Push back, move forward : the National Council of Women's Organizations and coalition advocacy / Laura R. Woliver.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Woliver, Laura R., 1954- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National Council of Women's Organizations.

Women--United States--Societies and clubs.

Women.

Women--Political activity--United States.

Women--Political activity.

United States.

Women's rights--United States.

Women's rights.

Women--Societies and clubs.

Physical Description:

xiii, 220 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2018.

Summary:

"Push Back, Move Forward is based on 10 years of work studying the coalition dynamics of the National Council of Women's Organizations in Washington, DC, examining when, how, and why that organization has been successful or failed on specific issues, and gleaning larger lessons about coalition organizations"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Easier in groups : the American women's movement and the National Council of Women's Organizations

Prequels : genders, matrixes, coalitions

More than the sum of the parts : NCWO history and structure

Master narratives while the masters golf

Working the gender gap : the NCWO and voter engagement, 2006-2014 / with Annie Boiter-Jolley

Gender & safety nets : reforming & saving social security

Health care reform : being a woman is not a pre-existing condition

The NCWO and global feminism

Pushing back neoliberal agendas via women's coalitional activism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Woliver, Laura R., 1954- author. Push back, move forward

ISBN:

9781439916827

1439916829

9781439916834

1439916837

OCLC:

1026690668