Beschreibung:
This comparative book brings together scholars to examine the changing patterns of feminist activism and the new local, global and cyber spaces in which it is to be found. It addresses the question 'where have women's movements gone?'
1. Introduction Part 1: In Abeyance? 2. The State of Women's Movement/s in Britain 3. Autonomy and Engagement 4. Institutional, Incremental and Enduring 5. Out of Sight, Out of Mind: The New Zealand Women's Movement 6. The Politics of Backlash in the United States and Japan Part 2: New Spaces 7. Gender Specialists and Global Governance: New Forms of Women's Movement Mobilisation? 8. Campaigns for Candidate Gender Quotas: A New Global Women's Movement? 9. Women in Cities 10. Cyberfeminism in Action Part 3: New Feminist Activists 11. New Voices. In Strong Hands: Young Women and the Future of Women's Movements. Australia. Canada. Japan. Korea. New Zealand. Scotland. United States