Geertje Lycklama a Nijeholt – författare

The triangle of empowerment is how this volume's editors describe the three sets of actors involved in women's collective struggles in the political arena: the women's movement, feminist politicians, and feminist civil servants. Original case studies from Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean analyze the political struggles women are waging to make their voices heard and to place women's issues on the agenda in different societies.

The triangle of empowerment is how this volume''s editors describe the three sets of actors involved in women''s collective struggles in the political arena: the women''s movement, feminist politicians, and feminist civil servants. Original case studies from Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean analyze the political struggles women are waging to make their voices heard and to place women''s issues on the agenda in different societies.

The triangle of empowerment is how this volume''s editors describe the three sets of actors involved in women''s collective struggles in the political arena: the women''s movement, feminist politicians, and feminist civil servants. Original case studies from Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean analyze the political struggles women are waging to make their voices heard and to place women''s issues on the agenda in different societies.

Provides a collection of essays which each examine a different sociological aspect of women and the environment in which they live. The essays include an examination of gender roles in China and the Women''s Movement and the state in Brazil.