Femen activists have used topless protest in a campaign against patriarchy . I learned that some of these women stripped naked to make their case -- an admirably thought out and executed case of naked protest , in a non-Western culture , from more than 80 years ago . The group has been protesting the lack of equality for women and girls since its founding last year. But she says treating women as `` helpless '' and `` hapless '' robs them of agency . It is not up to Femen to `` free '' the women of the Middle East and Africa , Adewunmi says .
Femen activists have used topless protest in a campaign against patriarchy . The group has been protesting the lack of equality for women and girls since its founding last year. But she says treating women as `` helpless '' and `` hapless '' robs them of agency . It is not up to Femen to `` free '' the women of the Middle East and Africa , Adewunmi says .