Course Description:
The course will explore key issues such as: feminist theories and practices, non-profit organizational structures, norms and leadership, resource development and mobilization, all through a gender-sensitive lens. Through theoretical frameworks, case studies, stories, and the lived experiences of feminist organizations from Israel and around the world.
Mondays, 15:00 – 16:30
2 credits
Grade composition:
10% Attendance and active participation in class discussions
30% one short written response or one oral presentation in class
60% Final paper
Topics:
From the suffragettes to online feminism: introduction to the history of feminist movements and current trends in global feminist action
Global frameworks for gender equity and their application by civil society organizations.
Gender and non-profit organizations: leadership, structures, norms, and (best) practices through a gender lens
Organizational structures and platforms for action: organizations, networks, coalitions, and online activism
Resource development and mobilization: from women’s philanthropy to feminist giving
Non-profit storytelling for gender equity
Course outline:
Unit I: Introduction to the history of feminist movements, global frameworks for gender equality and current trends in global feminist action
1st session, March 7: Welcome, introductions, course overview, expectations, and requirements. Introduction to non-profit management, leadership, and action through an intersectional gender lens
2nd session, March 14: 100+ Years of Feminisms: from the Suffrage to Intersectional feminism
3rd session, March 21st: International frameworks for gender equality: CEDAW, Beijing Declaration (1995), UNSC resolution 1325, and Social Development Goals – Guest speaker: Att. Netta Loevy – Attorney at the Tel Aviv branch and Coordinator of UNSCR 1325 Promotion and Implementation
4th session, March 28th: the case of UNSC Resolution #1325: film screening
UNIT II: Gender and Non-Profit Organizations: Leadership, Management and Action through a Gender Lens
5th session, April 4th the Rockwood Art of Leadership 6 Practices of leadership and 12 sources of power
6th session, April 11th: Feminist leadership and management: theories, values, and practices
7th session, April 25th: Collaborative forms of action: Panel discussion with guest speakers:
UNIT III: Gender and Non-Profit Organizations: theoretical frameworks and analytical tools
8th session, May 2nd: Gender and/in organizations
9th session, May 9th: Gender Audits
10th session, May 16th: Gender audits: case studies
UNIT IV:
UNIT V: Funding trends and resource development
11th session, May 23rd: Philanthropy through a Gender Lens: Current Trends
12th session, May 30th: Panel discussion with guest speakers: funding women’s causes
Unit VI: Effective communications through storytelling
13th session, June 6th: The Transformative Power of Non-Profit Stories
14th session, June 13th: Getting the Stories Out: Conversation with Journalists and bloggers
15th session, June 20th: Sharing stories
Short written assignment/oral presentation: students are required to submit one mid-term written response or make one oral presentation in class during the semester. The written assignment is due by June 20th. The response should discuss at least two items from the reading list, or one topic discussed in class. Students who wish to make an oral presentation in class, instead of a written response, please contact me via email, or come see me in my office hour.
Final paper/project:
Students are required to submit a final project or paper. I highly encourage you to work in small teams for your final project/paper. The final project may take the form of a short video, infographic, or an organizational PR item, along with a short – up to 3 pages – description of the project and the process that led to its creation.
OR
Written submission: 10 pages, 1.5 space. Font size: 12. Use MLA for citations. Topics and instructions for final paper will be provided on the June 24th class. Final paper due by September 1st, 2022.
Extensions and late penalties: if you need an extension on your short assignment or final project, you can send me an email or see me during office hours. Late submissions will be penalized by 1 point for each week after due date or extension date, only if you did not ask for and granted an extension.
Reading list:
UNIT I
Ealasaid, Munro. "Feminism: A Fourth Wave?". Political Studies Association: Vol. 4 Issue 2, 22-25. 2013
Gilligan, Carol, 1936-. Joining the Resistance. 1-43. Cambridge, UK; Malden, MA: Polity, 2011.
Kabeer, N (2005). Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: A Critical Analysis of the Third Millennium Development Goal. Gender and Development, 13 (1)13-24.
Kaufman, N. (2010). Service and/or Advocacy: Nonprofit Sector in the Twenty-first Century, New England Journal of Public Policy: 23 (1) 5.
Lorde, Audre. “The Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master’s House.” 1984. Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches. Ed. Berkeley, CA: Crossing Press. 110-114. 2007.
Mendes, K. Ringrose, J and Keller, J: #MeToo and the promise and pitfalls of challenging rape culture through digital feminist activism: European Journal of Women's Studies, Volume: 25 issue: 2: 236-246. 2018.
Mikkola, Mari, "Feminist Perspectives on Sex and Gender", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Spring 2022 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), forthcoming URL =
Robin J. Ely and Debra E. Meyerson. "Theories of Gender in Organizations: A New Approach to Organizational Analysis and Change." 2000. Research in Organizational Behaviour, Volume 22, pages 103-151. Elsevier Science Inc. E-Journal
Salmanpour, Neda: The Beijing Platform for Action, CEDAW, The SDGs: https://did.li/7VVfT
Strichman, Nancy: Past Achievements and Future Directions of Women's and Feminist Organizations in Israel. The Dafna Fund and National Council of Jewish Women. Israel, 2018.
UNIT II
Rockwood Leadership Institute: Leadership Practices and Sources of Power (on course Moodle)
Feminist leadership and management:
https://www.womenaustralia.info/leaders/biogs/WLE0437b.htm
https://werise-toolkit.org/en/system/tdf/pdf/tools/Feminist-Leadership-Key-Definitions_0.pdf?file=1&force=
https://everydayfeminism.com/2015/07/feminist-leadership-workplace/
https://actionaid.org/feminist-leadership
Irina, Nikulina, Khomenko Igor, Sediakina, Anna and Kanov, Viktor
A feminine style of management in the contemporary
business world (on course moodle)
UNIT III
Alvesson, M. (2009). Chapter 1 - The many faces of gender and organization in his: Understanding gender and organizations. Thousand Oaks, CA, SAGE Publications.
Handbook of Organizational Gender Consultation and Intervention - The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute
Robin J. Ely and Debra E. Meyerson. "Theories of Gender in Organizations: A New Approach to Organizational Analysis and Change." 2000. Research in Organizational Behaviour, Volume 22, pages 103-151. Elsevier Science Inc. E-Journal
https://eige.europa.eu/gender-mainstreaming/toolkits/gear
UNIT IV
Arutyunova, A. & Clark, C. (2013). Watering the Leaves, Starving the Roots: The Status of Financing for Women’s Rights Organizing and Gender Equality. The Association for Women’s Rights In Development (AWID).
Gouri, Hamutal: Minding the gaps, connecting the dots: Seven steps towards a feminist funding eco-system in Israel . Fathom Journal, 2018
All in For Women & Girls: How women’s fund and foundation donors are leading through philanthropy. The Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI): the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. 2019
How Women Are Changing the Philanthropy Game
The Women & Girls Index: Measuring Giving to Women’s and Girls’ Causes:
https://philanthropy.iupui.edu/institutes/womens-philanthropy-institute/research/wgi21.html
https://www.awid.org/publications/how-funders-can-resource-feminist-movements-concrete-practices-move-more-money-drivers
UNIT V
Why Nonprofits Need to be Storytellers: The Bridgespan Group (on course Moodle)
Gouri, Hamutal: NP Storytelling (on course Moodle)
The course will explore key issues such as: feminist theories and practices, non-profit organizational structures, norms and leadership, resource development and mobilization, all through a gender-sensitive lens. Through theoretical frameworks, case studies, stories, and the lived experiences of feminist organizations from Israel and around the world.
Mondays, 15:00 – 16:30
2 credits
Grade composition:
10% Attendance and active participation in class discussions
30% one short written response or one oral presentation in class
60% Final paper
Topics:
From the suffragettes to online feminism: introduction to the history of feminist movements and current trends in global feminist action
Global frameworks for gender equity and their application by civil society organizations.
Gender and non-profit organizations: leadership, structures, norms, and (best) practices through a gender lens
Organizational structures and platforms for action: organizations, networks, coalitions, and online activism
Resource development and mobilization: from women’s philanthropy to feminist giving
Non-profit storytelling for gender equity
Course outline:
Unit I: Introduction to the history of feminist movements, global frameworks for gender equality and current trends in global feminist action
1st session, March 7: Welcome, introductions, course overview, expectations, and requirements. Introduction to non-profit management, leadership, and action through an intersectional gender lens
2nd session, March 14: 100+ Years of Feminisms: from the Suffrage to Intersectional feminism
3rd session, March 21st: International frameworks for gender equality: CEDAW, Beijing Declaration (1995), UNSC resolution 1325, and Social Development Goals – Guest speaker: Att. Netta Loevy – Attorney at the Tel Aviv branch and Coordinator of UNSCR 1325 Promotion and Implementation
4th session, March 28th: the case of UNSC Resolution #1325: film screening
UNIT II: Gender and Non-Profit Organizations: Leadership, Management and Action through a Gender Lens
5th session, April 4th the Rockwood Art of Leadership 6 Practices of leadership and 12 sources of power
6th session, April 11th: Feminist leadership and management: theories, values, and practices
7th session, April 25th: Collaborative forms of action: Panel discussion with guest speakers:
UNIT III: Gender and Non-Profit Organizations: theoretical frameworks and analytical tools
8th session, May 2nd: Gender and/in organizations
9th session, May 9th: Gender Audits
10th session, May 16th: Gender audits: case studies
UNIT IV:
UNIT V: Funding trends and resource development
11th session, May 23rd: Philanthropy through a Gender Lens: Current Trends
12th session, May 30th: Panel discussion with guest speakers: funding women’s causes
Unit VI: Effective communications through storytelling
13th session, June 6th: The Transformative Power of Non-Profit Stories
14th session, June 13th: Getting the Stories Out: Conversation with Journalists and bloggers
15th session, June 20th: Sharing stories
Short written assignment/oral presentation: students are required to submit one mid-term written response or make one oral presentation in class during the semester. The written assignment is due by June 20th. The response should discuss at least two items from the reading list, or one topic discussed in class. Students who wish to make an oral presentation in class, instead of a written response, please contact me via email, or come see me in my office hour.
Final paper/project:
Students are required to submit a final project or paper. I highly encourage you to work in small teams for your final project/paper. The final project may take the form of a short video, infographic, or an organizational PR item, along with a short – up to 3 pages – description of the project and the process that led to its creation.
OR
Written submission: 10 pages, 1.5 space. Font size: 12. Use MLA for citations. Topics and instructions for final paper will be provided on the June 24th class. Final paper due by September 1st, 2022.
Extensions and late penalties: if you need an extension on your short assignment or final project, you can send me an email or see me during office hours. Late submissions will be penalized by 1 point for each week after due date or extension date, only if you did not ask for and granted an extension.
Reading list:
UNIT I
Ealasaid, Munro. "Feminism: A Fourth Wave?". Political Studies Association: Vol. 4 Issue 2, 22-25. 2013
Gilligan, Carol, 1936-. Joining the Resistance. 1-43. Cambridge, UK; Malden, MA: Polity, 2011.
Kabeer, N (2005). Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: A Critical Analysis of the Third Millennium Development Goal. Gender and Development, 13 (1)13-24.
Kaufman, N. (2010). Service and/or Advocacy: Nonprofit Sector in the Twenty-first Century, New England Journal of Public Policy: 23 (1) 5.
Lorde, Audre. “The Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master’s House.” 1984. Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches. Ed. Berkeley, CA: Crossing Press. 110-114. 2007.
Mendes, K. Ringrose, J and Keller, J: #MeToo and the promise and pitfalls of challenging rape culture through digital feminist activism: European Journal of Women's Studies, Volume: 25 issue: 2: 236-246. 2018.
Mikkola, Mari, "Feminist Perspectives on Sex and Gender", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Spring 2022 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), forthcoming URL =
Robin J. Ely and Debra E. Meyerson. "Theories of Gender in Organizations: A New Approach to Organizational Analysis and Change." 2000. Research in Organizational Behaviour, Volume 22, pages 103-151. Elsevier Science Inc. E-Journal
Salmanpour, Neda: The Beijing Platform for Action, CEDAW, The SDGs: https://did.li/7VVfT
Strichman, Nancy: Past Achievements and Future Directions of Women's and Feminist Organizations in Israel. The Dafna Fund and National Council of Jewish Women. Israel, 2018.
UNIT II
Rockwood Leadership Institute: Leadership Practices and Sources of Power (on course Moodle)
Feminist leadership and management:
https://www.womenaustralia.info/leaders/biogs/WLE0437b.htm
https://werise-toolkit.org/en/system/tdf/pdf/tools/Feminist-Leadership-Key-Definitions_0.pdf?file=1&force=
https://everydayfeminism.com/2015/07/feminist-leadership-workplace/
https://actionaid.org/feminist-leadership
Irina, Nikulina, Khomenko Igor, Sediakina, Anna and Kanov, Viktor
A feminine style of management in the contemporary
business world (on course moodle)
UNIT III
Alvesson, M. (2009). Chapter 1 - The many faces of gender and organization in his: Understanding gender and organizations. Thousand Oaks, CA, SAGE Publications.
Handbook of Organizational Gender Consultation and Intervention - The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute
Robin J. Ely and Debra E. Meyerson. "Theories of Gender in Organizations: A New Approach to Organizational Analysis and Change." 2000. Research in Organizational Behaviour, Volume 22, pages 103-151. Elsevier Science Inc. E-Journal
https://eige.europa.eu/gender-mainstreaming/toolkits/gear
UNIT IV
Arutyunova, A. & Clark, C. (2013). Watering the Leaves, Starving the Roots: The Status of Financing for Women’s Rights Organizing and Gender Equality. The Association for Women’s Rights In Development (AWID).
Gouri, Hamutal: Minding the gaps, connecting the dots: Seven steps towards a feminist funding eco-system in Israel . Fathom Journal, 2018
All in For Women & Girls: How women’s fund and foundation donors are leading through philanthropy. The Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI): the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. 2019
How Women Are Changing the Philanthropy Game
The Women & Girls Index: Measuring Giving to Women’s and Girls’ Causes:
https://philanthropy.iupui.edu/institutes/womens-philanthropy-institute/research/wgi21.html
https://www.awid.org/publications/how-funders-can-resource-feminist-movements-concrete-practices-move-more-money-drivers
UNIT V
Why Nonprofits Need to be Storytellers: The Bridgespan Group (on course Moodle)
Gouri, Hamutal: NP Storytelling (on course Moodle)
- Teacher: Hamutal Gouri