White Feminism and the Limits of Solidarity:A Call for Epistemic Reckoning

There is now a substantial body of feminist scholarship which has significantly advanced the field of gender-related research. However, this scholarship has primarily been developed from a Western perspective, and there have been increasing calls for decolonizing feminist theory and praxis across all areas of scholarship, policy, and activism. This commentary and call for action through a special issue in Gender, Work & Organization aim to (1) examine how dominant strands of White feminism have systematically marginalized non-Western feminist epistemologies through epistemic exclusion, representational tokenism, and sanctioned ignorance; and (2) explore how we can move forward to reshape the feminism field into a more inclusive one with diverse voices, epistemologies, and theorization that are reflective of local challenges, conditions, struggles, and progress.