ABSTRACT
As Bernal and Grewal argue, the non-governmental organizations (NGOs) as a gendered organizing form renders women, who are usually defined in relation to the private sphere, as recognizable global political subjects to states, donors, and international organizations or intergovernmental organizations (IGOs). Feminist international relations scholarship on women’s rights emphasizes the influence of NGOs/ international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) on global and therefore domestic policy, be it through their interactions with IGOs and/or their participation in transnational advocacy networks. The use of human rights frames and legal mobilization nationally and supranationally are often tactics that these NGOs/INGOs employ to bring about policy gains in the areas. Social movement scholars point to the power relations produced by NGOs having priority access to resources for feminist organizing. Feminist NGOs/INGOs have become transnational in their participation in a global chain of governance, not only through flows of material resources and networks, but also through specific efforts to alter discourses about women, gender, and rights.
