Rao Sheila, Tiessen Rebecca
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.
School of International Development and Global Studies, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
Int J. 2020 Sep;75(3):349-366. doi: 10.1177/0020702020960120. Epub 2020 Sep 30.
Canada's Feminist International Assistance Policy, introduced in 2017, is an ambitious and forward-thinking policy focussed on gender equality and women's empowerment. The emphasis on a feminist vision, however, raises questions about how feminism is defined and interpreted by Canada's partners in the Global South. In this article, we examine the interpretations of feminism(s) and a feminist foreign policy from the perspective of NGO staff members in East and Southern Africa. The research involved interviews with 45 Global South partner country NGO staff members in three countries (Kenya, Uganda, and Malawi). We consider the partner organization reflections on Canada's Feminist International Assistance Policy using a transnational feminist lens. Our findings provide insights into future considerations for Canada's feminist foreign policy priorities, consultations, and programme design.
加拿大2017年推出的《女权主义国际援助政策》是一项雄心勃勃且具有前瞻性思维的政策，重点关注性别平等和妇女赋权。然而，对女权主义愿景的强调引发了有关加拿大在全球南方的合作伙伴如何界定和阐释女权主义的问题。在本文中，我们从东非和南非非政府组织工作人员的视角审视对女权主义及女权主义外交政策的阐释。该研究涉及对三个国家（肯尼亚、乌干达和马拉维）45名全球南方伙伴国非政府组织工作人员的访谈。我们运用跨国女权主义视角来考量伙伴组织对加拿大《女权主义国际援助政策》的看法。我们的研究结果为加拿大女权主义外交政策的优先事项、磋商及项目设计的未来考量提供了见解。
