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The march for gender equality of Algerian women: The struggle for spatial and historical recognition

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  • Nacima Ourahmoune
  • Hounaida El Jurdi

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Social and political anti‐government movements have been major headlines across the globe in recent years, with a noticeable participation of women. In the MENA region, such movements spanned Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, and Lebanon among others. Through an ethnographic inquiry into the Algerian pro‐democracy movement Hirak (2019–2021), we delve into women's experiences of the Hirak to show how women remain marginalized politically, economically, and socially despite their heavy and praised participation. Using a recognition theory lens, we unveil dialectics of unity and division in the struggle for recognition among women in Algeria, a post‐colonial context charged with conflicting ideological stances. We detect two structural dimensions of the struggle, a spatial/physical dimension and a historical/temporal dimension that help surface different gender positionalities and their dynamics as they vie for recognition. We stress the importance of not homogenizing women's political struggles, especially in the Global South.

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  • Nacima Ourahmoune & Hounaida El Jurdi, 2024. "The march for gender equality of Algerian women: The struggle for spatial and historical recognition," Gender, Work and Organization, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 31(3), pages 1012-1030, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:gender:v:31:y:2024:i:3:p:1012-1030
    DOI: 10.1111/gwao.13082
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