Women's Movements and Public Policy in Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean: The Triangle of Empowerment / Edition 1

by Geertje A. Nijeholt, Geertje Lycklama a Nijeholt, Saskia Wieringa, Virginia Vargas

Overview

The triangle of empowerment is how this volume's editors describe the three sets of actors involved in women's collective struggles in the political arena: the women's movement, feminist politicians, and feminist civil servants. Original case studies from Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean analyze the political struggles women are waging to make their voices heard and to place women's issues on the agenda in different societies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780815324799
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/01/1997
Series:	Gender, Culture and Global Politics , #2
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	206
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Geertje A. Nijeholt, Saskia Wieringa, Geertje Nijeholt a Lycklama,Virginia Vargas

Table of Contents

Chapter 1
THE TRIANGLE OF EMPOWERMENT:
Processes and Actors in the Making of Public Policy for Women

Chapter 2
THE GLOBAL INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK:
The Long March to Beijing

Chapter 3
THE WOMEN’S MOVEMENT AND PUBLIC POLICY IN JAMAICA

Chapter 4
PERUVIAN WOMEN AND TH E PERUVIAN STATE

Chapter 5
THE WOMEN’S MOVEMENT AND PUBLIC POLICY IN BRAZIL

Chapter 6
THE MEXICAN FEMINIST MOVEMENT AND PUBLIC POLICY-MAKING

Chapter 7
WOMEN’S STRUGGLE FOR EQUALITY AND CITIZENSHIP IN CHILE

Chapter 8
FEMINISM AND THE STATE IN TH E NETH ERLANDS

Chapter 9
A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP FOR WOMEN’S POLICIES IN NORWAY

Editorial Reviews

Nine essays examine the women's movement, feminist politicians, and feminist civil servants as the three primary sets of actors in women's collective political struggles to make their voices heard and place their issues on the public agenda. They discuss the global institutional framework then cite case studies of Jamaica, Peru, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, the Netherlands, and Norway. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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