Feminisation of success or successful femininities? Disentangling ‘new femininities’ under neoliberal conditions
| Autor: | Natalia Gerodetti, Martha McNaught-Davis |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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05 social sciences Neoliberalism Identity (social science) Gender studies Femininity Feminism Gender Studies Individualism Austerity Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) 050903 gender studies Reflexivity 0502 economics and business Mandate Sociology 0509 other social sciences 050203 business & management media_common |
| ISSN: | 1350-5068 |
| Popis: | This article critically examines what might be titled the feminisation of success that is ascribed to optimistic characterisations of new constructions of femininity for young women in the UK, particularly in relation to classed positions. In order to do this it is necessary to understand the complex relationship between feminism, post-feminism, neoliberalism and femininities, especially since the millennium. Young women have been positioned as the beneficiaries of successful social and political change which, together with ideas of individualism and reflexive constructions of identity, almost mandate young women to embody success. The article seeks to examine and assess the discursive constructions of ‘successful femininities’ in relation to their normative limitations and asks in particular whether the putative existence of ‘new femininities’ is attainable for all young women. With the impact of over a decade of neoliberal policies and austerity measures being felt by many, it is argued that the discourses of ‘successful femininities’ work to obscure the recalibrated inequalities that have been forged by neoliberal conditions. |
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