What is it about?
Gender is the central axis around which the transformation of radical right forces is taking place: a new type of movement is emerging which is not excessively masculine. Latvia is experiencing an increase in women’s participation in the radical right, the Latvian National Front (LNF) being a vivid example. The development of the LNF was influenced by Jean-Marie Le Pen’s National Front whose representatives visited Latvia in 1996.
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Why is it important?
Although gender equality issues have not been a priority of right-wing radical movements, increased participation of women in socio-political developments and women’s increased financial independence have changed both the gender proportion in the radical movements and traditional gender roles.
Perspectives
It can be projected that mobilisation of women in right-wing groups in Europe will also continue in the near future.
Prof. Anita Stasulane
Daugavpils Universitate
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This page is a summary of: Female leaders in a radical right movement: the Latvian National Front, Gender and Education, January 2017, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/09540253.2016.1274021.
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