Feminist Groups within Geography

Abstract

This article outlines the main feminist groups working in geography today – their locations, constituencies, and goals. The article begins with a discussion of the only feminist geography group that is international by design and mission – the International Geographical Union’s (IGU) Commission on Gender and Geography – and then proceeds to outline feminist groups in various regions and countries throughout the world. What constitutes a feminist geography ‘group’ varies considerably by location, but for purposes of this article, will refer mainly to an organization, society, or other formalized group of academic geographers whose research and work advances feminist and/or gender geography, or women’s status in the discipline of geography. Though the essay attempts to cast a worldwide net around feminist groups, its discussion is limited to scholarship, communications, and other sources available in English, and to information retrieved through the US-based feminist geography electronic listserv, Geogfem, which has little membership from Latin America, Asia, or Africa.