Feminism in a global era

Feminism is being re-shaped by its articulation through a global discourse of human rights and an increased focus on state interventions. This is partly a result of the transition in the gender regime changing the economic and political resources and opportunities open to women and partly due to glo...

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Published in:Economy and society 2002-11, Vol.31 (4), p.533-557
Main Author: Walby, Sylvia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Economics
Feminism
Gender
gender regime
Globalization
Governance
Human Rights
Modernity
Politics
social movement
Social movements
Sociology
Sociology of the family. Age groups
State Intervention
Woman social status. Women's emancipation
Womens Rights
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Summary:Feminism is being re-shaped by its articulation through a global discourse of human rights and an increased focus on state interventions. This is partly a result of the transition in the gender regime changing the economic and political resources and opportunities open to women and partly due to globalization. Globalization has not only created difficulties for democratic governance, but it has also facilitated the development of new spaces, institutions and rhetoric where universal human rights is a powerful justificatory principle.
ISSN:0308-5147
1469-5766
DOI:10.1080/0308514022000020670