Feminist activism and strategies for change

Abstract

Feminist research has dual agenda: it makes visible existing inequalities, and paves way for more gender equal futures. This panel represents scholarly work on feminist activism and strategies for change, from grassroots organizations to established political institutions. It sheds light on the constraints and possibilities for changing gendered policies and institutions. The papers discuss how women’s grassroots organizations support refugee women’s digital accessibility and inclusion; governance of technology-facilitated gender-based violence under precarious and unequal conditions; institutionalization of gender policies and structured governance tools in the Italian academic context; the operation of White House offices focused on women; and how feminist insider activists in executive office can rewrite gendered rules of the game. Together, the papers show how feminist governance is practised both inside and beyond established institutions, and through strategies that combine resistance, care, and persistence.

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Between Surveillance and Solidarity: Grassroots Feminist Strategies for Digital Inclusion of Refugee Women in the UK	View Paper Details
Institutionalizing Gender Mainstreaming in Italian Universities: Actors, Tools, and Contradictions	View Paper Details
“Girl Bosses and Government Insiders: Who Had Access to the Biden Administration Gender Policy Council (GPC)?”	View Paper Details
Resistance as Governance: Feminist Strategies in Transnational Responses to Online Gender-Based Violence	View Paper Details
When We Are Not in the Room: Designing Feminist Institutional Change for Resilience and Reactivation	View Paper Details