The Global Women's Movement: Origins, Issues and Strategies (Global Issues) - Softcover

Antrobus, Peggy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1842770179 ISBN 13: 9781842770177

Publisher: Zed Books, 2004

Synopsis

Of all the great social movements of the twentieth century, it is the women's movement that looks set to continue to shape the course of social progress over the next generation. This overview of the international women's movement by the well-known feminist activist Peggy Antrobus asks where are women now--particularly in the Third World--in the struggle against gender inequality? What are the issues--from poverty to sexual and reproductive health to the environment--that they face in different parts of the world? What challenges confront the women's movement and what strategies are needed? Rooted in the author's long experience in seeing these movements in a changing national and global context over the past decades, this intervention will prove an invaluable aid to reflection and action for the next generation of women as they carry through the unfinished business of women's emancipation.

About this title

About the Author:

Peggy Antrobus was a founding member of both the Caribbean Association for Feminist Research and Action and Development Alteratives with Women for a New Era.

Review:

'This is a must read for all activists, policy makers and scholars who care about the future of equity and justice in the world.' Charlotte Bunch, Rutgers University 'A reflection on the international women's movement by one of its most important leaders is both timely and stimulating.' Noeleen Heyzer, UNIFEM 'A fascinating book where the researcher and the activist come together to tell the history of a revolutionary movement that changed the way we think about gender and sexuality, social justice and human rights, the political economy and power.' Carmen Barroso, Western Hemisphere Region 'This is a breath-taking attempt at documenting the challenges and triumphs of the Global Women's Movement over the past 30 years, and there are few women in this movement more qualified than Peggy Antrobus to take this on.' Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi, Women's Rights in Development

About this edition

• Publisher: Zed Books
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1842770179
• ISBN 13: 9781842770177
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224