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Based on their study of minority women's activism in the context of the economic crisis in Scotland, England and France, the authors question how well third sector organisations, policy-makers and social movements have responded to minority women's perspectives and needs arising from austerity and racism. Apart from being disproportionately affected by the cuts, minority women are also undermined by dominant discourses which can (mis)represent them as either 'victims' or 'enterprising actors'. There appears, from the excerpted interviews, to be a disconnect between minority women's experiences and analyses of their precarity, their desire to take radical action and the compliant and domesticating projects and programmes that are currently being offered by some of their third sector 'allies'.

This report is the result of a dialogue meeting between Nordic women with an immigrant background which was held in Oslo on 7–8 October 2002, the first of its kind in the Nordic countries. The conference was initiated by the Ministry of Children and Family Affairs in Norway, as a part of following up the Nordic Action Plan for Gender equality in 2002. The conference was financed by the Nordic Council of Ministers. The Centre for Gender Equality was responsible for planning and holding the dialogue meeting, and for producing this report. Objective for the conference were:• to help improve the position of minority women, and increase their influence and power by seeing minority women's situation from the perspective of integration and equality• the objective of the conference was to elucidate areas, methods and measures for improving the opportunities for women in the Nordic countries with a multicultural background to exercise power and influence in both the public and private sphere • contribute to highlight the position of minority women in the development of new political areas where equality between men and women is the theme• give representatives of minority organisations or other organisations working on matters of equality and integration the opportunity to discuss current problems officially, and not least, to establish a dialogue with Nordic ministers responsible for gender equality. Recommendations from the participants in the meeting will be the foundation for the further work with gender equality in a multicultural Nordic area.

"The second edition of Distinct Identities continues to provide a sophisticated yet accessible introduction to the complexities of the politics, social structures, and cultural contexts that animate how women of color engage in and shape U.S. politics. Keeping the structure of the original volume, this text represents the diverse and innovative scholarship being conducted in this field while covering the core topics in gender politics. What's New: Chapters on queer women of colour and the role of women of color and social movements. Chapters on the strategies that women of color run use to run for office, where they run, political newcomers (Asian and Indigenous women). Chapters on the experiences of women of color office holders. Chapters on policy analysis and the media's role in shaping the political agenda of women of color political elites. Distinct Identities pushes the boundaries of traditional intersectional scholarship and responds to America's rapidly diversifying demographics and political culture. It reflects cutting-edge scholarship and provides readers with insight to where the field of women of color politics will head in the coming years"--

Sexualities and Identities of Minority Women Edited by Sana Loue, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH This singular volume addresses the issues confronting minority women of diverse sexual orientations (lesbian, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, and questioning)—challenges that often diverge substantially from those of other women of color, and from those affecting minority men who have sex with men. Contributions from scholars, public health professionals, and members of the community reveal a wide range of developmental, relational, political, and legal concerns that have been given scant attention in either the minority or the sexual minority literature. From these varied perspectives, experiences of stigma and unity, isolation and hope, are discussed with rare sensitivity and insight. Key areas of coverage include:Development of sexual identity and minority identity: similarities and differences.Minority sexual status among minorities/minority status among sexual minorities.Constructing the family: social and legal aspects.Navigating the health care system: from access to care to disclosure to providers.Safety and violence in the workplace and community.Religion and spirituality: exclusion and support.Sexualities and Identities of Minority Women is not only a source of practice-enhancing information, but also an opportunity to hear the voices of its subject, making the book especially relevant to health care providers, and to professionals and researchers in psychology, sexuality, public health, health policy, social work, and counseling. It is suitable as a graduate-level text in any of these fields.

The central thesis of this paper is that feminist assumptions about the nature, process, and goals of therapy make feminist counselling a particularly effective approach for women from diverse racial and cultural backgrounds. The feminist interpretation of women's problems from social, political, and economic perspectives is considered to be particularly relevant to the experiences and realities of immigrant and ethnic-minority women. Similarly, the emphases in feminist therapy on empowering women, on self-direction and personal autonomy, on flexibility in gender roles and on equalization of power in male/ female relationships are considered to be important issues for women belonging to racial ethnic minorities. ; Cet article soutient que les hypothèses qu'adoptent les orienteuses féministes sur la nature, les buts et les procédés thérapeutiques à suivre s'avèrent très efficaces pour résoudre les problèmes auxquels font face les femmes de milieux sociaux culturels divergents. L'interprétation féministe des problèmes féminins d'ordre social, politique et économique se révèle particulièrement pertinente en ce qui a trait à l'expérience de vie des femmes immigrées attachées à un groupe ethnique minoritaire. On estime, de même, que l'accent qu'on met, en thérapie féministe, sur l'égalité et la flexibilité des rôles à jouer entre hommes et femmes, est de première importance pour les femmes appartenant à un groupe ethnique minoritaire.

Feminist attempts to empower women within their own cultural traditions have employed two broad strategies: authentic choice and participation. This article argues that the methodological problems that beset the authentic choice strategy tell in favour of the participation approach. However, proponents of the participation strategy have failed to pay sufficient attention to the background conditions that need to be met if women are to make effective use of the institutional mechanisms their models advocate. If women are to be effective political agents at least some of the most serious structural inequalities that women face must be addressed. A nuanced statement of the participation strategy must therefore take account of long-standing feminist concerns regarding economic equality and access to resources. Although this approach falls short of the demanding conditions for democratic citizenship implicit in the authentic choice strategy, it nonetheless places significant limits on the scope of participatory strategies and links the goal of empowering women within their own cultural traditions to wider feminist struggles to secure greater economic equality for women in general. Adapted from the source document.

Feminist attempts to empower women within their own cultural traditions have employed two broad strategies: authentic choice and participation. This article argues that the methodological problems that beset the authentic choice strategy tell in favour of the participation approach. However, proponents of the participation strategy have failed to pay sufficient attention to the background conditions that need to be met if women are to make effective use of the institutional mechanisms their models advocate. If women are to be effective political agents at least some of the most serious structural inequalities that women face must be addressed. A nuanced statement of the participation strategy must therefore take account of long-standing feminist concerns regarding economic equality and access to resources. Although this approach falls short of the demanding conditions for democratic citizenship implicit in the authentic choice strategy, it nonetheless places significant limits on the scope of participatory strategies and links the goal of empowering women within their own cultural traditions to wider feminist struggles to secure greater economic equality for women in general.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- PART I Gender, Race, Ethnicity, and Mass Behavior -- 2 The Differential Effect of Resources on Political Participation Across Gender and Racial Groups -- 3 Linked Fate at the Intersection of Race, Gender, and Ethnicity -- 4 African American Women: Leading Ladies of Liberal Politics -- 5 In Considering the Political Behavior of Asian American Women