Young Global Changemakers for a Feminist Future

by Gayle Kimball Ph.D.

Overview

Part 1 describes the history of feminism, current issues, and feminist tactics for change for a more equitable and healthy future. Part 2 reveals the actual words and experiences of young changemakers from 12 countries. Is the future feminist? Will equality and diversity replace domination? Our goal is to restore most of human history, which was egalitarian rather than authoritarian, since patriarchy has harmed us and the environment. The book includes resources for feminist activists and includes what the author learned from developing the women's studies program at California State University, Chico.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780938795179
Publisher:	BookBaby
Publication date:	02/17/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	360
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Gayle Kimball, Ph.D., is the author of 22 books, including "Resist: Goals and Tactics for Changemakers" and "Climate Girls Saving Our World." She led the Women's Studies program at CSUChico.

Editorial Reviews

2023-03-22
Personal coach Kimball presents the concerns of young feminist activists around the world in their own words.

As the holder of a doctorate in religious studies and the author of more than a dozen sociological and self-help texts, Kimball set out to interview young activists around the globe, ages 13 to 30, to discover the issues they face and their activism in response. Readers hear from women and girls in the United States, Rwanda, Afghanistan, Hungary, China, India, Turkey, Uruguay, Kyrgyzstan, Sri Lanka, and Canada, and the feminism-related topics include Black feminism, body image, gender identity, safety, reproductive rights, and corporate issues, among others. The beginning of the book reviews the feminist movement over multiple decades for more than 100 pages, including analyses of women’s leadership styles; first-, second-, third- and fourth-wave feminist concerns; women’s studies programs; intersectionality; and tactics for change, including modes of protest. This section is heavily footnoted in the manner of an academic paper before Kimball gets to the substance of the book—the interviews with young feminists. The situations and experiences of the subjects are often fascinating, and they vary widely. For instance, Nurzhan Estebesova in Kyrgyzstan, who was born in 1996, points out that women’s concerns in her country differ from those of Western women; for girls in this majority-Muslim country, education is key, she says, and the internet looms large as it offers access to new ideas to be identified and discussed. However, the book’s formatting can be confusing at times. The author’s questions are mixed in with the responses, and although the author’s comments are in italics and the interviewees’ in regular type, readers will frequently wonder who’s talking at a given moment; frequently, Kimball will merely comment, rather than asking a question (“You’ve done volunteer work in other countries”), which complicates a more traditional Q&A flow. Topics jump around chaotically, as well, making some interviews hard to follow, and Kimball’s habit of discussing the interviewees’ astrological signs may also dilute the book’s intended impact for readers without an interest in astrology.

Thought-provoking interviews with young global activists hampered by uneven organization.

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