ORIGINAL TEXT:

Abstract

The rich countries in the West have a hegemonic grip over the economy, politics, and cultures of the world, including theorizing in general and feminist theorizing in particular. In this paper, I examine the contributions of GABRIELA, a Third-World women’s movement in the Philippines, to both feminist theory and practice which hitherto are unrecognized. This paper combines post-coloniality, critical theory, and feminism to develop a new insight on feminism as women in a Third-World country live it and envision it. This paper deals with how a women’s movement in the Third World work for the construction of a just society by struggling against the constraining social, economic, political and cultural structures. In the countries of the South, male domination and poverty in general cause the oppression and marginalization of women. The study revealed that GABRIELA members in particular struggle against patriarchy, imperialism, corruption, and feudalism as well as struggle for social and national liberation. This paper examines the role of social movements as a learning site which empowers women.

CONVERSION: Trivia

Do you know that…

1.      Gabriela is a Third-World women’s movement in the Philippines

2.      By examining their contribution to the practice of feminist theory, we can learn how they work for the construction of a just society where women are empowered.

3.      A study revealed that members of this movement in particular struggle against patriarchy, imperialism, corruption, and feudalism as well as for social and national liberation.

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The original text is very formal compared to the latter. The first is a paper examining the role and significance of GABRIELA in Philippine society while the latter is a trivia about Gabriela. The first text is long and full of details while the latter is more straightforward. Even though their form and function differs, the same message was successfully convey on both texts.