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Dr. Sarah Rainey
1880-1930Sources of activism:
Elite men and womenColonialismAnti-colonialism and nationalism
Issues:Suffrage, peace, equal access to education,
labor legislation, temperanceInternational organizations dominated by
Western feminisms“Feminist Orientalism”
1945-1975More non-western organizations begin
post-colonial period and nationalist agendas
19451946: Commission on the Status of Women1948: Declaration of Human Rights1975: International Women’s Year1975-1985: Decade for Women1975: Mexico City1980: Copenhagen1985: Nairobi1995: Beijing
Parallel meetings at every UN ConferenceDiversity of women’s perspectives
What counts as a “woman’s issue”Poverty, rights, education, work, violence,
war….
Convention of the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (1979)
1985-Shift in power from North to South
60% Nairobi attendees from global southConsensus
“rights based approach”Human Rights (especially eliminating Violence
Against Women)Sustainable Development
Quotas“Gender Responsive Budgets”Women’s entrepreneurship
MicrocreditTrafficking
Media & CommunicationNGOization of women’s groupsLiteracy and educationUN policies and oversight