Patriarchy refuses to die. In every country of the world, women are oppressed by male violence, patriarchal religions, and ideas of the family. But women are resisting, as Rahila Gupta explains, in a fascinating analysis that takes us from Riyadh and Russia to Rojava.
Buy Planet Patriarchy: Global Tales of Feminism and Oppression: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/8711/9781805262879
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Credits:
Presented by Sian Norris
Edited and produced by James Battershill, Ayodeji Rotinwa & Carla Abreu
Theme song ‘Odyssey’ performed by Edward Abela
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
02:30 Why write Planet Patriarchy now?
03:37 The violence of patriarchy
09:47 Family can be a form of violence
11:32 The women-led revolution in Rojava
16:56 The privilege of non-violence
21:07 Rojava's fragile future
22:31 What does solidarity mean to you?
