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dc.contributor.authorSandler, Joanne*
dc.contributor.authorRao, Aruna*
dc.contributor.editorSweetman, Carolineen
dc.date.accessioned2012-11-13T10:06:05Zen
dc.date.available2012-11-13T10:06:05Zen
dc.date.issued2012-11-07en
dc.identifier.issn1355-2074en
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/13552074.2012.731741en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10546/251943en
dc.descriptionThe ominous vision of elephants and dragons in the title of this article represents the perplexing equation of progress and backlash that characterises work on gender equality and women's rights. This article advocates a move away from the ongoing debates about gender mainstreaming, towards re-framing strategies for ending gender discrimination. Synthesising the analysis and priorities for action shared by 40 gender and development activists and practitioners participating in an eight-day electronic discussion on gender and organisational change sponsored by Gender at Work, the article identifies three strategies for social transformation that are central to enabling feminists to seize emerging opportunities and avert emerging threats. We argue that the current debates on whether to hold a Fifth World Conference on Women in 2015 present an important opportunity to catalyse a global reflection on which strategies are no longer relevant and which approaches will infuse women's networks and movements with the vitality and vibrancy required to meet the challenges of the 21st century. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. For the full table of contents for this and previous issues of this journal, please visit the <a href="http://www.genderanddevelopment.org">Gender and Development</a> website.en
dc.format.extent15en
dc.language.isoEnglishen
dc.publisherOxfam GBen
dc.publisherRoutledgeen
dc.relation.urlhttp://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/the-elephant-in-the-room-and-the-dragons-at-the-gate-strategising-for-gender-eq-251943en
dc.subjectApproach and methodology
dc.subjectGender
dc.titleThe elephant in the room and the dragons at the gate: strategising for gender equality in the 21st centuryen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.identifier.eissn1364-9221en
dc.identifier.journalGender & Developmenten
oxfam.signoff.statusFor public use – can be shared outside Oxfamen
oxfam.subject.countryIndiaen
oxfam.subject.keywordDevelopment methods
oxfam.subject.keywordGender mainstreaming
oxfam.subject.keywordGender discrimination
oxfam.subject.keywordHuman rights
oxfam.subject.keywordWomen's rights
oxfam.subject.keywordGender and Development Journal
oxfam.subject.keywordGaD
prism.issuenameBeyond gender mainstreamingen
prism.number3en
prism.volume20en
dc.year.issuedate2012en


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