Sex Realism Splits Feminism

A resurgent 'sex‑realist' strand of feminism argues that womanhood is rooted in biology and that liberal feminist emphasis on identity undermines sex‑based protections; the debate is moving from academic writing into institutional battlegrounds (policy, law, health, sports). The dispute is not merely semantic — it reorganizes alliances, legal claims, and the kinds of accommodations that institutions will provide. — If sex‑realist arguments gain traction, they could reshape laws, single‑sex service provision, medical standards, and the left‑right coalitions that govern gender policy.