Questions-Women's Movements

1. How does feminism differ in the US and the rest of the world – particularly the Global South?
   

2. What are young women around the world doing to shape their own visions for a movement more reflective of their generation?
   

3. What are the landmark achievements of women’s movements across the world?
   

4. What are the arguments made against the women’s movement in both Western and non-Western cultures? How can they be refuted?
   

5. How has gender intersected with race and class in the history of the women’s movement in the US and elsewhere?
   

6. How has the UN moved women’s issues to the forefront, and what is it doing to mainstream gender issues?
   

7. How has the feminist movement evolved in the past century?
   

8. “Is feminism dead”?

9. Which have been the most successful women’s movements in the developing world? What specific changes or improvements have they brought about?

10. Specifically, what has been the role of women’s movements in the cause of peace?