Womens Movements and International Organizations [Paperback]

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.Acknowledgements - Table of Contents - Introduction - Assessing International Relations Theory: Nonstate Actors, Change and Gender: A Review - Nonstate Actors, Change and Gender: A Framework for Analysis - Challenging Gender Relations at the International Level, 1840-1920 - Institutionalizing Gender Relations in International Organizations, 1920-1970 - Making Global Connections among Women, 1970-1990 - Shifting the Focus on Women in the United Nations: Women and Development, 1970-1990 - Conclusions: Global Women's Movements and International Organizations - Appendix - References - Index