Valentine M. Moghadam
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1952 –
Who is Valentine M. Moghadam?
Valentine Moghadam is a feminist scholar, sociologist, activist, and author, whose work focuses on women in development, globalization, feminist networks, and female employment in the Middle East.
She has taught and performed research at various institutions of higher education, most recently as Professor of Sociology and Director of International Affairs at Northeastern University. Previously she held the position of Director of the Women’s Studies Program at Purdue University, where she was also a Professor of Sociology. Prior to that appointment, Moghadam worked for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization as the chief of gender equality and development.
Her most recent publication, Globalizing Women: Transnational Feminist Networks, examines globalization as a gendered process and looks closely at Transnational Feminist Networks. In her preface, Moghadam writes, "'globalization-from-above' has engendered 'globalization-from-below,' producing a dynamic and transnational women’s movement that has been confronting neoliberal capitalism and patriarchal fundamentalism".
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- Born
- 1952
Tehran - Also known as
- Valentine Moghadam
- Nationality
- Iran
- United States of America
- Education
- American University
- University of Waterloo
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on July 23, 2013
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