Opzij
Encyclopedia
Opzij is a mainstream Dutch
feminist
monthly magazine
. It was founded as a radical feminist
magazine in November 1972 by Wim Hora Adema
(1914–1998) and Hedy d'Ancona (1937); the title means both "out of the way!" and "about her." A former editor was Cisca Dresselhuys
, who retired in 2008; the current editor (2009) is Margriet van der Linden. The magazine calls itself the "only opinion magazine for women," and considers itself a part of the women's movement.
The magazine currently contains articles about women and women's issues, as well as "lifestyle" sections. It also has a reputation for publishing stories about and studies of female sexuality
in the Netherlands. For many years, Opzij was a yardstick to measure Dutch women's attitudes; for instance, a 2002 study investigated Dutch women's opinions on relationships and sexuality based largely on empirical evidence of the changes Opzij and its readership have experienced since its founding.
(2004), Hedy d'Ancona (1992), and Ellen 't Hoen
(1989).
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
feminist
Feminism
Feminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for women. Its concepts overlap with those of women's rights...
monthly magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
. It was founded as a radical feminist
Radical feminism
Radical feminism is a current theoretical perspective within feminism that focuses on the theory of patriarchy as a system of power that organizes society into a complex of relationships based on an assumption that "male supremacy" oppresses women...
magazine in November 1972 by Wim Hora Adema
Wim Hora Adema
Wim Hora Adema was a Dutch author of children's literature and a feminist, notable for being the co-founder of Opzij, founded in 1972 as a radical feminist monthly magazine...
(1914–1998) and Hedy d'Ancona (1937); the title means both "out of the way!" and "about her." A former editor was Cisca Dresselhuys
Cisca Dresselhuys
Cisca Dresselhuys was the first head editor of the Dutch feminist monthly magazine Opzij from 1 November 1981 until 1 April 2008 . Her journalistic career started at the daily Trouw....
, who retired in 2008; the current editor (2009) is Margriet van der Linden. The magazine calls itself the "only opinion magazine for women," and considers itself a part of the women's movement.
The magazine currently contains articles about women and women's issues, as well as "lifestyle" sections. It also has a reputation for publishing stories about and studies of female sexuality
Human female sexuality
Human female sexuality encompasses a broad range of behaviors and processes, including female sexual identity and sexual behavior, the physiological, psychological, social, cultural, political, and spiritual or religious aspects of sex...
in the Netherlands. For many years, Opzij was a yardstick to measure Dutch women's attitudes; for instance, a 2002 study investigated Dutch women's opinions on relationships and sexuality based largely on empirical evidence of the changes Opzij and its readership have experienced since its founding.
Harriet Freezerring
Since 1978 Opzij awards an emancipation award named for Dutch journalist and author Harriët Freezer. Notable winners include Nahed Selim (2006), Elsbeth Boor and the Clara Wichmann Institute (2005), Ayaan Hirsi AliAyaan Hirsi Ali
Ayaan Hirsi Magan Ali is a Somali-Dutch feminist and atheist activist, writer, politician who strongly opposes circumcision and female genital cutting. She is the daughter of the Somali politician and opposition leader Hirsi Magan Isse and is a founder of the women's rights organisation the AHA...
(2004), Hedy d'Ancona (1992), and Ellen 't Hoen
Ellen 't Hoen
Ellen F. M. 't Hoen was until end 2008 the policy and advocacy director of the Médecins sans Frontières campaign for the access to essential medicines...
(1989).