美国女性慈善研究现状及启示

Study on Women's Philanthropy in the US:Review and Enlightenment

女性慈善作为美国慈善研究的专门领域,研究体系完备,成果丰富。通过结构化文献综述发现,美国女性慈善的学科视角众多,女性慈善的发展历程和行为动机是该领域的基础性研究主题。已有文献从女性慈善的实践领域、捐赠情况以及社会影响三个方面研究了美国女性慈善的现状。性别视角下的美国女性慈善研究是该领域的重点,包括女性在家庭慈善决策中的作用、女性慈善行为的内在理性、影响女性慈善决策的因素和针对女性的慈善工作策略等。我国当前对女性慈善的研究还有待发展,可以从美国同领域研究中获得思路和借鉴。

Research on women＇s philanthropy, as a specialized domain in philanthropy research m me u~, nasa thorough system and a voluminous literature. Basing on the structured literature review, the paper finds that women＇ s philanthropy in the US has various disciplinary perspectives. Two fundamental research topics include development history and the motives of women＇ sparticipation in philanthropy. Existing literature explores the status quo of women＇s philanthropy in the US in terms of three aspects, including practical areas, charitable donations and its social influences. The focus of the study is women＇s philanthropy with the gender perspectives, which include women＇s family role in decision making on philanthropy, inner rationality of women＇ s influence women＇s decision-making philanthropic behavior, the factors that process and strategies of women＇s philanthropic work. Study on women＇s philanthropy in China remains to be developed, and we can gain ideas and experiences from the similar study in the US.