The death of feminism is regularly proclaimed in the West. Yet at the same time feminism has never had such an extensive presence, whether in international norms and institutions, or online in blogs and social networking campaigns. This book argues that the women's movement is not over; but rather social movement theory has led us to look in the wrong places.

Preface Sarah Maddison and Marian Sawer 1. Finding the women's movement Marian Sawer 2. Disruption, continuity and waves in the feminist movement Drude Dahlerup 3. Discursive politics: Changing the talk and raising expectations Sarah Maddison 4. Taking to the streets Catherine Strong and Kirsty McLaren 5. Hiding in plain sight: Women's advocacy organisations Marian Sawer and Merrindahl Andrew 6. The institutional harvest: Women's services and women's policy agencies Merrindahl Andrew 7. Role models and roller derby: Feminism and popular culture Catherine Strong and Sarah Maddison 8. Blogging and the women's movement: New feminist networks Frances Shaw 9. Slut walking: Where is the next generation of feminists? Sarah Maddison 10. Global feminist organising: Identifying patterns of activism Myra Marx Ferree and Christina Ewig Appendix: How, what and why Merrindahl Andrew, Kirsty McLaren, Frances Shaw and Catherine Strong