Sisterhood and the 4th wave of feminism: An analysis of circles of women in Poland

Lidia Rodak

doi:10.35295/osls.iisl/0000-0000-0000-1163

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Lidia Rodak University of Silesia

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https://doi.org/10.35295/osls.iisl/0000-0000-0000-1163

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4th wave of feminism, sisterhood, circle of women

Abstract

This article aims at contributing to the discussion on sisterhood in the theoretical framework of the feminist debate. In particular, it advances the discussion on sisterhood with respect to the three waves of feminism, by providing a description of the new approach to sisterhood framed by the categories of the fourth wave of feminism. Drawing on an empirical qualitative study on the circles of women (CW) in Poland, this research explores the changing quality of sisterhood by investigating women’s mutual relationships, and the development of women’s subjectivity. Specifically, the evolution of mutual relationship among women is demonstrated by the increased trust and development of solidarity while the strengthening of subjectivity by the increase of self-acceptance.

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