Libya's gender wars
The Revolution Within the Revolution
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4758380 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ronald Bruce St John (Independent Scholar, Albuquerque, NM, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 888-906 |
| Publication date | 2017-10-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of North African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1362-9387 • E-ISSN: 1743-9345 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13629387.2017.1364997 |
| OpenAlex | W2743743386 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
In the course of the February 17 Revolution that overthrew the 42-year-old Muammar al-Qaddafi regime, Libyan women played new and unfamiliar roles in a traditionally conservative Muslim society. In post-Qaddafi Libya, women have struggled to retain and grow the rights and responsibilities many of them thought they had won in the course of the revolution. Faced with a conservative backlash that threatens to restrict or deny fundamental rights, Libyan women are engaged in a revolution within the revolution, fighting for socioeconomic and political empowerment and gender equality. This article explores the norms, identities, and roles of women in post-Qaddafi Libya
Political science · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · History · Human Rights and Development
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |