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Author Woliver, Laura R., 1954- author.

Title Push back, move forward : the National Council of Women's Organizations and coalition advocacy / Laura R. Woliver
Published Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2018
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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 220 pages)
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
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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 24, 2018)
Subject National Council of Women's Organizations.
SUBJECT National Council of Women's Organizations fast
Subject Women -- United States -- Societies and clubs
Women -- Political activity -- United States
Women's rights -- United States.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
Women -- Political activity
Women -- Societies and clubs
Women's rights
United States
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2018026357
ISBN 9781439916841
1439916845