2010
DAWN describes the first decade of the 21st century as the painful birthing of a “fierce new world” in light of the paradigmatic shifts induced by a run-away neoliberal globalization; a militarized and financialized political economy; a crisis in climate and other natural systems; a deepening food crisis; an energy crisis from fossil-fuel dependence; the decline of the nation-state and the reconfiguration of the geopolitical context.
These crises result in the emergence of a multilateral terrain, replete with complicated contradictions, serious fractures, severe backlash, broken promises, and uncertain outcomes for the world’s women, especially women from the economic South.
The early 2010s witness a rising global backlash against gender justice. From restrictive abortion laws and anti-LGBTQ+ legislation to the silencing of feminist civil society, conservative actors—often coordinated across borders—seek to roll back previous gains. Yet these attacks also ignite new waves of resistance.
