A radical feminist campaign to respond to gender inequality and violence against women by swearing off sex, dating, marriage and babies is gaining traction with young women around the world. The 4B movement, which began in South Korea a decade ago as a protest against pervasive misogyny, has since spread to the US and China.

Contrary to some media depictions, “it is crucial to understand that 4B is not about rejecting men for the sake of it” but about “rebalancing power in a world where power is skewed against women”, said gender equality specialist JiHye Joeng on LSE Blogs .

What is the 4B movement?

The movement is based on four principles that, in Korean, begin with the letter B: bihon (no marriage), bichulsan (no childbirth), biyeonae (no dating), and bisex (no sex). By “rejecting

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