Push Back, Move Forward: The National Council of Women's Organizations and Coalition Advocacy

Abstract

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of Acronyms and Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction: Easier in Groups -- The American Women's Movement and the National Council of Women's Organizations -- 2. Precursors: Genders, Matrixes, and Coalitions -- 3. More Than the Sum of the Parts: NCWO History and Structure -- 4. Master Narratives While the Masters Golf -- 5. Working the Gender Gap: The NCWO and Voter Engagement, 2006-2014 (with Annie Boiter-Jolley, coauthor) -- 6. Gender and Safety Nets: Reforming and Saving Social Security -- 7. Health Care Reform: Being a Woman Is Not a Preexisting Condition -- 8. The NCWO and Global Feminism -- Conclusion. Pushing Back Neoliberal Agendas via Women's Coalitional Activism -- Appendix A. Interviews Conducted as of December 12, 2016 -- Appendix B. NCWO Meetings Attended -- Appendix C. NCWO-Related Events Attended and Observed -- Appendix D. Interviews, Meetings, and Observations by Year -- Notes -- References -- Index