Is Global Sisterhood Elusive? A Critical Assessment of the Transnational Women's Rights Movement

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  • Ethel Tungohan Ethel Tungohan is a PhD Candidate in Political Science and Women's Studies at the University of Toronto. Her research interests include transnational feminism, social movement theory, and public policy.

Abstract

The United Nations (UN) women's rights movement has historically ignored differences among women by promoting notions of a unified global sisterhood. In order to rectify the exclusions wrought by equality and difference feminism, intersectional analysis that takes account of group and economic rights becomes crucial. Only then can women's rights be universal. Résumé Le mouvement des droits de la femme de l'Organisation des Nations Unies (ONU) a historiquement ignoré les différences entre les femmes en faisant la promotion de la ligne de pensée d'une sororité unifiée globale. Afin de rectifier les exclusions apportées par le féminisme d'égalité et de différence, l'analyse intersectorielle qui prend en considération les droits de groupes et économiques devient cruciale. À ce moment - là seulement, les droits des femmes seront universels.

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Published

2010-01-01

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Vol. 34 No. 2 (2010): Across the Generations in Women's Studies

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Original Research

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