2 Unlikely Godmother: The UN and the Global Women’s Movement

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Part I: Recognizing Transnational Feminism
5. 1 Globalization and Feminism: Opportunities and Obstacles for Activism in the Global Arena 1
6. 2 Unlikely Godmother: The UN and the Global Women’s Movement 24
7. 3 The Evolution of Transnational Feminisms: Consensus, Conflict, and New Dynamics 51
8. Part II: Local Experiences: Encountering the Transnational
9. 4 Turkey’s Modern Paradoxes: Identity Politics,Women’s Agency, and Universal Rights 77
10. 5 Working Women of the World Unite? Labor Organizing and Transnational Gender Solidarity among Domestic Workers in Hong Kong 110
11. 6 Women’s Organizing in Post-Yugoslav Countries: Talking about “Donors” 141
12. 7 Women as Agents for Development: Learning from the Experiences of Women in Finland? 166
13. Part III: Activism in Transnational Space
14. 8 Regional Women’s Activism: African Women’s Networks and the African Union 185
15. 9 Measuring Feminist Mobilization: Cross-National Convergences and Transnational Networks in Western Europe 219
16. 10 Transnational Feminist NGOs on the Web: Networks and Identities in the Global North and South 247
17. Part IV: Conclusions
18. 11 Human/Women’s Rights and Feminist Transversal Politics 273
19. 12 Challenges in Transnational Feminist Mobilization 296
20. About the Contributors 313
21. Index 317