1999
DOI: 10.2307/1389699
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The Globalization of Women's Status: Consensus/Dissensus in the World Polity

Abstract: The amount of attention devoted to women and women's issues has increased dramatically in the last five decades throughout the world. In this article we examine the cultural construction of women that guided such action by analyzing texts that were produced and activities that were undertaken in relation to women by international organizations from 1945 through 1995. We show that the modernist principles of universalism, liberal individualism, and rationality provided the culturalframework for this global proj… Show more

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“…First, I build on the research described earlier that examines the influence of global models. The focus on vertical diffusion is not meant to deny that both policymakers (Chimbwete, Watkins, and Zulu 2005) and individuals (Boyle and Carbone-Lopez 2006;Htun and Weldon 2012) The definition of violence against women is a cultural product; it is based on fundamental principles of world society, including universalism, liberal individualism, and equality (Berkovitch and Bradley 1999;Boli and Thomas 1997). National and international elites are encouraged to support the new legal and institutional structures because of the association between human rights and gender equality on the one hand, and modernity and development on the other hand (Berkovitch 1999a;Luke and Watkins 2002;Thompson 2002;Thornton 2001).…”
Section: Conceptual Frameworkmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…First, I build on the research described earlier that examines the influence of global models. The focus on vertical diffusion is not meant to deny that both policymakers (Chimbwete, Watkins, and Zulu 2005) and individuals (Boyle and Carbone-Lopez 2006;Htun and Weldon 2012) The definition of violence against women is a cultural product; it is based on fundamental principles of world society, including universalism, liberal individualism, and equality (Berkovitch and Bradley 1999;Boli and Thomas 1997). National and international elites are encouraged to support the new legal and institutional structures because of the association between human rights and gender equality on the one hand, and modernity and development on the other hand (Berkovitch 1999a;Luke and Watkins 2002;Thompson 2002;Thornton 2001).…”
Section: Conceptual Frameworkmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…23. Berkovitch and Bradley (1999); Bradley and Charles (2004); Charles and Bradley (2002); Charles and Grusky (2004); Frank and Meyer (2007); Wotipka and Ramirez (2008). 24.…”
Section: Acknowledgementmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…What kinds of individuals and 169 Wilson 1980. 170 Dimaggio and Powell 1983;Edelman 1992;Fligstein 1990. 171 Berkovitch 1999Berkovitch and Bradley 1999;Boli and Thomas 1997;McNeely 1995;True and Mintrom 2001. 172 Frank, Hironaka, and Schofer 2000;Ramirez, Soysal, and Shanahan 1997.…”
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confidence: 99%