Feminist theory and political action: rethinking feminist justice in Brazil the search for the concept of rights

Abstract

This article analyzes the theoretical / practical developments of the feminist movement in Brazil, evidencing that gender inequalities are still constant, especially in moments of democratic fragility. From then on, she presents Democratic-Equal Liberalism as feminist justice theory for Brazil in the 21st century. Such a theoretical proposal is based on the foundations of multidimensionality, egalitarianism, cosmopolitanism and participatory democracy, combining elements of Nancy Fraser's participatory social theory with the equalitarian liberalism of Martha Nussbaum's capabilities. Combining with capacity theory the emancipatory and democratic potential of Fraserian counter-publicity, it seeks to constitute a political framework capable of overcoming the deficit of female empowerment in Brazilian society, overcoming the weaknesses of feminisms of the late twentieth century, and recovering the critical potential And emancipatory of feminist philosophy, making it capable of facing the advance of conservatism, political evangelicalism and neoliberal individualism.