http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/a625ef67556f33ce https://verfassungsblog.de/abusive-feminism-argentina/ “Do(n’t) Cry for Me Argentina” - The Democratic and Feminist Backlash in the Era of Victoria Villarruel Brocca, Mariana eng 2025-08-12 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Abusive Feminism Argentina Villarruel Victoria | 1975– | Juristin; Politikerin Villarruel Victoria | 1975– | Juristin; Politikerin Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 Through abusive feminism, political leaders use elements of feminism as a shell devoid of content. Two central elements are needed: (a) “a pool of suitably qualified women who oppose feminist goals or substantive commitments to gender equality,” and (b) “a public that assumes that in general ‘women help women’”. Argentina offers a timely example of this trend: its current vice-president, Victoria Villarruel, has shown a political position that reveals the legitimization of an illiberal project committed to dismantling gender equality protections and attacking human rights commitments.