ŽENSKO ISKUSTVO I RODNA NERAVNOPRAVNOST
WOMEN'S EXPERIENCE AND GENDER INEQUALITY

Author(s): Vanja Stepanović, Selma Toromanović, Angelina Filipović, Lenka Aralica, Dženita Mehinbašić, Marija Blažević
Subject(s): Gender Studies, Gender history, Studies in violence and power, Victimology
Published by: Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju
Keywords: sexuality; misogyny; morality; patriarchy; sexual desire; sexism; : FGM; practice; reason; culture; health consequences; migrations; genus; feminization of migration; gender aspect; transgenderism;
Summary/Abstract: Defining a woman as everything that a man is not, that is, the definition of a woman as "other", puts all her desires, needs and decisions, including those concerning her sexuality, in the background in relation to a man. The entrenchment of sexism and misogyny in society leads us to consider female sexuality permissible only in certain contexts, within romantic relationships, marriage or relationships that must include a component of love. Yet these rules and contexts do not apply to men. How do sexism and misogyny affect keeping women in a subordinate position through the control of their sexuality? Are a woman's sexual desires a true product of her needs or just a veiled influence of patriarchy or a need to defy it? The goal of this paper is precisely the presentation and discussion of the above-mentioned issues through an interdisciplinary perspective on the topic.

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