Abstract

This study primarily focuses on feminism and the women’s movement and howthey manifest in Macedonian society. The feminist ideology reflects various forms ofactivism, with the common goal of overcoming the subordinate status of women in societyand achieving equality between men and women. Hence, this study explores thefollowing questions: does feminist activism in Macedonian society contribute to the advancementof women’s rights, and can every women’s movement be situated within theframework of feminist theory? Consequently, through the analysis of specific activities,actions, and movements in public discourse, the relationships of the women’s movementwith feminism will be explored, with an emphasis on their identification with the feministmovement. At the same time, this study will address questions of gender as a centralanalytical category in feminist discourse, as well as the discrepancy between equalityas a universal value, on the one hand, and entrenched patterns of domination regardinggender and sexual orientation, on the other hand.