Fecha Publicación: 23-03-2022

While experts consider misogyny as a feature of contemporary authoritarian governments, the use of feminism as a rhetorical tool by populist leaders has not been explored as much. Some of the most influential studies on the relationship between populism and gender equality uphold that both concepts are incompatible by nature, regardless of whether we are talking about left-wing or right-wing regimes. While this may be clearer with right-wing populists -due to their approach to the role of women, family values and religious institutions- it may appear trickier when exploring the left’s positions on gender, given that they usually enlist representation, reproductive rights, and distributive justice as priorities.

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