Feminist movements have been gathering momentum in many parts of the world since 2016. Millions of women have taken to the streets to protest against sexual harassment, the systematic murder of women and to demand rights at work, equal pay and freedom. We will look at various examples and examine how these protests started, as well as how they developed.

Meral Cinar has a Bachelors degree in Chemistry from the University Eskişehir Osmangazi, Turkey. She ist extremely engaged with feminist theory and is cofounder of Campus Witches, a well-known and growing feminist group that fights against sexual harassment and patriarchal structures at universities in Turkey.

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