國族主義與女性主義之間的競合在第三世界由來已久，婦女在國家解放過程中成為一股不可忽視的力量。本文試圖紀錄描繪台灣的本土政黨－民主進步黨－因應兩千年總統大選所組織的「水噹噹」婦女助選團成員，如何透過國族動員，以女性的身分參與選戰活動，並接著組織團體，持續參與政治活動。研究中發現，水噹噹投身國家大事的驅動力延續著中國革命以來的愛國語言，儘管在組織型態和個人的能動性上突破了婦聯會的傳統，讓「婦女」撐起了選舉政治的「半邊天」，然而面對國家裡的父權結構，卻仍顯得捉衿見肘，力猶未逮。

In Third Wolrd, both Nationalism and Feminism are impeling factors to push women to participate in National Liberation, and they exprss powerful siginificance in such a process. The article tries to describe and analyse why “Shui Dang Dang” women, who were organized by DPP for the presidential election campiagm in 2000, become willing to participate political activities, and how they identify themselves in nationalist mobilization. It argues that Shui Dang Dang women’s patriotic language linking women and Taiwan nation is similar to KMT’s National Women's League of the R.O.C.. Since 2000, Shui Dang Dang women indeed have started to get in public affairs and help DPP to ensure political power, but the effects on changing the patriarchy nature of Taiwan “Nation” is limited.