ABSTRACT
The next two chapters will investigate collective identity formation – the
construction of the ‘we’ – in the Center for Women’s History and Gender
Studies (CGS)1 and the Trade Union of Health Care Workers (TUHW) in
Tver0. The analysis will highlight how these two different organizations define their goals and repertoires of activity and how they locate themselves
in the socio-political landscape. The CGS is a grassroots feminist organiza-
tion founded during the post-Soviet era that co-operates with foreign donor
agencies. In contrast, the TUHW was established during the Soviet era, has a nationwide organizational structure and collaborates closely with the
state. The common denominator for both organizations is that their mem-
bership is female-dominated.
