Women's Movements And International Organizations (international Political Economy Series)

Using 150 years of women's history, this book details how women have organized into global movements which have shaped and challenged how international organizations consider gender. It argues that traditional ways of analysing international relations have ignored women's contributions because their tools are gender-exclusive. After developing a gender analysis, this book brings to light many contributions from women's movements especially related to the League of Nations and United Nations, and puts these in the context of changes in the global political economy. Using 150 Years Of Women's History, This Book Details How Women Have Organized Into Global Movements That Have Shaped And Challenged International Organizations. Deborah Stienstra Argues That Our Ways Of Thinking About International Relations Have Led Us To Ignore Women's Contributions In This Area. With The Tools Of Gender Analysis, This Book Highlights The Many Contributions Of Women's Movements In The Context Of Changes In The Global Political Economy. Following The First World War, Women's Movements Successfully Pressed For The Inclusion Of Women's Participation In The League Of Nations Secretariat; They Pressed For The Inclusion Of Equal Rights For Men And Women During The 1930s And During The Establishment Of The United Nations; Finally They Worked For The Inclusion Of Women In Development Programmes Throughout The 1970s And 1980s. Women's Movements Have Become More Active And More Global, Working Against Militarization, Harmful Reproductive Technologies, Unsafe Conditions For Prostitutes, And Towards Stronger Communications Networks, Leadership From Women Of The South, And A More Inclusive Understanding Of Global Feminism.--book Jacket. Assessing International Relations Theory: Nonstate Actors, Change And Gender -- Nonstate Actors, Change And Gender: A Framework For Analysis -- Challenging Gender Relations At The International Level, 1840-1920 -- Institutionalizing Gender Relations In International Organizations, 1920-70 -- Making Global Connections Among Women, 1970-90 -- Shifting The Focus On Women In The United Nations: Women And Development, 1970-90 -- Conclusions: Global Women's Movements And International Organizations. Deborah Stienstra. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Front Matter....Pages i-xvi Assessing International Relations Theory: Nonstate Actors, Change and Gender....Pages 1-21 Nonstate Actors, Change and Gender: A Framework for Analysis....Pages 22-42 Challenging Gender Relations at the International Level, 1840–1920....Pages 43-61 Institutionalizing Gender Relations in International Organizations, 1920–70....Pages 62-90 Making Global Connections Among Women, 1970–90....Pages 91-117 Shifting the Focus on Women in the United Nations, 1970–90....Pages 118-144 Conclusions: Global Women’s Movements and International Organizations....Pages 145-159 Back Matter....Pages 160-201