ HEGEMONY OV] O!RS4 ,?US /RUCTURELESSNESS BECOMES A WAY ( MASK+ P[]4 ,AS LONG AS ! /RUCTURE ( ! GR\P IS 9=MAL1 ! RULES ( H[ DECISIONS >E MADE >E KN[N ONLY TO ! FEW1 & AW>5ESS ( P[] IS LIMIT$ TO ?OSE :O KN[ ! RULES40 ,/RUCTURELESSNESS IS (T5 A MEANS TO P]PETUATE SEXISM1 RACISM & CLASS /RATIFICATION4 ,IF M5 >E SOCIALIZ$ TO BE LEAD]S & WOM5 >E NOT1 !N IT IS NOT H>D TO IMAG9E :O W\LD DEVELOP 9TO LEAD]S 9 A NON-/RUCTUR$ ORGANIZATION4 ,A LACK ( /RUCTURE PROVIDES NO MEANS ( BALANC+ ?OSE ) C]TA9 PRIVILEGES ) ?OSE :O >E OPPRESS$4 ,WE MU/ CREATE ORGANIZATIONAL /RUCTURES ?AT 9H]5TLY GU>D AGA9/ !SE =MS ( P[] IMBALANCE4 ,9 =M+ ,AN>*I/ ORGANIZATIONAL /RUCTURES1 WE MU/ ALSO =M /RUCTURES TO SPECIFICALLY DEAL ) SEXISM 9 \R ORGANIZATIONS4 ,ONE V]Y S5SITIVE ISSUE ?AT WE HAVE TO ADDRESS IS SEXUAL ASSAULT 7& DOME/IC VIOL5CE74 ,I HAVE HE>D ( MANY SITUATIONS :]E A POLITICALLY ACTIVE MALE HAS SEXUALLY ASSAULT$ A FELL[ ACTIVI/4 ,IT W\LD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO PLAN \T ALL ( ! /EPS ( DEAL+ ) ?IS TYPE ( SITUATION-ESPECIALLY S9CE ! SURVIVOR ( SEXUAL ASSAULT %\LD L>GELY CONTROL :AT HAPP5S-BUT WE NE$ A SKELETON ( /EPS TO HELP H&LE ?IS TYPE ( SITUATION4 ,MEMB]S ( ANY ORGANIZATION %\LD ALL HAVE POLITICAL $UCATION ON BO? RAPE & SEXUAL ASSAULT & H[ TO DEAL :5 Y\ OR SOMEONE Y\ KN[ HAS BE5 RAP$4 ,ORGANIZATIONS %\LD HAVE A FRAMEWORK SO ?AT !Y >E NOT FUMBL+ >\ND :5 SEXUAL ASSAULT HAPP5S4 ,NOT HAV+ A FRAMEWORK C\LD LEAVE A SURVIVOR ) LITTLE TO NO SUPPORT FROM ?OSE :OM %\LD BE PROVID+ AS MU* SUPPORT AS %E OR HE NE$S4 ,:AT CAN AN>*I/ ORGANIZATIONS DO 9 !SE SITUATIONS8 ,:AT DO WE DO IF ONE AMONG US IS SEXUALLY ASSAULT$8 ,:AT DO WE DO IF ONE AMONG US HAS SEXUALLY ASSAULT$ SOMEONE ELSE8 ,:AT DO WE DO :5 BO? P>TIES >E 9 \R ORGANIZATION8 ,I *ALL5GE ALL ORGANIZATIONS TO CONSID] H[ TO PREV5T SEXUAL ASSAULT FROM OCCURR+ 9 ! FIR/ PLACE1 H[ TO DEAL ) IT IF IT DOES1 & H[ TO SUPPORT SURVIVORS ( SEXUAL ASSAULT TO ! FULLE/ EXT5T POSSIBLE4 ,TAK+ UP ,WOM5S' ,/RUGGLE ,! /RUGGLE AGA9/ SEXISM IS EV]YONE'S /RUGGLE4 ,IT AFFECTS EV]YONE3 M51 WOM5 & TRANSG5D] PEOPLES4 ,IT IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT ?AT ANTI-SEXI/ M51 :O B5EFIT FROM SEXISM1 TAKE UP ! /RUGGLE = WOM5S' LIB]ATION4 ,JU/ AS IT IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT = :ITE PEOPLE TO D$ICATE !MSELVES TO ANTI-RACI/ /RUGGLE & /RAI*I/ M51 ! QUE/ION IS1 >E Y\ 9VOLV$ ) /RUGGLES SPONTANE\SLY TAK5 UP BY WOM51 L$ & ORGANIZ$ BY WOM51 & PRIM>ILY AIM$ AT O!R WOM58 ,IF NOT1 :Y8 ,I HAVE HE>D ! CLAIM ?AT MANY ( ! /RUGGLES >E 0TOO RE=MI/40 ,9 SOME CASES ?IS IS MY CRITIQUE AS WELL BUT ,I DO NOT SEE A REVOLUTION>Y /RUGGLE 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES ?AT IS ABLE TO AID WOM5 9 ! WAYS !SE MOVEM5TS DO4 ,! ANSW] IS NOT TO IGNORE !SE MOVEM5TS BUT TO BUILD NEW MOVEM5TS )9 OR )\T ?AT :I* ALREADY EXI/S4 ,>E AN>*I/S CREAT+ ALT]NATE /RUCTURES = SURVIVORS ( SEXUAL ASSAULT8 ,>E WE ABLE TO AID ABUS$ WOM5 9 A REVOLUTION>Y FA%ION AT ?IS PO9T 9 TIME8 ,O!RS BRU% ANTI-SEXI/ /RUGGLE (F AS 0WOM5'S WORK40 ,O!RS DO NOT SEE ANTI-SEXI/ /RUGGLE AS C5TRAL TO ! /RUGGLE = LIB]ATION4 ,O!RS BELIEVE WE CAN WAIT TO *ALL5GE SEXISM :5 REVOLUTION>Y *ANGE OCCURS4,!SE ANALYZES MU/ *ANGE4 ,IF WE TRULY WANT AN EGALIT>IAN SOCIETY !N WE MU/ BEG9 CREAT+ A MORE EQUITABLE MOVEM5T-ALONG L9ES ( RACE1 CLASS1 G5D]1 & SEXUALITY4 ,WE MU/ MAKE ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T A WOM5'S MOVEM5T4 ,IF WE WANT AN 5D TO SEXISM1 \R WORK %\LD HAVE BEGAN YE/]DAY4 ,=W>D ,ALWAYS1 ,BACKW>DS ,NEV] ,AN>*I/S (T5 HAVE A GOOD ANALYSIS ( ! 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