Feminist solidarity and collective action
Volume 21, Issue 2, July 2013
Women in Uttar Pradesh, India at a rally organised by NGO Samarpan. demanding their right to be recognised for the work they do. Rajendra Shaw/Oxfam GB
Feminist solidarity and collective action are both aims in their own right, and ways of working to attain gender justice and women’s rights, not only in developing countries but in the global North.
In this issue of G&D, articles from researchers, activists and practitioners focus on how the ideals of the feminist movements have been heard, absorbed and responded to by development and humanitarian policy and practice: both as ends in themselves, and as critical elements in the process of attaining economic, political and social rights for all.
Contents
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Editorial
Introduction: Feminist solidarity and collective action
Caroline Sweetman
Articles
Feminist mobilisation and progressive and policy change: why governments take action to combat violence against women
S. Laurel Weldon and Mala Htun
Organising women workers in the informal economy
Naila Kabeer, Kirsty Milward and Ratna Sudarshan
‘Pink transportation’ in Mexico City: reclaiming urban space through collective action against gender-based violence
Amy Dunckel-Graglia
Why gender matters in activism: feminism and social justice movements
Manjima Bhattacharjya, Jenny Birchall, Pamela Caro, David Kelleher and Vinita Sahasranaman
Women’s collective action in African agricultural markets: the limits of current development practice for rural women’s empowerment
Sally Baden
The importance of being connected: urban poor women’s experience of self-help discourse in Cambodia
Kristy Ward and Vichhra Mouyly
Taking feminist action online: reflections on the ‘Keep Saartjie Baartman Centre Open’ e-campaign
Selina Mudavanhu and Jennifer Radloff
More than 13 million: mass mobilisation and gender politics in the Vietnam Women’s Union
Gabi Waibel and Sarah Glück
Feminist solidarity: no boys allowed? Views of pro-feminist men on collaboration and alliance building with women’s movements
Kate Bojin
Resources
Feminist Solidarity and Collective Action Resources List
Compiled by Liz Cooke
Views, events, and debates (subscriber-only access)
Edited by Liz Cooke
Book Reviews
Edited by Liz Cooke
Building Inclusive Cities: Women’s Safety and the Right to the City
Reviewed by Caroline Moser
Feminism & Migration: Cross Cultural Engagements
Reviewed by Nikki Dunne
Gender and Sustainability: Lessons from Asia and Latin America
Reviewed by Rebecca Elmhirst
Women and Wars: Contested Histories, Uncertain Futures
Reviewed by Carol Cohn
Negotiating Boundaries: Gender, Violence and Transformation in Brazil
Reviewed by Keisha-Khan Y. Perry
New South Asian Feminisms: Paradoxes and Possibilities
Reviewed by Nidhi Tandon