Philanthropy and Gender Politics
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Podcast "Philanthropy in question(s)" - Episode 19
Philanthropy and Gender Politics - Kristin Goss
What role has philanthropy played in the formation of feminist movements in the United States? More broadly, what impact can philanthropy have on the very definition of the causes it supports?
A few days before International Women's Rights Day, this new episode of the "Philanthropy in question(s)" podcast highlights the impact of philanthropic organizations on political life through the example of the feminist movements in the United States in the second half of the 20th century.
Anne Monier presents an article by Kristin Goss entitled "Foundations of feminism: How Philanthropic Patrons shaped Gender Politics" (2007). Based on an analysis of 6,500 foundation grants to feminist organizations from the 1970s to the 1990s, the researcher shows how philanthropy helped shape feminist movements and gender politics in the United States.
A unique and fascinating article at the crossroads of political science, the study of philanthropy and gender studies.
The three main ideas of the article:
Anne Monier highlights in this episode the three key ideas developed by the author in the article:
Foundations played a key role in feminist movements in the United States;
Foundations have helped segment women's identities within the feminist movement;
Foundations have helped construct gender politics by choosing which ideas and norms to prioritize.
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Other articles on the topic
Irvine, J. & Halterman, N. (2019). Funding Empowerment: U.S. Foundations and Global Gender Equality. Politics & Gender, 15(1): 34-61
Jenkins, J. C. (1998). Channeling Social Protest: Foundation Patronage of Contemporary Social Movements. Pp. 206–16 in Walter W. Powell and Elisabeth S. C.
Ostrander, S. A. (1995). Money for Change: Social Movement Philanthropy at Haymarket People’s Fund. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press
Girard Françoise, "Philanthropy for the Women’s movements, not just for empowerment", SSIR, 2019
Tully, Mary Jean. 1977. ‘‘Who’s Funding the Women’s Movement.’’ Pp. 1383–84 in Research Papers: Commission on Private Philanthropy and Public Needs, vol. II, pt. II. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of the Treasury.
PhiLab special issue "Philanthropie et féminisme"
Other episodes with related themes
Giving to the causes of women and girls (E. Dale, J. Ackerman, D. Mesch, U. Okonkwo Osili, S. Garcia)
Philanthropy and democracy (Sylvain A. Lefèvre, Anne Monier)
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Every last Wednesday of the month, in an episode of about 10 minutes, we share the discoveries of a researcher on philanthropy in France or internationally, all disciplines included. The goal? To give research a place in everyday life, to contribute to critical thinking and to shed light on societal issues through the prism of philanthropy. Dive with us into the heart of research on giving!
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