Skip to content
openDemocracy
Subscribe

This is how the global feminist revolution began

Following the #MeToo revelations, journalist and creative writer Sian Norris let her imagination run wild to envision a global feminist revolution. This is her dispatch from a feminist future. Español

By Sian Norris
Published:
Share

Guido van Nispen/Flickr [CC BY 2.0]. Some rights reserved.

Protestors hold up their signs at the Women's March on Amsterdam in January 2017. Credit: Guido van Nispen/Flickr [CC BY 2.0]. Some rights reserved.

In the UK, the revolution started with a hand on the knee. Harassment and assault allegations rocked the British Parliament. Minister after minister was forced to resign. They apologised for behaviour that ‘fell short’ of the rigours of high office. But angry constituents demanded to know why their behaviour still entitled them to the job of MP at all.

This article is published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International licence. If you have any queries about republishing please contact us. Please check individual images for licensing details.

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0