How the 'SlutWalk' Has Transformed the Rape Culture Conversation

http://www.alternet.org/books/how-slutwalk-has-transformed-rape-culture-conversation
Date Written:  2015-08-12
Publisher:  AlterNet
Year Published:  2015
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX19164

It is amidst this wider rape culture, and the ways feminists are fighting back, that SlutWalk not only emerged, but exploded as a global grassroots movement. What is significant about SlutWalk is not the premise; after all, women have been protesting against sexual violence for decades. What is striking about SlutWalk was its ability, despite its feminist roots, to capture the mainstream media's attention.

Subject Headings

• Feminism
• Gender Equality
• Sexual Abuse/Assault
• Sluts