@webarticle {449336, title = {{\textquoteright}Victim{\textquoteright} vs {\textquoteright}Survivor{\textquoteright}: feminism and language}, journal = {openDemocracy }, year = {2014}, abstract = { https://www.opendemocracy.net/5050/rahila-gupta/victim-vs-survivor-feminism-and-language Rahila Gupta argues that the term {\textquoteleft}victim{\textquoteright} needs to be reclaimed by feminist politics; whilst {\textquoteright}survivor{\textquoteright} is important because it recognises the agency of women, it focuses on individual capacity, but the notion of {\textquoteright}victim{\textquoteright} reminds us of the stranglehold of the system.}, url = {https://www.opendemocracy.net/5050/rahila-gupta/victim-vs-survivor-feminism-and-language}, author = {Rahila Gupta} }