The Patriarchy Laid Bare: Ukraine Is Not a Brothel

Kitty Green's recent documentary goes beyond the controversy and combative protest, and confronts us with the realities faced by the members of Femen. According to Karen Pickering, however, the group's fight – ostensibly for women's equality – is fraught with problematic foundations and the influence of Ukraine's blinkered patriarchal, aspirationally capitalist society.

Additional keywords: feminism, activism, expose, oppression, sexism, misogyny.