Women’s Non-Governmental Organizations in Contemporary Mongolia
https://doi.org/10.22162/2075-7794-2016-26-4-41-47
Abstract
The article deals with the history of the women's movement in modern Mongolia. In socialist Mongolia the women's movement made a part of the state policies and was financed by the state budget. It was the Committee of Mongolian Women that implemented the main activities. Activities of women's organizations in the socialist period were aimed at increasing the level of education of the female population of the country, improving the various aspects of women's lives, stimulating their participation in the public administration of the country. Special attention was paid to the protection of maternity and infancy. The first independent women's organizations appeared in Mongolia in 1992. The formation of the first women's organizations in 1992 was caused by a number of interrelated reasons and factors. In view of the dramatic changes in the country, many educated middle-aged women found themselves in unfavorable working conditions. Women were underrepresented in economic and political realms, the key positions were traditionally occupied by men. So, for some women non-governmental organizations became the only opportunities for self-realization. It should be noted that the women's movement in Mongolia — like those in other Asian countries — developed in collaboration with foreign organizations. The article aims to analyze the activities of the first women's NGOs of post-socialist Mongolia. The activities of women's NGOs in Mongolia strive for the solution of gender issues. Those also aim to help people adapt to the new social and economic system and make use of its advantages. Among the main goals of women's NGOs the following ones can be noted: assistance to women in their cultural and social development, improvement of living standards, promotion of women's participation in decisionmaking issues, provision of social protection. The activities and influence of women's non-governmental organizations have increased greatly in present-day Mongolia. They are getting actively involved in legislative undertakings, especially when it comes to issues of unemployment, informatization and other problems on local and national levels. Their activities also include the fi ght against violence towards women which is an obvious problem for the modern Mongolian society. Mongolian women's NGOs constitute a decentralized, suffi ciently dense network of organizations. However, the variety of interests and fields of activities allow women's NGOs to implement common projects with other organizations in different spheres.
About the Author
S. S. Tsypilova
Center of Oriental Manuscripts and Xylographs
Institute for Mongolian Buddhist and Tibetan Studies of the Siberian Branch of the RAS
Russian Federation
Ph. D. in History, Junior Research Associate
Russian Federation
Ph. D. in History, Junior Research Associate
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Tsypilova S.S. Women’s Non-Governmental Organizations in Contemporary Mongolia. Oriental Studies. 2016;9(4):41-47. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22162/2075-7794-2016-26-4-41-47
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