July 1985
Nairobi, Kenya
Published as a book written by Gita Sen and Caren Grown for DAWN, Development, Crises and Alternative Visions: Third World Women’s Perspectives makes a significant impact at the UN Conference on Women in Nairobi in 1985 and is considered a game-changer in feminist literature, for bringing the voices of women from the economic South to the forefront of the global women’s movement.Its key argument is that there can be no gender equality without an enabling environment of development justice.
DAWN’s panels and workshops at the forum focus on the effects of growth-oriented development, the economic, political and cultural crises, and alternative visions and methods for the women’s movement. By the end of the conference, over 2,000 women had participated in panels and workshops, endorsing DAWN’s vision and goals.
