SUBMITTED: September 2025, REVISION SUBMITTED: February 2026, ACCEPTED: February 2026, REFEREED ANONYMOUSLY, PUBLISHED ONLINE: May 2026
", "type": { "id": "notes", "title": { "de": "Anmerkungen", "en": "Notes" } } } ], "creators": [ { "affiliations": [ { "name": "University of Western Macedonia" } ], "person_or_org": { "family_name": "Pliogou", "given_name": "Vassiliki", "identifiers": [ { "identifier": "0000-0002-1009-0287", "scheme": "orcid" } ], "name": "Pliogou, Vassiliki", "type": "personal" } } ], "description": "Abstract: Feminism is a set of theories, ideals, beliefs, and philosophies, as well as a dynamic political and social movement, based on the idea that all genders are equal in terms of rights, opportunities, and freedoms. Female oppression, inequality, discrimination, exclusion, and the dismantling of patriarchy and sexism have been central to feminist debate. Feminist thought and movements are neither static nor unified or homogeneous; on the contrary, throughout history, feminism has evolved into four distinct waves, with their content, aspirations, claims, and advocacy largely defined by the broader historical, political, economic, social, and cultural context of each geographical setting. Difference, identity, intersectionality, roles, equality, rights, human rights, post-colonialism, justice, gender-based violence, empowerment, sustainable development, and transformation have been some of the main concepts that have preoccupied feminist discourse over time. The impact of feminist movements, which have successfully united scholars, academics, politicians, activists, and grassroots organizations, is significant across all spheres of life—politics, economy, culture, society, education, research, and the environment. However, although much progress has been made in terms of equality and empowerment, globally, there is still much work to be done. Gender Studies, an interdisciplinary field drawing from various disciplines—anthropology, sociology, biology, linguistics, history, political science, cultural studies, queer studies, and others—focuses on the ideological, political, and socio-cultural dimensions of gender and sexual categorization, as well as gender and sexual relations. The study of how sexualized and gendered identities are constructed and transformed through the intersection of other forms of identity and social factors, both at the individual and societal level, has dominated the field of Gender Studies. The present paper aims to trace the history of the four waves of feminism in Greece, shaped by local and international pressures and distinctive political, social, economic, and cultural conditions, following current global trends. Additionally, it seeks to present Gender Studies in Greece, which over the past decades has evolved as a distinct and developing field in academic scholarship, highlighting its significant contribution to education and its broader impact on political and social life.
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