FEMINISM AS AN IDEOLOGY THROUGH THE PRACTICES OF THE WOMEN’S MOVEMENT MACEDONIAN CONTEXT

Abstract

This study primarily focuses on feminism and the women’s movement and how
they manifest in Macedonian society. The feminist ideology reflects various forms of
activism, with the common goal of overcoming the subordinate status of women in society
and achieving equality between men and women. Hence, this study explores the
following questions: does feminist activism in Macedonian society contribute to the advancement
of women’s rights, and can every women’s movement be situated within the
framework of feminist theory? Consequently, through the analysis of specific activities,
actions, and movements in public discourse, the relationships of the women’s movement
with feminism will be explored, with an emphasis on their identification with the feminist
movement. At the same time, this study will address questions of gender as a central
analytical category in feminist discourse, as well as the discrepancy between equality
as a universal value, on the one hand, and entrenched patterns of domination regarding
gender and sexual orientation, on the other hand.