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Short Summary
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| Title |
The NGOization of the Arab Women’s Movements
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| Author |
Jad, I. |
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June 2003 |
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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) |
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Short Summary |
Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are seen
by donors to be at the cutting edge of democratization and social
transition in the Arab world. Based on her own research and experience
as an academic and activist in the Palestinian women's movement, Jad
challenges this notion. In the 1970s the Arab women's movement was
connected to the anti-colonial struggle. However, now women's NGOs
have become part of a world-wide donor led trend, and have a particular
role in donor rhetoric on civil society and good governance. Western
support for Arab women's NGOs serves particular western agendas. For
NGO members, professionalisation such as the need to write good reports
in English, takes precedence over the ability to mobilise. Jad concludes
that a different form of organisation is needed with a more locally
grounded vision. (Paper prepared for the International Workshop Feminist
Fables and Gender Myths: Repositioning Gender in Development Policy
and Practice, Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, 2-4 July 2003).
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