From Mexico to Copenhagen to Nairobi: The United Nations Decade for Women, 1975-1985

This essay describes the increasing radicalization of the United Nations-sponsored Decade for Women from 1975 to 1985, as seen in the final documents from each of its three conferences: the Mexico Declaration and Plan of Action, the Copenhagen Programme of Action, and the Nairobi Forward-Looking Str...

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Published inJournal of world history Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 139 - 168
Main Author Zinsser, Judith P.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Honolulu University of Hawaii Press 01.04.2002
University of Hawai'i Press
Subjects
Conferences
Feminism
Gender equality
Gender roles
Government
History
Human Rights
International cooperation
Men
Nongovernmental organizations
Political Action
Political aspects
Social Reform
Stereotype (Psychology)
Stereotypes (Psychology)
Summit conferences
United Nations
Women
Women's movements
Women's rights
Womens health
Womens Rights
Womens studies
Working women
Beijing China
New York
Mexico
United States > US
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Summary:This essay describes the increasing radicalization of the United Nations-sponsored Decade for Women from 1975 to 1985, as seen in the final documents from each of its three conferences: the Mexico Declaration and Plan of Action, the Copenhagen Programme of Action, and the Nairobi Forward-Looking Strategies. The essay also argues that the Decade for Women domonstrates the significance of the United Nations to the creation of a truly international women's movement, to the acceptance of many varied definitions of "feminism," and to the advancement of all peoples' human rights.
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ISSN:1045-6007
1527-8050
1527-8050
DOI:10.1353/jwh.2002.0028